Rozwój regionalny a paradygmat nowego regionalizmu

Abstract

The article deals with the issue of regional development in the context of the paradigm called the new regionalism. The main aim of the analysis was to show the essence and specifics of the concept of new regionalism in relation to contemporary development processes in the regional dimension. In the first part of the article – using the method of analysis of the literature on the subject – a concise characterisation of the most important trends and directions of changes in the theoretical approaches to regional development was made. On this background, the discourse of the new regionalism was presented, focusing on the discussion issues of ideological, scientific and practical character identified in the studies on regionalism. Then the essence of the new regionalism as a development paradigm for modern regions was presented. In the last part of the article, the main threads of the critical reception of the concept of new regionalism are mentioned. The analysis and characteristics carried out in the article lead to the conclusion that the paradigm of new regionalism is – despite some weaknesses – an adequate response to contemporary development trends and global transformations. It creates a chance to overcome development problems in each region, among others, by using mechanisms and resources of independent, sustainable development and, as a result, reducing inequalities and socio-economic disproportions between regions.