Artykuł porusza zagadnienie zróżnicowania pozycji politycznej burmistrza w państwach europejskich i implikacji, jakie niesie rola burmistrza w poziomych relacjach władzy dla funkcjonowania lokalnych scen samorządowych. W pierwszej części odnosimy się do pomiaru pozycji burmistrza uwzględniającego odmienne uwarunkowania instytucjonalne – m.in. sposób wyboru, zakres kompetencji względem organu uchwałodawczego czy łatwość odwołania przed upływem kadencji. W dalszej kolejności wskazujemy, jak ów odmienny kontekst pozycji politycznej burmistrzów przekłada się na kilka wybranych aspektów ich aktywności, m.in. skłonność do formalnego afiliowania w szeregach partii politycznej, percepcję własnej autonomii w codziennym zarządzaniu gminą przez samych burmistrzów oraz możliwość wieloletniego trwania na stanowisku.
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