Rada osiedla jako element partii politycznych na przykładzie rad osiedli Szczecina

The reform of local government (since 1990) is still in progress. The introduction of threetiered administrative division (1999), was the next element of extension of civic participation. The bottom-up process of civic activity, which, partly, manage the auxiliary units of local self-government Councils of settlements, is underestimated, according to author. The CS, devoid of legal personality, escape the mind of political parties. Author on the case of Councils of settlements shows that apolitical is a delusion. The CS are natural backdrop of the president of Szczecin now, and will enforce a reaction from the parties. The change of voting to CS is the first action. The Councils of settlements will become a plane of political conflict, in which the future party leaders will get experience.