@misc{Konecka-Szydłowska_Barbara._Autor_Europejski_2019,
 author={Konecka-Szydłowska, Barbara. Autor and Churski, Paweł. Autor and Herodowicz, Tomasz. Autor and Perdał, Robert. Autor},
 volume={91},
 number={2},
 copyright={Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license},
 address={Warszawa},
 journal={Przegląd Geograficzny},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2019},
 publisher={IGiPZ PAN},
 language={pol},
 abstract={The article aims to analyse the influence on socio-economic development of contemporary socio-economic changes, or – using terminology after John Naisbitt (1982) – main megatrends, primarily from the point of view of the situation and changes characterising the EU’s Member States. The specifics of these processes in the capitalist countries of Western Europe and in the former countries of so-called “people’s democracy” in East-Central Europe are the key element of this discussion. In the context of the spatial patterns identified, discussion centres around trends of: (1) transformation, (2) economic integration, (3) globalisation, and (4) postmodernisation. The first part presents a synthetic characterisation of megatrends distinguished, including as regards specific definitions and reasons for them to arise. The second, most important part of the work addresses the impacts of megatrends on socio-economic development and the specific nature of the process ongoing with the two spatial European patterns. The analysis conducted supports the contention that the megatrends described have played a key role in the shaping contemporary processes of socio-economic development. However, it is difficult to analyse the separate influences of each, given the way they interact in one bundle (external in relation to endogenous processes), permeating one another, and ensuring an influence exerted that is diversified both temporally and spatially. It is not easy to state that any specific social or economic changes result solely from one or other of the processes discussed. Thus, the influence of these megatrends should be perceived synergically. More or less intensive processes of transformation are strengthened by economic integration and globalisation and give rise to a diversified range of postmodernisation changes. This perception is needed even more, as many researchers often consider these processes in a slightly different configuration (Dicken, 2015). The influence of megatrends on socio-economic processes also requires that the issue of socio-economic development factors be looked into once again. Answering a question as to if and in what way their importance and scope changes becomes a significant research challenge. At the same time, the discussion on changes in socio-economic development factors as regards the influence of megatrends should involve specifics of the given area that are consequences of its powerful, historically-formed features, to a large extent connected with a certain development path taken by Western or East-Central Europe. The presented outcomes confirm the aptness of the adopted place-based paradigm as a basis for optimising cohesion-policy measures. Popularisation of an approach making full use of the influence of megatrends on changes in socio-economic development factors requires the devolution of powers and finances. It will provide for the flexible adjustment of intervention to match objectively-recognised resources and development abilities, in line with evidence-based policy (Churski et al., 2017; Churski, 2018a).},
 type={Text},
 title={Europejski kontekst wpływu współczesnych megatrendów na rozwój społeczno-gospodarczy. Ujęcie syntetyczne = The European context of the impact of contemporary megatrends on socio-economic development. A synthetic approach},
 URL={http://www.rcin.org.pl/igipz/Content/76538/PDF/WA51_98347_r2019-t91-z2_Przeg-Geogr-Konecka.pdf},
 keywords={megatrends, transformation, globalization, economic integration, postmodernisation, Europe},
}