Sfera autonomii, sfera biurokracji. Relacje polskich teatrów publicznych i ich organizatorów w perspektywie międzynarodowej

Abstract

According to many researchers, the cultural policy model based on the arm's length principle gives public institutions more autonomy than the so-called bureaucratic model. In line with the typology by Hillman-Chartrand and McCaughey (1989), the former is called the "patron model" and implemented in the Anglo-Saxon countries. The latter, dubbed the "architect model," prevails in continental Europe, including Poland. The aim of this paper is to question the popular belief that the continental model, by definition, has a greater bureaucratic and political influence than the Anglo-Saxon model. For this purpose, the author has analyzed the literature describing the British practice and conducted empirical research in Poland among officials responsible for theaters and directors of public theaters. The results suggest that the difference between the two models in terms of institutional autonomy is not as clear as one could infer from the typology contained in the literature.