Civic Participation in Local Government

Article is devoted to a research of level of awareness and practice of participation of the population of the city of Yekaterinburg in local government. Awareness of the population about forms of participation in local government is one of the major factors exerting impact on civil activity of local...

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Main Authors: Alexander Aleksandrovich Alexandrov, Irina Sergeevna Tarbeeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North-West institute of management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration 2018-04-01
Series:Управленческое консультирование
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Online Access:https://www.acjournal.ru/jour/article/view/476
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Irina Sergeevna Tarbeeva
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description Article is devoted to a research of level of awareness and practice of participation of the population of the city of Yekaterinburg in local government. Awareness of the population about forms of participation in local government is one of the major factors exerting impact on civil activity of local community. Article purpose - to identify the level of awareness and participation of the population of the city of Yekaterinburg in local government and to develop proposals for their improvement. This article is prepared on the basis of results of the empirical sociological research conducted by authors in May, 2016. In a research the complex of basic sociological methods was used: questionnaire of adult population of the city of Yekaterinburg on the sample representing the city’s population by age and sex (the volume of a sample - 400 people), two focus groups (members of the first focus group were young people aged 18 to 30years, participants in the second - the middleaged 31-40 years), the analysis of officia l documents and information on forms of participation of the population in local government on the official websites of the city of Yekaterinburg. Authors have developed a diagnostic technique which has allowed to reveal the level of awareness of the population of forms of participation of the population of the city of Yekaterinburg in local government. Authors have obtained empirical data on practice of civil participation in local government and have revealed problems which interfere with civil participation in local government. As a result of survey and focus groups the low level of awareness of the population of forms of participation of the population of the city of Yekaterinburg in local government is revealed. The Internet is information source, most convenient for the population, however not enough information on forms of civil participation in local government is posted on the official sites of the city of Yekaterinburg. Authors of article have formulated offers on increase in awareness of the population of Yekaterinburg of forms of participation of the population in local government.
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spelling doaj.art-3249f2a7eb0d41f099bba26be6d917c82024-02-29T09:36:09ZengNorth-West institute of management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public AdministrationУправленческое консультирование1726-11391816-85902018-04-010126371476Civic Participation in Local GovernmentAlexander Aleksandrovich Alexandrov0Irina Sergeevna Tarbeeva1Ural Institute of Management - branch of the RANEPAUral Institute of Management - branch of the RANEPAArticle is devoted to a research of level of awareness and practice of participation of the population of the city of Yekaterinburg in local government. Awareness of the population about forms of participation in local government is one of the major factors exerting impact on civil activity of local community. Article purpose - to identify the level of awareness and participation of the population of the city of Yekaterinburg in local government and to develop proposals for their improvement. This article is prepared on the basis of results of the empirical sociological research conducted by authors in May, 2016. In a research the complex of basic sociological methods was used: questionnaire of adult population of the city of Yekaterinburg on the sample representing the city’s population by age and sex (the volume of a sample - 400 people), two focus groups (members of the first focus group were young people aged 18 to 30years, participants in the second - the middleaged 31-40 years), the analysis of officia l documents and information on forms of participation of the population in local government on the official websites of the city of Yekaterinburg. Authors have developed a diagnostic technique which has allowed to reveal the level of awareness of the population of forms of participation of the population of the city of Yekaterinburg in local government. Authors have obtained empirical data on practice of civil participation in local government and have revealed problems which interfere with civil participation in local government. As a result of survey and focus groups the low level of awareness of the population of forms of participation of the population of the city of Yekaterinburg in local government is revealed. The Internet is information source, most convenient for the population, however not enough information on forms of civil participation in local government is posted on the official sites of the city of Yekaterinburg. Authors of article have formulated offers on increase in awareness of the population of Yekaterinburg of forms of participation of the population in local government.https://www.acjournal.ru/jour/article/view/476местное самоуправлениеместное сообществогражданское участиеобращения гражданпубличные слушаниятерриториальное общественное самоуправлениеопрос граждан
spellingShingle Alexander Aleksandrovich Alexandrov
Irina Sergeevna Tarbeeva
Civic Participation in Local Government
Управленческое консультирование
местное самоуправление
местное сообщество
гражданское участие
обращения граждан
публичные слушания
территориальное общественное самоуправление
опрос граждан
title Civic Participation in Local Government
title_full Civic Participation in Local Government
title_fullStr Civic Participation in Local Government
title_full_unstemmed Civic Participation in Local Government
title_short Civic Participation in Local Government
title_sort civic participation in local government
topic местное самоуправление
местное сообщество
гражданское участие
обращения граждан
публичные слушания
территориальное общественное самоуправление
опрос граждан
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