Institutional support of direct participation of citizens of Ukraine in local government
Key topic of the article is that institutional support of direct participation of citizens of Ukraine in local government is a forming factor of democratic sustainability of the state. The necessity of legislate revision of statutory acts providing the mechanisms of subjection to forms of participat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Grani
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Aspekti Publìčnogo Upravlìnnâ |
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| Online Access: | https://aspects.org.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/204 |
| Summary: | Key topic of the article is that institutional support of direct participation of citizens of Ukraine in local government is a forming factor of democratic sustainability of the state. The necessity of legislate revision of statutory acts providing the mechanisms of subjection to forms of participative democracy (democracy of participation) is substantiated. The necessity of implementation mechanisms of direct participation of citizens based on a comprehensive approach was proven. Public participation in addressing issues of local importance should be based on the principle of subsidiarity and consist of a few major aspects: availability of regulations and legislation of a set of mechanisms, instruments and procedures for public participation in local government; establishing dialogue and formation of social partnership at the level of the local community between local authorities, local executive bodies, socially responsible business and communities; showing initiative, activity and selforganization of the residents of the local community. Key moments while carrying out an active state policy in legal, institutional, regulatory and methodological support of transformation forms of direct participation of the members of territorial community resolving issues of local significance are determined. In such areas as: 1) elimination of the legal shortcomings of the implementation of the interaction of local authorities with the public; 2) improve public awareness; active involvement of citizens advice and making government decisions; 3) facilitate public access to information on the activities of organs of local selfgovernment; 4) formation of trust to the local authorities by bringing members of the local community to the implementation of local projects and program development through the use of differentiated methods by which you may use the potential of each inhabitant given the extent of its activity; 5) introduction of the specialized programs of training and advanced training of officials of local governments and deputies of local councils on the participation of members of the local community in addressing the issues of local significance. |
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| ISSN: | 2311-6420 2413-8231 |