Summary information

Study title

Democracy and Local Governance

Creator

Makarovič, Jan (Faculty of Social Sciences)

Study number / PID

DLG91 (ADP)

URN:SI:UNI-LJ-FDV:ADP:DLG91 (NUK)

https://doi.org/10.17898/ADP_DLG91_V1 (doi)

Data access

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Series

Democracy and Local Governance

Democracy and Local Governance is an ongoing international collaborative research program on the processes of democratization at the local level. It examines the beliefs, values, and behavior of local political leaders, elected, appointed and party. Its point of departure is that democratic practices and governance must be structured locally for political stability, a necessary condition of economic growth and prosperity. The design of the research is a cross-national study of localities and their leaders, begun in the 1960's in 120 local communities in India, Poland, the U.S., and...

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Abstract

The study attempted a comparative examination of the impact of leaders' values on social change and development at the community level. There is an individual file for each respondent, and, in addition, a community file was constructed to describe each community. The community file describes the social and economic aspects of the community using aggregate data. It also includes summary statistics computed for the attitudes and values of community leaders. There is a community activeness file for each community in each country, and an economic file for each commune in Yugoslavia. Questions were asked about social and occupational background, the problems facing local communities, possible solutions, community goals, and several measures of leaders' social and political values and aspirations.The study attempted a comparative examination of the impact of leaders' values on social change and development at the community level. There is an individual file for each respondent, and, in addition, a community file was constructed to describe each community. The community file describes the social and economic aspects of the community using aggregate data. It also includes summary statistics computed for the attitudes and values of community leaders. There is a community activeness file for each community in each country, and an economic file for each commune in Yugoslavia. Questions were asked about social and occupational background, the problems facing local communities, possible solutions, community goals, and several measures of leaders' social and political values and aspirations.The study attempted a comparative examination of the impact of leaders' values on social change and development at the community level. There is an individual file for each respondent, and, in addition, a community file was constructed to describe each community. The community file describes the social and economic aspects of the community using aggregate data. It also includes summary...
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Methodology

Data collection period

1991

Country

Poland, Sweden, Slovenia, Belarus, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovak Republic

Time dimension

Cross-section

Analysis unit

IndividualMunicipality delegates or representatives

Universe

Formal municipality leaders and local municipalities.

Sampling procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Kind of data

NumericNumeric

Data collection mode

Self-administered questionnaire

Access

Publisher

Arhiv družboslovnih podatkov = Social Science Data Archives

Publication year

2024

Terms of data access

The data file is accessible to users without registration under the international Creative Commons 0 Licence. Users expressly agree to maintain the confidentiality of the data and to conduct analyses without attempting to identify the individuals and institutions covered by the materials and to adhere to the professional codes of ethics.

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