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Parties and Local Democracy 1996: Electors

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Study title

Democracy and Local Governance, 1966 and 1991

Creator

Mlinar, Zdravko (Faculty of Social Sciences)

Study number / PID

DLG66_91 (ADP)

URN:SI:UNI-LJ-FDV:ADP:DLG66_91 (NUK)

https://doi.org/10.17898/ADP_DLG66_91_V1 (doi)

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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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Topics

Social changes, theory of social workCommunity, urban and rural lifePROBLEMS WITH MUNICIPALITIES AND ITS SOLUTIONS IN THE EYES OF LEADERSDIFFERENT VALUE ORIENTATION OF THE LEADERSDIFFERENT VIEWS ON ACTIVITY OF MUNICIPALITYPROBLEMS WITH MINORITIES and INTERNAL DIFFERENCESINCERITY TO THE WORLD AND GLOBALIZATIONPERSONAL FEATURES OF LEADERS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND

Keywords

Municipal problemsActivity of private organizationsSocial, economical and ecological problemsIndividual's influence on solving the problemsStimulating people for self-helpInternational cooperation on arranging helpSeeking for help on municipal or national levelExpanding processes of political activities on informal levelIndividualizationGlobalizationEconomic and political equalityEconomic development evaluation
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Methodology

Data collection period

1965

Country

Slovenia (Yugoslavia), United States, India

Time dimension

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-sectioninternational survey, repeated two times.

Analysis unit

IndividualMunicipality delegates or representatives

Universe

Formal municipality leaders and local municipalities in USA, Poland, Sweden and Slovenia

Sampling procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Kind of data

NumericNumeric

Data collection mode

Self-administered questionnaire

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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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