LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT FACING REFORM CHALLENGES
- GUIDE TO LOCAL DEMOCRACY -
Brochure –handbook LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT FACING REFORM CHALLENGES
–Guide to local democracyis the part of the project "Local media in strengthening local democracy and development of civil society " which STINA news agency realized in 2004/2005 with financial aid of the European Union (Program EIDHR 2001: European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights).
During realization of this project STINA news agency, which has been working for long time on various project of civic education via media, has tried to contribute to the training of local media for that role, thus motivating citizens to get more actively and efficiently involved in civil society and reforms of local self-government.
Apart from the brochure, there is also a special monthly educational-informative service "---- for local democracy", 50 educational-informative live radio shows "Hour of Local Democracy" at the local radio stations throughout Croatia as well as two educational seminars for journalists in print media. Project information and content are available at
Brochure – handbook in front of you tries to present current issues of reform challenges facing local self-government in Croatia, especially in a context of achieving European standard during EU accession process.
Contents of this project have been primarily aimed towards local media and, indirectly, general public, but they can also be of interest to various NGOs, representatives of local government, political activists, all people who are working for improving local self-government.
Publisher:
STINA d.o.o., Split, Setaliste Bacvice 10, Hrvatska
Publisher representative:
Goran Vezic
Editor:
Stojan Obradovic
Authors:
Teodor Antic, Krzysztof Chmura, Davor Gjenero, Mirna Karzen, Silvija Kipson, Nenad Klapcic, Nenad Kocmur, Momo Kuzmanovic, Lidija Pavic-Rogosic, Zdravko Petak, Miljenko Turniski, Miljenko Smit
Layout:
Branko Galic
Print:
TYPO, Omis
Split 2005
Contents
REFORMS OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT– CHALLENGES AND LIMITS
Teodor Antic...... 7
EUROPEAN TRENDS AND STANDARDSIN DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Nenad Kocmur...... 19
DECENTRALIZATION AS WORLD TREND
Zdravko Petak...... 23
PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY AT LOCAL LEVEL IN DEVELOPED EUROPEAN DEMOCRACIES
Nenad Klapcic...... 32
FORMS OF DIRECT DEMOCRACY IN LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
Davor Gjenero...... 38
ADD VALUES OF TRANS-BORDER COOPERATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Miljenko Turniski...... 42
CITIZENS AND IMPROVING MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
Krzysztof Chmura, Mirna Karzen, Momo Kuzmanovic...... 45
E - GOVERNMENT
Miljenko Smit...... 57
PUBLIC SPACE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
Mirna Karzen...... 65
PLANNING ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AT A LOCAL LEVEL
Lidija Pavic-Rogosic, Silvija Kipson...... 70