Local councils and their committees in the municipal system of European coun-tries

Occupation: Leading Research Fellow of the Human Rights Department, Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Gosudarstvo i pravo

Edition

Issue 6

Pages

192-198

Abstract

The article examines the role of local councils and their committees in the municipal system of European states. It’s argued that at present local councils function in slightly different conditions than they did a few decades ago. The traditional foundations of liberal representative democracy based on elections and political parties are being increasingly eroded and supplemented by the channels of citizens’ direct influence on development and implementation of politics. The forms of local councils’ activities as well as measures aimed at activation of municipal councils, the raising of citizens’ awareness about their performance, involvement of the population in solving local issues are analyzed.

Keywords

local councils, municipal system, electoral campaigns, elections, political parties, standing committees, heads of local administration, representative democracy, the system of co-option, citizens’ participation

Received

27.01.2021

Publication date

28.06.2021

Number of characters

24886

Cite

GOST	Cherkasov A. Local councils and their committees in the municipal system of European coun-tries // Gosudarstvo i pravo – 2021. – Issue 6 C. 192-198 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://gospravo-journal.ru/S102694520015124-7-1 (circulation date: 19.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S102694520015124-7
MLA	Cherkasov, Alexander I "Local councils and their committees in the municipal system of European coun-tries." Gosudarstvo i pravo 6 (2021):192-198. DOI: 10.31857/S102694520015124-7
APA	Cherkasov A. (2021). Local councils and their committees in the municipal system of European coun-tries. Gosudarstvo i pravo (6), pp.192-198 DOI: 10.31857/S102694520015124-7

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