Democratization of Citizen Participation in Regional Management

Abstract

The authors consider the forms of citizen participation in the state and regional administration. The basic principles of democratic participation of citizens in local government and interaction with the public, developed by international organizations, are underlined. Formation of the legal framework for public participation in Ukraine and its disadvantages are shown. The practice of public participation in Ukraine, especially experience 2015–2016 as for the reporting of main managers of funds of the regional budget in Ternopil region, is analyzed and its problems are shown. The main directions of improvement of mechanisms and forms of public participation in the regional administration in Ukraine on the bases of the synthesis of existing international standards and analysis of public participation practice are suggested.