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En stärkt närdemokrati? - En utvärdering av Trelleborgs kommuns försök med att stärka den lokala demokratin

Rikardsson, Robin LU (2010) STVK01 20101
Department of Political Science
Abstract (Swedish)
The essay evaluates Trelleborg´s attempt to enhance local democracy. The study first describes how the municipality has implemented the measures in developing democracy. Then, an assessment is made regarding if the measures have contributed to a strengthened local democracy. The result of the study indicates that some of the measures have helped to strengthen the local grassroots democracy, while others have not. The outcomes of the measures are then analyzed from different theoretical perspectives in order to get answers to what has affected the implementation of the measures of democratic development. The conclusion of the essay is that factors such as the resources of the municipality, political stability and the presence of real... (More)
The essay evaluates Trelleborg´s attempt to enhance local democracy. The study first describes how the municipality has implemented the measures in developing democracy. Then, an assessment is made regarding if the measures have contributed to a strengthened local democracy. The result of the study indicates that some of the measures have helped to strengthen the local grassroots democracy, while others have not. The outcomes of the measures are then analyzed from different theoretical perspectives in order to get answers to what has affected the implementation of the measures of democratic development. The conclusion of the essay is that factors such as the resources of the municipality, political stability and the presence of real political enthusiasts impact on how well democracy-building measures are implemented. (Less)
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author
Rikardsson, Robin LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK01 20101
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
medborgarförslag, Trelleborg, närdemokrati, implementering, kommun
language
Swedish
id
1608254
date added to LUP
2010-06-29 13:24:44
date last changed
2010-06-29 13:24:44
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  abstract     = {{The essay evaluates Trelleborg´s attempt to enhance local democracy. The study first describes how the municipality has implemented the measures in developing democracy. Then, an assessment is made regarding if the measures have contributed to a strengthened local democracy. The result of the study indicates that some of the measures have helped to strengthen the local grassroots democracy, while others have not. The outcomes of the measures are then analyzed from different theoretical perspectives in order to get answers to what has affected the implementation of the measures of democratic development. The conclusion of the essay is that factors such as the resources of the municipality, political stability and the presence of real political enthusiasts impact on how well democracy-building measures are implemented.}},
  author       = {{Rikardsson, Robin}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{En stärkt närdemokrati? - En utvärdering av Trelleborgs kommuns försök med att stärka den lokala demokratin}},
  year         = {{2010}},
}