FORMS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL TERRITORIES OF THE SUBJECTS OF THE NORTH-WESTERN FEDERAL DISTRICT

DOI 10.32651/251-120

Issue № 1, 2025, article № 16, pages 120-128

Section: Social problems of rural territories

Language: Russian

Original language title: ФОРМЫ УЧАСТИЯ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ В РАЗВИТИИ СЕЛЬСКИХ ТЕРРИТОРИЙ СУБЪЕКТОВ СЕВЕРО-ЗАПАДНОГО ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОГО ОКРУГА

Keywords: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIAL NETWORKS, QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY, NORTH-WESTERN FEDERAL DISTRICT

Abstract: The article examines the specifics of the participation of the population (residents of settlements) in the development of rural areas (based on the materials of a large macroregion – the Northwestern Federal District) on the example of municipal elections, the activities of non-profit organizations, the activity of the population in social networks in order to substantiate the directions and tools for further development and increase the effectiveness of various forms of such participation; the results are also presented a questionnaire survey of the heads of municipalities of the Northwestern Federal District, conducted in 2023. The results of the study revealed a higher potential of the rural population for the activities of non-profit organizations in the field of solving problems and problems of municipal development, as well as a higher activity of residents when discussing local issues in the Internet space. To increase the scale and effectiveness of various forms and mechanisms of civic participation, a number of recommendations have been proposed, including those significant from the point of view of the expected new reform of local government.

Authors: Voroshilov Nikolai Vladimirovich