Mot økt folkelig innflytelse? Desentralisering og lokaldemokrati i Ukraina
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Aasland Aa. Mot økt folkelig innflytelse? Desentralisering og lokaldemokrati i Ukraina. Nordisk Østforum. 2018;32:174-194 https://dx.doi.org/10.23865/noros.v32.1325Sammendrag
The article analyses the results of a nationally representative survey on local democracy conducted
in Ukraine in the autumn of 2017, offering insights into attitudes towards local authorities
and ongoing decentralization reforms, as well as participation in local politics. The survey shows
that people have very low trust in the authorities, but more trust in them than in national institutions.
Respondents feel that they have little influence on local politics and that local authorities
do not take their opinion into account. On the other hand, the majority report being active in
various forms of local political activity. Further, there is considerable support of decentralization
reforms; people have already noted certain local improvements since the decentralization
reform was launched in 2015. Differences among the several geographical regions of Ukraine
are small. Survey findings are explained through three analytical frameworks that emphasize the
historical heritage, important economic and political conditions, and structural adjustment to
European institutions.