Demokracja bezpośrednia na poziomie lokalnym: Czy obywatele chcą partycypacji?
Direct democracy at the local level: do the citizens want to participate?

Summary/Abstract: Contemporarytheory of democracyplaces great emphasison direct forms of citizens’ participation in political life.Direct democracyis the core of the functioning of democratic systems. It is ageneral rulein making decisions, even those controversial or connected to publicaffairs, taking place in thecommon vote. Whatkinds of institutions of direct democracy are practiced, it mainly dependson historical, cultural and economical conditions. The aim of the research is an attempt tospecify the levelof support forcitizens’ participation innew forms of direct democracy such as participatory budgets, as well as the purpose of the research is the diagnosis for citizens’ abilities to participate in the possible institutions of direct democracy that function in the local government. To summarizeconducted research, it can be concluded that citizensdeclare their support for the possibility of co-deciding on municipality budgets and possibility of strengthening their participation through the available institutions of direct democracy in local governments, such as the referendumor locals’ consults. This support is generally independent from sympathizing with the different political parties or ideological view points.

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