Intra-party democracy and local governance
Intra-party democracy and local governance

Author(s): Tamar Bagratia, Medea Badashvili, David Jijelava, Irakli Khmaladze
Subject(s): Civil Society, Governance, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: EECMD - Eastern European Centre for Multiparty Democracy
Keywords: Democracy in Georgia;
Summary/Abstract: The three issues that are covered in these papers are essentially the building blocks of modern democracy. Without the active involvement of young people, politics will be devoid of new, innovative ideas and dynamism. Similarly, without equal opportunities for both women and men, any political system will be leaving an important, vital group of stakeholders without a voice in politics, thus eroding its quality and people’s trust in it. Finally, local governments are the cornerstones of any democracy. Their effectiveness, as well as the quality of the services they render, determines what trust and support will be accorded to the general arrangement of the nation’s political system. The challenges that are discussed in the three papers are important and should not be neglected; the opportunities they present are ripe and will need to be further exploited. We therefore hope that this publication makes an interesting contribution to Georgia’s progress towards becoming a more balanced, highly participatory and genuine multiparty democracy serving its citizens justly and effectively.

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