Psycho-sociological barriers to citizen participation in local governance. The case of some rural communities in Romania

Local Government Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 493-509

  Pascaru, Mihai ^a   Buţiu, Cǎlina Ana ^a  

^a 1 Decembrie University of Alba Iulia   (Romania)

Author keywords

endogenous development; Local governance; participation; post communism; psycho sociological barriers

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POST-COMMUNISM; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL SOCIETY;

ROMANIA;

EID: 77955606250     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2010.494102     Document Type: Article

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