Abstract
It is expected that advisory councils created at the municipal level will promote the participation of local residents in a specific area of local interest, reaching a better understanding of the complexity of municipal governance and affecting the quality of life. The chapter examines whether advisory/consultative councils at the municipal level cover fully the spheres that might be important for municipal residents and in what way the council shapes the local decision-making process and outcomes. Based on an in-depth analysis of the advisory functions of these councils, the chapter shows the specificities and results of consultations.
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The work on which this chapter is based was funded by the Latvian Ministry of Education and Science, project “Innovative and inclusive governance for the promotion of social involvement, trust, and communication”, project No. VPP-LETONIKA-2021/3-0004.
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In the chapter further on, the advisory councils and networks will be used with the same meaning.
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Actors involved in networks with a consultative function from the following countries participated in the survey (number of respondents in brackets): Belgium (855); Croatia (183); Czech Republic (409); Finland (1647); Germany (192); Iceland (38); Italy (54); Latvia (181); Lithuania (57); Spain (117); Sweden (1314); Switzerland (150); United Kingdom (29).
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Reinholde, I., Stučka, M., Āboliņa, I. (2022). Advisory Councils at the Local Level: Do they Add Value for Participation?. In: Egner, B., Heinelt, H., Lysek, J., Silva, P., Teles, F. (eds) Perspectives on Local Governance Across Europe. Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15000-5_12
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