Can local government by lottery increase democratic responsiveness?

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 621-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Drew
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Democratic Participation ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Limited Effect ◽  
Democratic Responsiveness ◽  
Government Power ◽  
Alternative Vision ◽  
Significant Attention

In recent years, scholars have paid significant attention to the role of decentralisation in restraining government power and budgetary excess. Yet growth in taxation and debt in OECD countries suggests that such measures have often had a limited effect in taming ‘local Leviathans’. In response, this Research Provocation sets out a bold alternative vision, advocating the use of sortition ‐ the deliberate introduction of arationality and chance into local policy decisions ‐ in order to disrupt ingrained power imbalances and enhance democratic participation. It argues that sortition has the potential to provide for greater possibilities for citizens to exercise voice, choice and exit. This in turn, it is argued, can ensure that local government is more responsive to the preferences of ordinary citizens. In making this provocative argument, we offer an important contribution to debates regarding citizen disengagement, democratic malaise and the potential of more deliberative forms of democracy to address such challenges.

scholarly journals Revitalisasi Peran Srategis Sekretaris Daerah Dalam Mengakselerasi Reformasi Birokrasi

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-181
Author(s):  
Ilyas Ilyas
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
New Public ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Government Bureaucracy ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

Penelitian ini mengkaji revitalisasi peran strategis Sekretaris Daerah dalam akselerasi reformasi birokrasi, dengan metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif, dan desain penelitian evaluatif, analitik, eksploratif, eksplanatif dan komparative, serta teknik analisis kualitatif. Hasilnya, secara umum dan keseluruhan, ada 8 (delapan) dimensi pokok dan utama satu kesatuan kelompok peran strategis seorang Sekretaris Daerah dalam birokrasi pemerintahan yaitu: (1) Pemimpin (Leader) birokrasi dan ASN. (2) Manajer (Manager) birokrasi dan ASN, (3) Konseptor, konsultan, desainer, formulator kebijakan daerah, organisasi birokrasi dan ASN, (4) Administrator birokrasi, ASN dan pelayanan public, (5) Koordinator, komunikator, fasilitator, mediator, motivator, dinamisator, energisator organisasi birokrasi, ASN dan pelayanan public, (6) Supervisor, educator, trainer, learner, advocator, promotor dan empower organisasi birokrasi, ASN dan pelayanan public, (7) Implementor dan eksekutor kebijakan organisasi birokrasi, ASN dan pelayanan public, (8) Controller, monitor dan evaluator organisasi birokrasi, ASN dan pelayanan publik. Model revitalisasi peran strategis Sekretaris Daerah dalam akselerasi reformasi birokrasi adalah revitalisasi peran Sekda sebagai aktor Reinventer Government, Leader Manager birokrasi, Entrepreuner birokrasi, aktor New Public Management (NPM), aktor Strategi Banishing Bureucracy reformasi birokrasi, dan aktor reformasi birokrasi berbasis kearifan budaya lokal. Disarankan untuk mempertimbangkan penerapan model revitalisasi peran strategis Sekretaris Daerah dalam akselerasi reformasi birokrasi tersebut. This research explore revitalization a strategic role of Local Secretary owned Local Government to accelerate bureaucracy reformation, by use a qualitative descriptive as method, and an evaluative, analytic, explorative, explanative and comparative as investigation design, and a qualitative as analyses. Results, by all dan generally, there are eight main dimensions as unity at strategic role played by Local Government Secretary within government bureaucracy include: (1) Leader, (2) Manager, (3) Conseptor, consultant, designer and formulator for local policy and officer or employment, (4) Administrator for public service and employment, (5) Coordinator, communikator, facilitator, mediator, motivator, dynamisator, energizer, (6) Supervisor, educator, trainer, learner, advocator, promotor and empower for bureaucracy, public service and employment, (7) Implementor and executor, (8) Controller, monitor and evaluator. Revitalization model of strategic role of Local Government Secretrary to accelerate bureaucracy reformation are revitalization as Reinventer Government actor, Leader Manager, Entrepreuner, New Public Management (NPM) actor, Banishing Bureucracy Strategy actor, and actor bureaucracy reformation based local wisdom. Recommended to actualize those revitalization model as mentioned above in order to accelerate any strategic role of Local Government Secretary into bureaucracy reformation it.

OPTIMALISASI PERAN PEMDA DALAM MENGATASI KENDALA PELAKSANAAN KONSERVASI KEANEKARAGAMAN HAYATI DI DAERAH (STUDI KASUS PROVINSI BENGKULU)

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antung Deddy Radiansyah
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Conservation Policies

Gaps in biodiversity conservation management within the Conservation Area that are the responsibility of the central government and outside the Conservation Areas or as the Essential Ecosystems Area (EEA) which are the authority of the Regional Government, have caused various spatial conflicts between wildlife /wild plants and land management activities. Several obstacles faced by the Local Government to conduct its authority to manage (EEA), caused the number and area of EEA determined by the Local Government to be still low. At present only 703,000 ha are determined from the 67 million ha indicated by EEA. This study aims to overview biodiversity conservation policies by local governments and company perceptions in implementing conservation policies and formulate strategies for optimizing the role of Local Governments. From the results of this study, there has not been found any legal umbrella for the implementation of Law number 23/ 2014 related to the conservation of important ecosystems in the regions. This regulatory vacuum leaves the local government in a dilemma for continuing various conservation programs. By using a SWOT to the internal strategic environment and external stratetegic environment of the Environment and Forestry Service, Bengkulu Province , as well as using an analysis of company perceptions of the conservation policies regulatary , this study has been formulated a “survival strategy” through collaboration between the Central Government, Local Governments and the Private Sector to optimize the role of Local Government’s to establish EEA in the regions.Keywords: Management gaps, Essential Ecosystems Area (EEA), Conservation Areas, SWOT analysis and perception analysis

General Particulars Regarding the Conflict of Interest

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-149
Author(s):  
Aurelia Teodora Drăghici
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
National Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Legal Implications ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
Changing Role

SummaryTheme conflicts of interest is one of the major reasons for concern local government, regional and central administrative and criminal legal implications aiming to uphold the integrity and decisions objectively. Also, most obviously, conflicts of interest occur at the national level where political stakes are usually highest, one of the determining factors of this segment being the changing role of the state itself, which creates opportunities for individual gain through its transformations.

PERANAN INSPEKTORAT KABUPATENSUMENEP DALAM MENCEGAH DAN MENDETEKSI FRAUD DI DINAS PENDIDIKAN SUMENEP

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Astri Furqani ◽  
Hafidhah .
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
The Government

In this era, a lot of activities that can not be separated from the practice of cheating or fraud , no exception In the government . Inspektorat Sumenep is the leading institution of internal Local Government in preventing and detecting fraud in the Local Government appropiate Perbup Sumenep No. 29 of 2008 . Dinas Pendidikan Sumenep need attention on the issue . This is due to Dinas Pendidikan Sumenep an agency with the largest number of assets and managing large budgets . These conditions led to the formulation of the problem is How Inspektorat Sumenep role in preventing and detecting fraud in Dinas Pendidikan Sumenep. This study used a qualitative approach in which the focus of this study is Inspektorat role in preventing and detecting fraud at Dinas Pendidikan Sumenep . Primary data obtained by direct interviews with the parties directly related to the determination of the source of research data in a qualitative study using nonprobability sampling . The sampling technique used was purposive sampling . The conclusion of this study, role of the Inspektorat Sumenep in the prevention of fraud in Dinas Pendidikan Sumenep still not maximal . This is due to Inspektorat Sumenep not supervise from the planning / budgeting and not optimal in overseeing and assisting the implementation of the SPIP as an instrument of fraud prevention in Dinas Pendidikan Sumenep . The role of Inspektorat Sumenep in the detection of fraud in Dinas Pendidikan Sumenep done by conducting an audit of financial and asset management in each financial year.Keywords: fraud, government, inspektorat.

THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-131
Author(s):  
Mbuzeni Mathenjwa
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Local Government ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
African Union ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The Status ◽  
Administrative Units

The place and role of local government within the structure of government in Africa has attracted much public interest. Prior to and after independence, African countries used local government as the administrative units of central governments without their having any legal status, to the extent that local authorities were under the strict control of central governments. The autonomy of local government is pivotal in the democratisation of a country. The United Nations, European Union and African Union have adopted treaties to promote the recognition and protection of local government in the state parties’ constitutions. Accordingly, this article explains the status of local government in Africa and its impact on strengthening democracy in African states.

РЕГІОНАЛЬНИЙ МИТЕЦЬ В ІНОКУЛЬТУРНОМУ СЕРЕДОВИЩІ: ПРОБЛЕМА ФУНКЦІОНУВАННЯ

2020 ◽  
pp. 152-158
Author(s):  
Admink Admink ◽  
Сергій Виткалов ◽  
Валентина Вігула
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Government Reform ◽  
Different Levels

Розглядається організаційно-культурна діяльність одного з помітних у регіональному просторі Західного Полісся фотомитця – Олександра Купчинського, а саме виставковий її вектор, втілений в презентації артефактів світового фотомистецтва; видавничий, розглянутий у  контексті  друку  різноманітних  фотоальбомів  із  творів експонентів, організація творчих зустрічей художньої інтелігенції міста з питань обговорення актуальних питань культурного розвитку, заснування фотоклубу тощо. Доводиться, що втрата зв’язку з Батьківщиною, у якій би формі це не відбувалося, не дозволяє митцю творчо самореалізуватися повною мірою. The importance and problematic range of local government reform in the regions of the country and ways of its solution in the field of culture are analyzed. The most effective steps are proposed for management structures at different levels to change attitudes of both the management and the local population regarding different cultural practices. Emphasis is placed on the role of sectoral methodological services in the implementation of this reform. The experience of other countries in activating the local population in this process is emphasized. An attempt has been made to offer effective, in the authors' opinion, solutions to the reform. Emphasis is placed on the educational factor.

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