Experience of using results of the public opinion polls in the regulation of the local self-government

Abstract

The article analyzes the experience of using results of the public opinion polls in the regulation of the local self-government system. The author of the article focuses on the fact that it is not only the assessment of the effectiveness of the activities of local authorities that is of particular importance for the formation of relevant models for the organization of local self-government allowing to implement the main provisions of federal laws, but also the use of results of the public opinion, allowing to analyze the socio-political situation in municipalities, as well as to improve the quality of interaction with the population.

At the same time, the contradictory role of local self-government is noted, since low awareness of the population leads to unwillingness to be involved in the management process. The author substantiates the idea that sociological research, being a tool for obtaining operational information, allows timely identifcation of political and social moods, preferences and expectations in society, the potential for the development of a municipality, as well as measures necessary to initiate such development. Finally it is concluded that making the effective management decisions, optimizing the local self-government system, and, consequently, the stability of the institution itself, is impossible without analyzing and taking into account the information communicated by the society.