Participation of Citizens in Public Financial Decision-Making in Serbia
Keywords:
Alternative public financing, Self-imposed contribution, Participatory budgeting, Civic crowdfunding, Principal Component, Analysis, Serbia
Abstract
Participation in the local public finance decision-making process in Serbia is not a new concept as it was implemented even during the ‘Titoistic’ period. However, direct participation is still in an infant phase altogether with the low interest of citizens in participating in local financial decision-making procedures. The aim of this paper is to explain the main types of civic participation in the local financial decision-making process (i.e., referendum voting on self-imposed contribution, participatory budgeting, and civic crowdfunding) and to focus on the main factors that lead to a low participation of citizens in such processes. Additionally, the article analyses how these factors affect general mistrust in politics and society. For this purpose, a total of N=421 citizens were interviewed. Using the principal component analysis, the following three main components for low participation were defined: 1) lack of knowledge, 2) lack of interest, and 3) lack of political will. Thereafter, using the regression analysis, the study confirmed that the first two components are statistically significant predictors for mistrust in politics and society.
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RADONIĆ, M. and МILOSAVLJEVIĆ, M. (2019). Human Resource Practices, Failure. Management Approaches and Innovations in Serbian Public Administration. In: Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences. Special Issue 2019. pp. 77-93. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24193/tras.si2019.5.
RADONIC, M., VUKMIROVIC, V. and MILOSAVLJEVIC, M. (2021). The Impact of Hybrid Workplace Models on Intangible Assets: The Case of an Emerging Country. In: Amfiteatru Economic. Vol. 23, No. 58, pp. 770-786. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/ea/2021/58/770.
SCHMIDTHUBER, L. and HILGERS, D. (2017). Unleashing Innovation beyond Organizational Boundaries: Exploring Citizensourcing Projects. In: International Journal of Public Administration. Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 268-283. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2016.1263656.
SEDLITZKY, R. and FRANZ, Y. (2019). ‘What if We All Chip In?’ Civic Crowdfunding as Alternative Financing for Urban Development Projects. In: Built Environment. Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 26-44. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.45.1.26.
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2021-12-31
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Trtovac Šabović, M., Milosavljevic, M. and Benkovic, S. (2021) “Participation of Citizens in Public Financial Decision-Making in Serbia”, Slovak Journal of Political Sciences, 21(2), pp. 209-229. Available at: http://sjps.fsvucm.sk/index.php/sjps/article/view/242 (Accessed: 16April2024).
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