| Abstract [eng] |
Thesis “The Participation of the Lithuanian Non-Governmental Organisations in the Decision Making Processes of Public Administration Institutions” analyzes the collaboration between non governmental organizations and public administration institutions. Government and third sector relationship is analyzed comparing empirical data which is collected form primary and secondary resources, fulfilled quantitative and qualitative research, theories of a method of institutional analysis and network models. The main aim of this thesis – to analyze theoretical and practical non-governmental organizations’ possibilities to represent citizens’ interests and collaborate with central governments’ and local municipalities’ institutions. This thesis analyzes the idea of institutional analysis theories and the part of institutions in the area of public policy, explaining relationships between individuals’ and institutions’ while analyzing how the rules of such relationships are defined and applied. In the first part of this thesis the formal groups’ – non-governmental organizations’ possibilities to participate in the decision making processes and public policy forming is analyzed. Thesis investigates the possibilities of “from bottom” rising initiatives to apply in public administration system of Lithuania, the principles of non-governmental organizations’ establishment and their significance, as well as analyses the definitions of the non-governmental organization. The second part of this thesis analyses the inclusion of interest groups’ into public policy formation while evaluating the possibilities of social learning concepts to adapt to Lithuania. Fulfilled quantitative and qualitative researches answer the question how central government institutions consult with NGO and how their include NGO into decision making processes. Explores NGOs’ representation principles and public administration institutions’ choices with whom to collaborate while making decisions. In the third part the situation of the local government institutions’ and NGOs’ collaboration is analyzed. In this part the comprehensive review of Lithuania’s municipalities and NGO collaboration analysis is presented. It presents the good practice examples as well, which show that formalized and institutionalized relationships between NGOs and local government institutions create bigger possibilities for democratic decision making and NGO representation system. |
