Local Communities as Subjects of Democratic Development of the Country (Case of France)

In the modern world, the role of local communities in the management of social processes is growing. As governing bodies, local communities assume a number of functions that the state is willing to delegate. Most often, these are issues of local importance, such as social services, public amenities, ecology, culture, and other matters related to citizen participation. Thus, local communities help build a horizontal governance structure and contribute to the development of democracy. It is important to understand the factors that facilitate or hinder local community participation in the management of social processes. This article analyzes the case of France.
The purpose of the article is to examine and analyze the experience of local community participation in the management of social processes (using France as an example).
The scientific significance of the study lies in identifying the positive aspects and limitations for the
development of local governance practices, taking into account the socio-political and socio-cultural contexts of the case under study.
The practical significance of the study lies in the potential application of the obtained results and conclusions in the practice of organizing local communities as essential resources for managing social processes in modern societies. The scientific novelty of the results lies in the systematization of experience in the development of self-organizing systems in the form of local communities, for subsequent scientific modeling of the processes of institutionalization of local government and governance.

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