Local governments and NGO’s network cooperation: Lithuanian evidence

  • Jaroslav N. Dvorak Klaipėda University, Minijos street, 153, 03214, Klaipėda, Lithuania
  • Gabrielė A. Burbulytė-Tsiskarishvili Klaipėda University, Minijos street, 153, 03214, Klaipėda, Lithuania
  • Brigita Barkauskaitė Klaipėda University, Minijos street, 153, 03214, Klaipėda, Lithuania

Abstract

The  article  analyses  the  cooperation  between  municipal  administration  and  NGO’s. The methodology  of  the  present research  is  based  on  the  combination  of  qualitative and quantitative  research  methods.  During  the  current  research,  the municipal  administration and NGO’s representatives  were  interviewed  and  surveyed.  The questionnaires  were  developed based  on  Mandell  and  Keast’s  characteristics  of  network  collaboration.  According  to  the  research  findings  the  difference between  the  Kretinga  district  municipality  and  the  Klaipėda  city  in  a  network  coopeation  is  not  so  great.  Both  municipalities reveal  to  be  the  less  than  the  average  coordination  network  type.

Author Biographies

Jaroslav N. Dvorak, Klaipėda University, Minijos street, 153, 03214, Klaipėda, Lithuania

doctor of  science  (political  science),  docent;  head of the department of public administration and social  geography

Gabrielė A. Burbulytė-Tsiskarishvili, Klaipėda University, Minijos street, 153, 03214, Klaipėda, Lithuania

doctoral  student;  lecturer

Brigita Barkauskaitė, Klaipėda University, Minijos street, 153, 03214, Klaipėda, Lithuania

master of science of public administration

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Published
2018-10-15
Keywords: governance, Lithuania, local government, network cooperation, non-governmental organization
How to Cite
Dvorak, J. N., Burbulytė-Tsiskarishvili, G. A., & Barkauskaitė, B. (2018). Local governments and NGO’s network cooperation: Lithuanian evidence. Journal of the Belarusian State University. International Relations, 1, 21-27. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/internationalRelations/article/view/1300
Section
History of International Relations and Foreign Policy