Possibilities of citizens` participation in management of public administration institutions: cases of Vilnius and Jurbarkas district municipalities

Piliečių dalyvavimas valdyme yra dar visai naujas reiškinys Lietuvoje, kuris ėmė stiprėti tik atkūrus nepriklausomybę. Demokratija ir piliečių dalyvavimas valdyme yra vienas nuo kito neatsiejami dalykai. Straipsnyje ir yra siekiama identifikuoti pagrindinius tiek tiesioginio, tiek netiesioginio piliečių dalyvavimo Vilniaus ir Jurbarko rajonų savivaldybių valdyme būdusCitizens` participation in the management is still new phenomenon in Lithuania, which become stronger only after gaining the independence. Democracy and citizens` participation in management is very tidily connected matters. In Lithuania, where public society is still on the initial stage, citizens` participation is evident only during elections. However in democratic society citizens` should have possibility to express their opinion not only during elections but also through different organizations or directly. The article is meant to identify main ways of direct and not direct citizens` participation in management of Vilnius and Jurbarkas districts municipalitiesVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŽemės ūkio akademij