The rule of local self-governance in Armenia: Past experience and challenges

Abstract

The purpose of this Master’s Essay is to analyze the current system of local self-governance in Armenia as a former Soviet Union member making the so far reached results vivid and to depict the differences between those systems with possible recommendations for the Armenian local self-government system. The concept of local self-governance as a precondition for true democracy is described reviewing historical roots of Local Self-Government, current model and structure, legal basis in Armenian Local Self-Government system referring to the European Charter on Local Self-Government and providing some possible recommendations that can facilitate the process for having sound and truly democratic Local Self-Governance in Armenia.