Development of New Political Idea of Local Leaders in Chaiyaphum Province

Abstract

          The purpose of this research were: 1) to study the public opinions about the new political idea of local leaders in Chaiyaphum Province to support self-government according to local democracy, 2) to study the development of the new political idea of local leaders in Chaiyaphum Province to support self-government by local democracy, and 3) to present the development of the new political idea of local leaders in Chaiyaphum to develop self-government by local democracy. The research method is the mixture of the qualitative method and the quantitative one. The research tools were questionnaires and interview formats from 400 samples with deviation level 0.05, and indefinite random and 30 samples of target group from definite selection, the data were analyzed by statistics, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and the data from the interviews and the documents involved were analyzed by contents.
          The research results found that:
          1. The level of the public opinions about the new political idea of local leaders in Chaiyaphum to support self-government according to local democracy overall was at high level (= 3.83), and when classified by side the levels were as follows: participation in local politics (= 4.01), supporting community groups and networks ( = 3.85), local leadership ( = 3.62) respectively.
          2. The development of new political idea of local leaders in Chaiyaphum Province to support self-government by local democracy was divided into three sides: local political participation, local leadership and supporting community groups and networks.
          3. The ways to develop new political idea of local leaders in Chaiyaphum Province to support self-government according to local democracy were the support of local politics in harmony, local leaders of new normal living and the formation of network members of organizations and communities.