POLITICAL LEADERS AND THE PROMOTION OF LOCAL DEMOCRACY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DECENTRALIZED PRINCIPLES

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study public opinions on the role of 2) to study the roles of political leaders and the promotion of local democracy according to the principle of decentralization, and 3) to study the approaches for promoting the roles of political leaders and the promotion of democracy. local according to the principle of decentralization It is an integrated research method. between quantitative and qualitative research There are research tools from questionnaires and interviews. There was a sample group of 400 people at a level of error of 0.05 and random sampling was convenient. and the target group of 30 people from a specific selection Data were analyzed using statistics, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. and content analysis. The Research results found that: 1) The level of people's opinions on the roles of political leaders and the promotion of local democracy according to the principle of decentralization, the first 3 were local administrators/local council members. People were encouraged to participate in local development policy formulation ( =4.75). Local administrators/local council members People were encouraged to apply for community representatives in local elections ( =4.42). Local administrators/local council members People are encouraged to listen to policies from local administrators ( =4.36). 2) The role of political leaders and the promotion of local democracy according to the principle of decentralization, namely, local political participation Participation in local administration and participation in monitoring and auditing of local operations 3) Guidelines for promoting the role of political leaders and strengthening local democracy according to the principle of decentralization, for example, there is a search for knowledge on true local democracy in order to truly convey knowledge and understanding to the people about local democratic principles. There is a process for enhancing people's participation in local development. There is a way to reach people quickly. There is an opportunity for people to express their opinions on the performance of duties and Buddhist principles are applied to strengthen political leadership roles.