Democratic Governance : Local Development

The paper substantiates the implementation of the principles of democratic governance in public administration and management at the local level.The fundamental theoretical and legal bases of democratic governance are studied. The areas of administration for effective public activity are consistent with the implementation of the principles of democratic governance in order to build a strong and balanced relationship "man-society-state" on the basis of multilevel governance. The principles of democratic governance contribute to the realization of Ukraine's European choice. Comprehensive and systematic implementation of the principles of democratic governance should be carried out due to local practices of civil society development and through the implementation of state policy of its promotion in general.It is substantiated that in order to improve the quality of local governance in today's conditions, it is advisable to apply the principles of democratic governance in the community, which will contribute to local democracy building and ensuring the capacity of communities.A comparative analysis of the implementation of the principles of democratic governance at the local level is carried out on the example of Vinnytsia, Lviv, Kherson, Khmelnytsky and Zhytomyr City Territorial Communities. The development trend according to European standards is generalized on the example of the analyzed communities. Based on the results of the analysis, the strengths and weaknesses of the implementation of the principles of democratic governance in the selected communities are highlighted.A determined connection between the successful implementation of the principles of democratic governance and the level of development and potential of the community, its capacity is traced.To improve democratic governance in the studied territorial communities, it is offered to disseminate best practices and tools for building local democracy in Ukraine and to use the opportunities of international grant cooperation. It is also worth investing in digital transformation and digital literacy of the population. This will ensure the implementation and quality application of the principles of democratic governance for the continued success of communities in building local democracy.It is proposed to use the findings of the applied comparative analysis to compare the results and goals of territorial communities, trends in their changes and reference points