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    UNDERSTANDING VOTER BEHAVIOR AND ELECTION DYNAMICS: A CASE STUDY OF THE 2021 LOCAL ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO
    (AAB College, 2025-07-15) Terziu, Lavdim; Belegu, Besard
    A fundamental aspect of “democratic governance is holding free and fair elections” (Felsenthal and Nurmi 2018, 5). Elections without these characteristics may or may not have occurred. However, their relationship to the “government of the people, by the people, and for the people”, as Abraham Lincoln phrased, is questionable (Mieder 2005, 15). Studies indicate that national elections are considered first-order elections, while local institutions are equally crucial for improving a nation‟s quality of life and overall state. This is due to the greater attention given to national elections, which often determine the parliamentary composition and the country‟s leadership. Despite their significance, elections at lower geographical levels are considered second-order elections and have received comparatively less scholarly attention than higher-level elections (Reif and Schmitt 1980). More specifically, elections that result in the formation of national governments are the most significant for the vast majority of voters and political parties (Schakel and Jeffery 2013); in contrast, local elections are regarded as second-order because voter preferences are more strongly influenced by the outcomes of national elections than by local election-related factors. In other words, the assertion is made that voter behavior in local elections, akin to that observed in other second-order domains, is influenced by factors stemming from first-order domains. Conversely, under other circumstances, voters will be more likely to cast a different vote, as they
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    THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF CIVIL INITIATIVES IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE
    (AAB College, 2025-07-15) Bajrami, Iliriana
    Local governance is closely related to democracy and provides a central position to the participation of citizens in decision-making, where the perspectives of different authors such as political scientist Robert Dahl emphasized that democracy must offer equal and proper opportunities for citizens’ participation in decision-making (Forrester & Sunar, 2011). The purpose of this paper is to create a fair overview of the real condition of citizens’ involvement in local government decision-making processes, by highlighting the necessity to adapt local government to the real needs of citizens, which facilitates their lives within the municipalities. The review of literature and development of qualitative research was the methodology applied within this study. During the development of this study, surveys were also conducted with citizens and other institutional stakeholders with a key role in local governance. The findings of this paper indicated that municipal bodies have made minimal efforts to inform citizens about their opportunities and raise awareness regarding the importance of activism in decision-making, as substantiated by the questionnaire outcomes. On this occasion, it was also observed that there is a low level of citizens’ inclination to participate in public gatherings aimed at influencing municipal governance activities.

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