@article{2019,title={GOVERNANCE ISSUES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - THE CASE OF ARDAHAN CITY COUNCIL},abstractNode={The democratic regimes today attempt to change direction from the governing concept, which consists of the determination of representatives through elections, to the governance approach which requires the active participation of the people in the administration and decision-making mechanisms. City councils have been adopted by local governments to implement this approach; to mobilize people take action in policy-making and decision mechanisms. Indeed, city councils aim at mobilizing civil society to identify their own problems and to express their needs and demands. Depending upon in-depth interviews with the president, former president and members of Ardahan City Council, this paper aims to identify the obstacles and problems faced by the councils in achieving their goals.},author={Elif GAZİOĞLU TERZİ},year={2019},journal={The Journal of Social Sciences}}