시민주도성 관점의 지방정부 위원회 제도 개선방안: 춘천시 사례

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore citizen-led operation plans of local committees as a means of citizen participation in local governments. To this end, the study defined the meaning of citizen initiative as a multidimensional concept that includes representativeness, learning, deliberation, and policymaking, and then empirically analyzed the cases of various committees of the Chuncheon city government from the perspective of citizen initiative. Specifically, as a result of analysis using in-depth interviews and survey data, it was found that it is necessary to increase the level of learning, deliberation, and policymaking in citizen participation as well as representativeness in the composition of the committee. The improvement plans for the composition and operation of the Chuncheon City Committee derived from the results of this study are as follows: First, in order to enhance the representativeness of the committee, it is necessary to set the composition criteria of the committee in a balanced way, such as region, age, function, gender, expand the disclosure of committee-related information, and enhance the transparency of the member appointment process. Second, in order to promote the learning of the committee, it is necessary to support systematic learning programs and various learning methods to the committee members. Third, operational skills and communication capabilities during the deliberation process of the committee need improving, and cyber space must be actively used for this purpose. Fourth, it is required to establish a monitoring and feedback system for policymaking of the committee's proposal.