Key paper: Relations between citizen’s trust and participation in local governments in Latvia
Author(s):
Lilita Seimuskane, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Inga Vilka, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Presenter(s):
Lilita Seimuskane, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

Key paper: Determinants and effects of strategic management in the local government in Poland and Western Europe.
Author/Presenter:
Mariusz Sienkiewicz, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland

Key paper: The formation of municipal authority’s public image using electronic means of mass communication
Author(s):
Lira Gazizova, Bashkir Academy of PA & Management under the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa, Russian Federation
Sergey Lavrentiev, Russian Federation
Presenter(s):
Lira Gazizova, Bashkir Academy of PA & Management under the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa, Russian Federation

Key paper: The comparative analysis of the rural areas in polish regions. The case study of Lubelski and Dolnośląski region.
Author/Presenter:
Justyna Wasil, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland