Paper: Bracketing Democracy: A Comparison of Frames used to Demarcate Democracy
Author(s):
Iwona Sobis, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Michiel de Vries, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Presenter(s):
Iwona Sobis, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Paper: Determinants of Competitiveness in Mayoral Elections in Slovakia
Author(s):
Matus Sloboda, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Tomas Cernenko, University of Economics of Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
Presenter(s):
Matus Sloboda, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Matus Sloboda, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Tomas Cernenko, University of Economics of Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia

Paper: The Role of Local Self-government in Implementing the Local Initiative as a Form of Public Services Co-production
Author/Presenter:
Bartosz Wilk, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Paper: The Need for Affirmation of the Mechanisms for Active Participation of Citizens in the Crеаtion and Implementation of Local Policies
Author/Presenter:
Ivana Shumanovska-Spasovska, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia

Paper: City Lab: Limiting Local Democracy or Emphasizing the Importance of Representative Democracy?
Author/Presenter:
Piotr Kopyciński, Cracow University of Economics, Krakow, Poland