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Since independence gained in 1991, local self-government reform has been considered one of the most important projects of the Slovenian state. A key aspect was the introduction of different forms of local democracy and sub-municipal units into the newly established units of local government. The main goal of this paper is to analyse the process of sub-decentralization – the establishment of sub-municipal units of local government. The paper emphasizes their level of autonomy, which is dependent upon the size of municipality. We will assume that the establishment of sub-municipal units is one of the ways to increase public participation at the municipal level, and analyse: a)why municipalities undertake sub-municipal divisions that are entirely dependent upon their decisions; and b) how the level of sub-municipal autonomy is dependent upon the municipal size. The hypothesis was examined using a survey of 80 Slovenian municipalities and analysis of statistical data acquired from the National Statistical Office. ; Od stjecanja neovisnosti 1991. godine, reforma lokalne samouprave smatra se jednim od najvažnijih projekata slovenske države. Ključni dio reforme bio je uvođenje različitih oblika lokalne demokracije i mjesne samouprave u novoosnovane jedinice lokalne samouprave. Glavni cilj ovog rada jest analizirati proces subdecentralizacije, tj. proces osnivanja jedinica mjesne samouprave. U radu se naglašava razina njihove autonomije koja ovisi o veličini lokalne jedinice. Pretpostavili smo da je osnivanje jedinica mjesne samouprave jedan od načina da se poveća sudjelovanje građana u lokalnoj razini vlasti i analizirali: a) zašto lokalne jedinice poduzimaju osnivanje jedinica mjesne samouprave koje u potpunosti ovise o njihovim odlukama, te b) na koji način razina autonomije jedinica mjesne samouprave ovisi o veličini jedinica lokane samouprave. Hipotezu smo ispitivali koristeći anketu provedenu u 80 slovenskih lokalnih jedinica i analizu statističkih podataka dobivenih od Državnog ureda za statistiku.

The paper analyses the position and role of the mayor in the Slovenian system of local self-government. This role has changed significantly since the communist times, and even since the mid-1990s, when Slovenia re-introduced the system of local self-government. We track these changes and analyse them in this paper. Our theoretical anchor is the work by Mouritzen and Svara (2002), in which they categorise ideal-type models of executive government at the sub-national levels of government and the relations inside the executive. Using data gathered in 2011 and 2012 in a majority of Slovenian municipalities, we analyse the governing of the mayor and try to ascertain the extent to which it depends on the political parties that constitute municipal councils, on the municipal administration, and also on the institutional framework within which municipal governments function.

The paper analyses the position and role of the mayor in the Slovenian system of local self-government. This role has changed significantly since the communist times, and even since the mid-1990s, when Slovenia re-introduced the system of local self-government. We track these changes and analyse them in this paper. Our theoretical anchor is the work by Mouritzen and Svara (2002), in which they categorise ideal-type models of executive government at the sub-national levels of government and the relations inside the executive. Using data gathered in 2011 and 2012 in a majority of Slovenian municipalities, we analyse the governing of the mayor and try to ascertain the extent to which it depends on the political parties that constitute municipal councils, on the municipal administration, and also on the institutional framework within which municipal governments function. Adapted from the source document.