What Does the Governance Scorecard of Municipalities Say?
The relocation of the world's population to cities further increases the current responsibility of local governments. Argüden Governance Academy has prepared a study called “Municipal Governance Scorecard of Istanbul Districts with a Citizen Perspective” based on the understanding that “Municipalities are the public institutions that most and directly affect the living spaces of citizens”. In the research, governance practices in 37 district municipalities in Istanbul are evaluated with data accessible to citizens. Research Programs Manager from Argüden Governance Academy, Dr. We talked with Fatma Öğücü Şen and Local Governance Specialist İnan İzci about what they aimed for in the study and the results of the study…