Research Article | Open Access
Opportunities and Challenges of the Role of Decentralization to Develop Local Community: Al-Anbari Community as a Model
Dr. Noori Saadoon Abdulla
Pages: 129-143
Abstract
The present study aims to clarify the role of decentralization in the development of
local community. It is one of the first studies of this kind that examines the
relationship between levels of decentralization and community development in AlAnbar and Iraq. In addition, it sheds light on multiple meanings such as: public
participation, especially in local councils. In Al-Anbar in terms of importance, role,
influence, preparations, needs, and social problems.
The present study examines official community development programs in Al-Anbar in
light of sufficient information about Residential Neighborhood Committee and
development of community members ’awareness of the importance of
decentralization in community development. To achieve these objectives, the
researcher uses both the descriptive approach in the analysis based on primary and
secondary information sources, conducting a study on a sample of members of the
local council, interviewing members of the local committees in Al-Anbar, and holding
meetings with those responsible for the local development program. The present
study reached a number of results, the most important of which was that there is a
strong desire among the members of the local council to implement decentralization
in order to develop The local community and increase the awareness of the council
members or its committees about decentralization for its influential role in popular
participation and the development of the local community. The present study also
concluded that members of the Al-Anbari community have a good understanding of
the activities carried out by the various council committees and they fully participate
in them.
Keywords
Role of Decentralization, Al-Anbari Community, Residential Neighborhood Committee.