Občané a veřejné dění - zájem, vliv, informovanost a spokojenost

The chapter is based on data of surveys conducted between 1998 and 2008 in Blatná, Český Krumlov and Velké Meziříčí. The chapter is focused on the relation of the respondents to public affairs, their sense of informedness, their opinion about the influence of selected institutions and people on the decision-making of important town issues, satisfaction of citizens with performance of town leadership, and on how the respondents acquire information about events in their town.