Formation of participation culture of citizens in housing self-government

Abstract

In the article the issues of the formation of culture of housing self-government among citizens are under consideration, using as an example the participation of the homeowners in the creation of the common good- capital repair of apartment houses. In order to study the citizens’ involvement in the participation in the system of housing self-government, the sociological data, collected by means of survey of tenants from the apartment buildings’, that were included in the regional program of capital repair, were analyzed (N = 600). For the detailed description of the culture of citizens’ participation in the process of housing self-government its three components were singled out and examined: the cognitive, motivation and behavior components. In the course of the conducted sociological research there was established that the inhabitants of Yaroslavl have grounds for active participation in housing self-government. However, on the basis of the performed analysis the conclusion was made that for the majority of the tenants of housing apartments the attitude to participation in housing self-government, as far as capital repair of their communal property concerns, is not a characteristic feature. For the formation of the culture of citizens’ participation in housing self-government the recommendations, are presented. Besides, a significant role of the homeowners’ association in dealing with the issues of decision-making by the proprietors about communal property of housing apartments, where they live, is paid a particular attention.