LTStraipsnyje nagrinėjami savivaldybių ir nevyriausybinių organizacijų santykiai, remiantis Vilniaus miesto (centro) ir Ukmergės rajono (periferijos) duomenimis. Pristatomas empirinis tyrimas, kurio metu buvo atliktos dvi ekspertinės apklausos. Apklausų duomenys analizuojami remiantis autorių sukonstruotu tinklo požymių modeliu. Straipsnyje nustatytos kliūtys, trukdančios savivaldybėms ir nevyriausybinėms organizacijoms bendradarbiauti. Nustatyti šio bendradarbiavimo skirtumai Vilniaus mieste ir Ukmergės rajone. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Savivaldybės; Nevyriausybinės organizacijos; Vietos demokratija; Municipalities; Non-governmental organizations; Local democracy.
ENThe article deals with five attributes of the NGO-municipal relations: institutionalization, intensity, functionality, mutual trust and resource dependence. A theoretical model of NGO-local government relations was formed on the basis of those characteristics. The model is based on normative assumption that institutionalized, intensive, functional, based on mutual trust and in terms of resource independent NGO-municipal relations sustain local democracy. The survey conducted in municipalities of Vilnius city and Ukmergė district revealed that interaction between municipalities and NGO' s is limited by those major obstacles which is possible to distinguish into three major problem groups: Intolerant attitude of municipal representatives towards NGO; The lack of activity of NGO' s and citizens in general; Different attitudes towards cooperation among representatives of municipalities and NGO's which negatively affects functionality of interaction. […] The research identified differences of interaction between municipalities and NGO' s in Vilnius city and Ukmergė district, it was revealed that NGO' s are more independent and forms of their activities are more varied in Vilnius than in Ukmergė district. Some problems that cause obstacles to the NGO-municipal interface are closely related to the work specifics of non-governmental and municipal organizations as well as civic culture, social psychology and mentality of the inhabitants of Lithuania. [From the publication]