The article presents the findings obtained through the quantitative survey of citizen participation in public administration that was conducted during the March-April 2008. The object of research is citizen participation in public administration. The aim of research is to evaluate a perception of citizen participation in municipal government of Lithuania. The research questions that drive this study are: what is the impact of citizen participation initiatives to the activity of municipalities?; what is the relation between citizen participation and decision-making process in municipalities?; what are the reasons and areas why citizens can not participate in public administration?

The aim of this paper is to assess the changes of trajectories of the performance management and program evaluation in Lithuanian Public Administration. This research is on-going trial to assess the effects and limitations of the performance management and program evaluation adaptation in the Lithuanian public administration. Our findings suggest that the greatest demand for the effectiveness, efficiency and productivity in the government leads to the highest use of performance management and evaluation as a tool for decision-making.