Local governments have two basic functions worldwide. The first is provision of local and common needs, and the second is to ensure democracy at the local level. One of the most important keys to ensuring democracy at the local level is governance tools. One of the many definitions of the concept of governance is the multi-actor, participatory decision-making process. Although what is the governance tools are and how they are used depends on the legal basis, local government policies also have a great impact on this.

This study aims to examine the current governance tools of local governments from a comparative perspective in the case of Turkey and the Spanish Andalusian Autonomous Region. As an example, Kayseri/Melikgazi Municipality will be used for Turkey and Granada Central Municipality will be used for Granada. In the study, both municipalities will be examined in terms of legal and municipal policies. Document analysis method whish is the one of the qualitative analysis methods, will be used in the study.