This article analyzes modern philosophical approaches to transforming local representative power in Uzbekistan, focusing on positivism, communitarianism, and deliberative democracy. It examines positivism's empirical, science-based governance principles, communitarianism's emphasis on community interests and social responsibility, and deliberative democracy's mechanisms for open discussion and civic participation. The practical significance of "human dignity," "mutual trust," and "subsidiarity" for local Councils' activities is substantiated. The author argues that synthesizing these philosophical approaches forms a coherent conceptual foundation for modernizing local representative power. Attention is also given to information technologies and digital platforms in democratizing local governance. The article also aims to further improve local Councils' work based on scientific, social, and democratic principles.

local representative power, transformation, positivism, communitarianism, deliberative democracy, human dignity, mutual trust, subsidiarity, philosophical approach, local Councils, civic participation, social responsibility, openness, accountability, public administration, democratization, social capital, digital platforms, public oversight, legitimacy, civil society, modernization.

Mirziyoev Sh.M. 7-tom. Xalqchil islohotlar xalqimiz manfaatlariga xizmat qiladi. M 54 – Toshkent: “Ozbekiston” nashriyoti, 2023. – B.408.

Mirziyoev Sh.M. Inson qadri, uning huquq va erkinliklari, qonuniy manfaatlari uchun. M 54 – Toshkent: “O‘zbekiston” nashriyoti, 2022. – B.416.

Mirziyoev Sh.M. Yangi O‘zbekiston strategiyasi. To‘ldirilgan ikkinchi nashri. –Toshkent: “O’zbekiston” nashriyoti, 2023. – B.440.

Habermas, J. Between Facts and Norms: Contributions to a Discourse Theory of Law and Democracy. – Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1996. – 676 p.

Dryzek, J. S. Deliberative Democracy and Beyond: Liberals, Critics, Contestations. – Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. – 202 p.

Fishkin, J. S. When the People Speak: Deliberative Democracy and Public Consultation. – Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. – 256 p.

Cohen, J. Deliberative Democracy and Democratic Legitimacy. // The Good Polity: Normative Analysis of the State / edited by A. Hamlin, B. Pettit. – Oxford: Blackwell, 1989. – Pp. 17-34 (Umumiy kitob: 212 p.).

Gutmann, A., Thompson, D. Why Deliberating Democracy? – Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2004. – 226 p.

Spencer, H. (1876–1896). The Principles of Sociology [Социология тамойиллари]. London: Williams and Norgate; Spencer, H. (1851). Social Statics [Ижтимоий статика]. London: John Chapman.