Several studies have been performed to measure the Big Society effectiveness and to identify ways in which it is different from other decentralization efforts. This research examines that through a public opinion survey of the London borough of Sutton, one of the four communities where the policy was piloted. Then, using a second public opinion survey conducted in the Arabkir administrative district of the Yerevan municipality in the Republic of Armenia, this research explores the possibility of adopting select provisions of the Localism Bill in Yerevan. Our main findings show that the...