The Politics of Referendum Use in European Democracies

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Hollander, Saskia (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Democracy.; Europe-Politics and government.; Elections.; Comparative politics.; European Politics.; Electoral Politics.; Comparative Politics.

This book demonstrates that the generally assumed dichotomy between referendums and representative democracy does not do justice to the great diversity of referendum types and of how referendums are used in European democracies. Although in all referendums citizens vote directly on issues rather tha...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1 Introduction: The Politics of Referendum Use in Europe
• 2 Referendums and Democratic Theory
• 3 Referendums and Institutional Theory
• 4 Referendum Provisions and Use in 28 Countries
• 5 Referendum Practice in France
• 6 Referendum Practice in Denmark
• 7 Referendum Practice in the United Kingdom
• 8 Referendum Practice in Sweden
• 9 Referendum Practice in the Netherlands
• 10 Conclusions: The Drivers of Referendum Use in Europe.