Direct Democracy in Europe Developments and Prospects /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pállinger, Zoltán Tibor (Editor), Kaufmann, Bruno (Editor), Marxer, Wilfried (Editor), Schiller, Theo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2007.
• Subjects: Political science.; Comparative politics.; Political Science and International Relations.; Political Science.; Comparative Politics.

Modern direct democracy has recently become an essential element of political life in many countries in Europe - and worldwide. The initiative and referendum process offers extra channels of participation and can serve as an important supplementary institution in representative democratic systems. T...