The Routledge handbook to referendums and direct democracy / edited by Laurence Morel and Matt Qvortrup.
2018
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The Routledge handbook to referendums and direct democracy / edited by Laurence Morel and Matt Qvortrup.
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
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©2018.
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xxii, 529 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm.
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Routledge handbooks.
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The history of referendums and direct democracy / Matt Qvortrup
Types of referendums, provisions and practice at national level worldwide / Laurence Morel
Local referendums: a comparative assessment of forms and practice / Theo Schiller
Methodological issues: popper, paradigms and historical perspectives on referendum research: a case of pluralism / Matt Qvortrup
Views on referendums: is there a pattern? / Palle Svensson
Why referendums?: on appearances and absences / Dag Anckar
Referendums and consensus democracy: empirical findings from 21 EU countries / Stefan Vospernik
The democratic criticism of referendums: the majority and true will of the people / Laurence Morel
The democratic potential of referendums: intrinsic and extrinsic limitations / Patrick Taillon
Democratic credentials and deficits of referendums: a case study of the Scottish independence vote / Stephan Tierney
Sovereignty referendums: people concerned and people entitled to vote / Ilker Gökhan Şen
The correct expression of popular will: does the wording of a referendum question matter? / François Rocher and André Lecours
The expression of popular will: do campaigns matter and how do voters decide? / Ece Özlem Atikcan
The strength of popular will: legal impact, implementation and duration / M. Dane Waters
Existing regulations and recommended best practices: the example of the USA / Henry S. Noyes
Voting behaviour in direct democratic votes / Pascal Sciarini
Picking winners. forecasting the results of EU referendums 1972-2016 / Matt Qvortrup
The formation of opinions at referendums: the application of the screening theory model / Guy Lachapelle
Are referendums a mechanism to turn our prejudices into rational choices?: an unfortunate answer from sociophysics / Serge Galam
How elections shape campaigning effects in direct democracy / Simon Lanz and Alessandro Nai
Referendums, minorities and individual freedoms / Marthe Fatin-Rouge Stefanini
Referendums on European integration: crisis-solving or crisis-inducing? / Fernando Mendez and Mario Mendez
Do referendums make better citizens? the effects of direct democracy on political interest, civic competence and participation / Julien Talpin
Brinkmanship and backsliding: how governments deal with referendum decisions / Gerald Schneider
Effects of referendums on party cohesion and cleavages: empirical findings from 21 EU countries / Stefan Vospernik
Recall referendum around the world: origins, institutional designs and current debates / Yanina Welp
Deliberative mini-publics in democratic systems / Maija Setälä
Nothing fails like success: teledemocracy and deliberative polling / Ted Becker
Sortition, direct democracy and indirect democracy / Gil Delannoi and Oliver Dowlen.
Types of referendums, provisions and practice at national level worldwide / Laurence Morel
Local referendums: a comparative assessment of forms and practice / Theo Schiller
Methodological issues: popper, paradigms and historical perspectives on referendum research: a case of pluralism / Matt Qvortrup
Views on referendums: is there a pattern? / Palle Svensson
Why referendums?: on appearances and absences / Dag Anckar
Referendums and consensus democracy: empirical findings from 21 EU countries / Stefan Vospernik
The democratic criticism of referendums: the majority and true will of the people / Laurence Morel
The democratic potential of referendums: intrinsic and extrinsic limitations / Patrick Taillon
Democratic credentials and deficits of referendums: a case study of the Scottish independence vote / Stephan Tierney
Sovereignty referendums: people concerned and people entitled to vote / Ilker Gökhan Şen
The correct expression of popular will: does the wording of a referendum question matter? / François Rocher and André Lecours
The expression of popular will: do campaigns matter and how do voters decide? / Ece Özlem Atikcan
The strength of popular will: legal impact, implementation and duration / M. Dane Waters
Existing regulations and recommended best practices: the example of the USA / Henry S. Noyes
Voting behaviour in direct democratic votes / Pascal Sciarini
Picking winners. forecasting the results of EU referendums 1972-2016 / Matt Qvortrup
The formation of opinions at referendums: the application of the screening theory model / Guy Lachapelle
Are referendums a mechanism to turn our prejudices into rational choices?: an unfortunate answer from sociophysics / Serge Galam
How elections shape campaigning effects in direct democracy / Simon Lanz and Alessandro Nai
Referendums, minorities and individual freedoms / Marthe Fatin-Rouge Stefanini
Referendums on European integration: crisis-solving or crisis-inducing? / Fernando Mendez and Mario Mendez
Do referendums make better citizens? the effects of direct democracy on political interest, civic competence and participation / Julien Talpin
Brinkmanship and backsliding: how governments deal with referendum decisions / Gerald Schneider
Effects of referendums on party cohesion and cleavages: empirical findings from 21 EU countries / Stefan Vospernik
Recall referendum around the world: origins, institutional designs and current debates / Yanina Welp
Deliberative mini-publics in democratic systems / Maija Setälä
Nothing fails like success: teledemocracy and deliberative polling / Ted Becker
Sortition, direct democracy and indirect democracy / Gil Delannoi and Oliver Dowlen.
Summary
Over the last 30 years referendums have played an increasingly important role in determining government policy. Recent high profile referendums in Scotland, Catalonia and Ukraine have continued the movement towards independence referendums following decolonization and the end of the Cold War. The Greek bailout referendum and Britain's vote on membership of the EU reflect a tradition of European states giving their people a direct say in the transfer of sovereign powers to the European Union seen through the ratification of key treaties such as Maastricht, Amsterdam, Nice and Lisbon. This Routledge Handbook covers key aspects and issues of direct democracy and referendums throughout the world including: their history; when, why, where, how and on which issues referendums are held; why some referendums are more democratic than others; how referendums are won; whether they produce good policies; if referendums increase participation and improve the quality of representative democracies; do referendums increase trust in democracy and the political actors; the impact of new technology on the possibilities, methods and frequency of direct public political participation; how they should be regulated. Covering other related areas such as recall, citizen juries and random selection, this compendium is an indispensable guide to referendums and the workings of modern democracy.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
K3290 .R68 2018
Language
English
ISBN
9781138209930 hardcover
1138209937 hardcover
9780203713181 electronic book
1138209937 hardcover
9780203713181 electronic book
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