Matt Qvortrup

Direct democracy

A comparative study of the theory and practice of government by the people

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Produktbeschreibung

Combining the latest scholarship and academic research with current debates, Direct Democracy is essential reading for political scientists, lawyers, journalists and anybody who is interested in the challenges facing democracies today. Direct Democracy shows when government by the people can improve democratic governance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 425g
• ISBN-13: 9780719082061
• ISBN-10: 0719082064
• Artikelnr.: 38076876

Autorenporträt

Matt Qvortrup is Professor of Political Science at Coventry University

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Bespoke Democracy 1. The political theory of direct
democracy: the theoretical justification for citizen involvement 2. Citizen
initiated referendums: an empirical assessment 3. The legislative
initiative: a comparative analysis of the experiences in EU countries 4.
Hasta la vista: a comparative institutionalist analysis of the recall 5.
Can the voters be trusted: the case of European integration? 6. Rebels
without a cause? a case study of the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty
7. The British referendum on the Alternative Vote in comparative
perspective 8. Judicial review of direct democracy 9. Regulation of direct
democracy international impressions, tendencies and patterns Conclusion:
The age of supply-side politics?