| 书目名称 | The Politics of Referendum Use in European Democracies |
| 编辑 | Saskia Hollander |
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| 概述 | Provides a cross-country comparison of referendum provisions and their frequency in 28 European countries.Uniquely links referendum practices to democratic theory.Argues that referendums are instrumen |
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| 描述 | 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 than letting their political representatives do this for them, some referendums are more direct than others. Rather than reflecting the direct power of the People, most referendums in EU countries are held by, and serve the interests of, the political elites, most notably the executive. The book shows that these interests rarely match the justifications given in the public debate. Instead of being driven by the need to compensate for the deficiency of political parties, decision-makers use referendums primarily to protect the position of their party. In unravelling the strategic role played by national referendums in decision-making, this book makes an unconventional contribution to the debateon the impact of referendums on democracy.. |
| 出版日期 | Book 2019 |
| 关键词 | referendums; European politics; referendum drivers; referendum classification; aggregative decision-maki |
| 版次 | 1 |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04197-7 |
| isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-04197-7 |
| copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 |
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