Holding power to account
E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, EPUB
ISBN: 978-1-5261-5894-9
Verlag: Manchester University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Democracy on demand is a timely reminder of the importance of democracy in our politics, offering new insights into how direct democracy can both improve our lives and at the same time strengthen our societies.
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Introduction: the spectre of direct democracy Part I: Philosophy 1 The ideal of on demand direct democracy Part II: Practice 2 A brief history of the practice and consequences of referendums 3 Referendums, nationalism and separatism Part III: Regulation 4 The regulation of referendums: campaign spending Part IV: Improving direct democracy 5 Referendums and deliberative democracy 6 The recall as a mechanism for increasing accountability: an American case study 7 Citizen-initiated referendums: an empirical assessment Conclusion: bringing it all back home Index