ISBN:
9781403900968
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xviii, 277 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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Keywords:
Comparative politics
;
Democracy
;
Political science
;
Elections
;
Comparative government.
Abstract:
As the referendum becomes a more regular component of decision making, it leaves few, if any, institutions, processes and values of democracy untouched. Political actors of all kinds - including political parties and interest groups - seek to use the referendum device to further their own objectives. The end result is a different kind of democracy than existed before. This book lays out the comparative research agenda on the impact of referendums on the practice of liberal democracy
DOI:
10.1057/9781403900968
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