Referendums and Democratic Government

Normative Theory and the Analysis of Institutions
1999. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-312-22101-0
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 435 g

Referendums and Democratic Government is the most systematic analysis of the referendum so far. The referendum phenomenon is approached from different perspectives: social choice theory, theories of democracy, a comparative study on 22 democracies, and in-depth case studies of Sweden, Denmark and Switzerland. The referendum is not a unitary phenomenon but it serves various functions and different normative goals in the political systems studied. This variation may largely be explained by the differences in the initiating and agenda-setting procedures.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Setälä, Maija

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: THEORIES OF REFERENDUM Referendum and the Will of the Majority Referendum and Theories of Democracy PART II: ANALYSIS OF INSTITUTIONS Referendum in Representative Government Referendum in Three Counties Conclusions Appendices Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

MAIJA SETÄLÄ is a Researcher at the Department of Political Science at the University of Turku, Finland. She has previously taught at the London School of Economics where she received her doctorate.