Direct democracy's impact on American political institutions / edited by Shaun Bowler and Amihai Glazer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bowler, Shaun, 1958-

Glazer, Amihai.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Direct democracy--United States.

Direct democracy.

Referendum--United States.

Referendum.

Representative government and representation--United States.

Representative government and representation.

United States.

United States--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xvi, 199 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Summary:

The majority of Americans live in an area that uses some form of direct democracy, but direct democracy is still largely seen as competing with, and often damaging to, the processes of representative democracy. In this volume, scholars examine the impact of direct democracy on those processes of representative democracy and raise the question: Does direct democracy harm representative democracy?

Contents:

1 "Hybrid Democracy" and Its Consequences / Shaun Bowler, Amihai Glazer 1

2 Was Rove Right? Ohio's Gay Marriage Ban and the 2004 Presidential Election / Daniel A. Smith 21

3 Electoral Supply and Demand: Direct Democracy Campaigns, Political Interest, and Participation / Caroline Tolbert, Daniel Bowen 35

4 Direct Democracy and the Public Agenda: Ballot Initiatives and Public Beliefs about Important Problems / Stephen P. Nicholson 55

5 Direct Democracy's Effects on Political Parties / Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan 69

6 The Initiative Process and Interest Group Attention to Legislative Activity / Frederick J. Boehmke 93

7 Direct Democracy and the Executive Branch / John G. Matsusaka 115

8 Direct Democracy and the Stability of State Policy / Amihai Glazer, Anthony McGann 137

9 Direct Democracy and Good Governance: Does It Matter? / Russell J. Dalton 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-190) and index.

ISBN:

0230604455

9780230604452

OCLC:

156831926