Constitutional referendums : the theory and practice of republican deliberation / Stephen Tierney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tierney, Stephen.

Contributor:

Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Series:

Oxford constitutional theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Referendum.

Constitutional amendments.

Physical Description:

viii, 341 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Summary:

One consequence of the increase in interest in constitutions and constitutional law in recent years is a growing innovative literature in constitutional theory. The aim of Oxford Constitutional Theory is to provide a showcase for the best of these theoretical reflections and a forum for further innovation in the field.

The new series will seek to establish itself as the primary point of reference for scholarly work in the subject by commissioning different types of study. The majority of the works published in the series will be monographs that advance new understandings of the subject. Well-conceived edited collections that bring a variety of perspectives and disciplinary approaches to bear on specific themes in constitutional thought will also be included. Further, in recognition of the fact that there is a great deal of pioneering literature originally written in languages other than English and with regard to non-Anglophone constitutional traditions, the series will also seek to publish English language translations of leading monographs in constitutional theory. Book jacket.

Contents:

The referendum revival and the constitutional moment

Beyond representation : constitutional referendums and deliberative democracy

Framing 'the people' : constitutional referendums and the demos

Elite control and the referendum process

The referendum challenge to constitutional sovereignty

External influences on constitutional referendums

Participation in constitutional referendums

Framing the substantive issue in constitutional referendums

Referendums and constitutional decision-making

Constitutional referendums : the deliberative challenge

Appendix. Referendums from 1898-2011 cited in the book.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-337) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

ISBN:

9780199592791

0199592799

OCLC:

757147126

Publisher Number:

40021083963