Let the people rule? : direct democracy in the twenty-first century / edited by Saskia P. Ruth, Yanina Welp and Laurence Whitehead.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ruth, Saskia, editor.

Welp, Yanina, editor.

Whitehead, Laurence, editor.

Series:

Studies in European political science

ECPR - Studies in European Political Science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Direct democracy--Europe.

Direct democracy.

Political participation--Europe.

Political participation.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xx, 234 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Colchester : ECPR Press, 2017.

Summary:

The biggest contemporary challenge to democratic legitimacy gravitates around the crisis of democratic representation. To tackle this problem, a growing number of established and new democracies included direct democratic instruments in their constitutions, enabling citizens to have direct influence on democratic decision-making. However, there are many different empirical manifestations of direct democracy, and their diverse consequences for representative democracy remain an understudied topic. Let the People Rule? aims to fill this gap, analysing the multifaceted consequences of direct democracy on constitutional reforms and issues of independence, democratic accountability mechanisms, and political outcomes. Chapters apply different methodological approaches to study the consequences of direct democracy on democratic legitimacy. These range from single in-depth case studies, like the Scottish independence referendum in 2014, to cross-national comparative studies, such as the direct democratic experience within the European Union.-- Provided by Publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. One Direct Democracy in the Twenty-First Century / Laurence Whitehead

ch. Two Between the `Fiction' of Representation and the `Faction' of Direct Democracy / Laurence Whitehead

ch. Three Constitution Making in Democratic Constitutional Orders: The Challenge of Citizen Participation / Gabriel L. Negretto

ch. Four A Problem or a Solution? The Referendum as a Mechanism for Citizens' Participation in Constitution Making / Jonathan Wheatley

ch. Five Plebiscites and Sovereignty: A Historical and Comparative Study of Self-Determination and Secession Referendums / Matt Qyortrup

ch. Six The Scottish Independence Referendum: A Model of Good Practice in Direct Democracy? / Stephen Tierney

ch. Seven The Motivations Behind the Use of Mechanisms of Direct Democracy / Saskia P. Ruth

ch. Eight Recall, Political Representation and Citizen Participation: Reflections Based on the Latin American Experience / Rocio Annunziata

ch. Nine The Levelling Up of a Political Institution: Perspectives on the Recall Referendum / Yanina Welp

ch. Ten Direct Democracy and its (Perceived) Consequences: The German Case / Brigitte Geissel

ch. Eleven Direct Democracy in Switzerland: The Growing Tension Between Domestic and Foreign Politics / Pascal Sciarini

ch. Twelve Direct Democracy and the European Union / Mario Mendez

ch. Thirteen Let the People Rule? / Saskia P. Ruth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781785522574

1785522574

9781785522666

1785522663

OCLC:

953843368

Publisher Number:

99986230218