The challenge of direct democracy : the 1992 Canadian referendum / Richard Johnston ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnston, Richard, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consensus Report on the Constitution (1992).

Referendum--Canada.

Referendum.

Constitutional amendments--Canada.

Constitutional amendments.

Canada--Politics and government--1980-.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based on extensive surveys conducted during and after the campaign, The Challenge of Direct Democracy is a comprehensive investigation of voter opinion, intention, perception, and behaviour in a referendum. The authors investigate voters' responses to arguments for and against the Accord, examine how well informed voters were, and explore a variety of explanations to account for the negative result.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Challenge of Direct Democracy""; ""2 Coming Through Charlottetown""; ""3 The Charlottetown Accord as a Coalition""; ""4 Beyond Coalition-Building""; ""5 Locating the Accord""; ""6 Polls and Expectations: Further Explorations in Campaign Dynamics""; ""7 Social Structure and Sentiment""; ""8 Why Did Quebec Say No?""; ""9 ""Know More"": Education, Knowledge, and the Vote""; ""10 Simple Majorities in Complex Societies: Direct Democracy and High Politics""; ""11 Conclusions""; ""Appendix A: Design of the 1992 Sample""

""Appendix B: 1992�3 Canadian Referendum and Election Survey""""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-334) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85420-8

9786612854200

0-7735-6629-5

OCLC:

929121551