Referendums as representative democracy / Leah Trueblood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trueblood, Leah, 1987- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Direct democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Hart Publishing, [2024]

Summary:

In referendums on fundamental constitutional issues, do the people come together to make decisions instead of representatives?This book argues no.It offers an alternative theory of referendums whereby they are one of many ordinary ways that voters give direction to their representatives.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Contents

1. Introduction

I. A Guide to this Book

II. The 'Basic Fact' of Modern Politics

III. An Alternative: Referendums as Representative Democracy

IV. What is a Referendum?

V. Scope and Methodology

VI. Referendums in a Global Context

VII. Conclusion

2. The People or Politicians? A False Choice

I. Introduction

II. Two-track Democracy

III. Constitutions

IV. Legitimate Authority

V. Constitutional Authorship

VI. Participating in the Material Constitution

3. Why Referendums on Fundamental Constitutional Matters Cannot be Directly Democratic

II. The Case for Referendums as Exceptional

III. The People Coming Together to Make Decisions Instead of Decisions Being Made by Representatives

IV. The People Coming Together to Make Decisions Instead of Decisions Being Made by Representatives

V. The People Coming Together to Make Decisions Instead of Decisions Being Made by Representatives

VI. The People Coming Together to Make Decisions Instead of Decisions Being Made by Representatives

4. Referendums as Representative Democracy

II. Referendums as Providing Specific Direction to Representatives

III. The Constitutional Implications of Treating Referendums as Representative

IV. Justifying Referendums as Representative

V. Procedural and Instrumental Arguments for Referendums

VI. A Piecemeal Case for Referendums

VII. The Right Kind of Reasons to Hold Referendums

VIII. The Trickiest Case: Secession

IX. Conclusion

5. Principles for the Use of Referendums

II. Making Referendums Representative

III. The Success Conditions of Referendums

IV. Confronting the Case against Referendums

V. Referendums as 'Remedies'

VI. Conclusion.

6. Three Case Studies

II. Brexit in 2016

III. The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in 1998

IV. Chile in 2019

V. Conclusion

7. Conclusion

I. Purpose and Message of the Book

II. Overview of the Book's Arguments

III. The Future of Referendums in Representative Democracy: The False Choice of Liberalism and Populism

IV. Moving Past Liberalism and Populism

V. Practical Implications

VI. Concluding Thought: The Need for Change

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781509940820

1509940820

OCLC:

1425791597