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catalog abstract ""Democracy means the rule of the people. Yet in all countries, the role of the citizen is limited to periodic general elections and occasional referendums - especially in Britain where the doctrine of 'Parliamentary sovereignty' was until recently an article of faith. However, referendums are becoming an important feature of Western democracy. Citizens are increasingly being called upon to decide complex political issues by the very same people they elected to make those decisions. This study offers the first comparative assessment of the referendum, looking at its development in Britain, Europe and the United States." "In Britain the Labour Government has proposed - and in some cases has already held - several referendums on issues ranging from devolution to the single European currency. This is far from a British phenomenon - virtually all European countries are moving towards a greater use of referendums. Should this trend be endorsed? Or should it be condemned as populism? The fundamental question which this book seeks to answer is whether referendums are a just and democratic means of increasing the role of the citizen. Do referendums threaten minorities and are they a threat to representative democracy?" "This book gives an overview of the use of the referendum from its inception and early development to the present day and outlines the theoretical history of the referendum device. It is suitable for higher level undergraduates, academics and researchers in the fields of political theory and comparative politics."--Jacket.".
catalog contributor b12465340.
catalog created "2002.".
catalog date "2002".
catalog date "2002.".
catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
catalog description ""Democracy means the rule of the people. Yet in all countries, the role of the citizen is limited to periodic general elections and occasional referendums - especially in Britain where the doctrine of 'Parliamentary sovereignty' was until recently an article of faith. However, referendums are becoming an important feature of Western democracy. Citizens are increasingly being called upon to decide complex political issues by the very same people they elected to make those decisions. This study offers the first comparative assessment of the referendum, looking at its development in Britain, Europe and the United States."".
catalog description ""In Britain the Labour Government has proposed - and in some cases has already held - several referendums on issues ranging from devolution to the single European currency. This is far from a British phenomenon - virtually all European countries are moving towards a greater use of referendums. Should this trend be endorsed? Or should it be condemned as populism? The fundamental question which this book seeks to answer is whether referendums are a just and democratic means of increasing the role of the citizen. Do referendums threaten minorities and are they a threat to representative democracy?"".
catalog description ""This book gives an overview of the use of the referendum from its inception and early development to the present day and outlines the theoretical history of the referendum device. It is suitable for higher level undergraduates, academics and researchers in the fields of political theory and comparative politics."--Jacket.".
catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [162]-178) and index.".
catalog description "The referendum and the ideal of consensus government. The principle of participation and the referendum ; Referendums and voter knowledge: some empirical findings ; Excursus: the reasoning voter ; Excursus: voter knowledge in a representative democracy ; A preliminary conclusion -- A.V. Dicey's theory: the referendum as the people's veto. The initiative ; Civic education and the limits of public participation ; The referendum act as an alternative to a second chamber -- Do referendums 'stand in the way of salutary reform'? Transfer of sovereignty referendums: support for integration ; Referendums on constitutional issues: with a special reference to Australian referendums ; Referendums on moral issues ; Referendums on economic issues ; Referendums on 'other issues' ; Excursus: the referendum as a deus ex machina ; Referendums as a conservative weapon: a preliminary assessment -- Is the referendum a constitutional safeguard? ; Comparative perspectives on the referendum in Britain ; The labour proposals for referendums in 1996: a case study ; British referendums: the story so far -- The minority veto and the popular referendum: two case studies ; The Danish minority veto: a historical introduction ; The popular referendum in Italy ; Excursus: referendums in Germany ; The popular referendum and the normative criteria.".
catalog extent "vi, 183 p. ;".
catalog identifier "0719060370 (hardback)".
catalog issued "2002".
catalog issued "2002.".
catalog language "eng".
catalog publisher "Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave,".
catalog subject "328.2/3 21".
catalog subject "JF491 .Q94 2002".
catalog subject "Referendum.".
catalog tableOfContents "The referendum and the ideal of consensus government. The principle of participation and the referendum ; Referendums and voter knowledge: some empirical findings ; Excursus: the reasoning voter ; Excursus: voter knowledge in a representative democracy ; A preliminary conclusion -- A.V. Dicey's theory: the referendum as the people's veto. The initiative ; Civic education and the limits of public participation ; The referendum act as an alternative to a second chamber -- Do referendums 'stand in the way of salutary reform'? Transfer of sovereignty referendums: support for integration ; Referendums on constitutional issues: with a special reference to Australian referendums ; Referendums on moral issues ; Referendums on economic issues ; Referendums on 'other issues' ; Excursus: the referendum as a deus ex machina ; Referendums as a conservative weapon: a preliminary assessment -- Is the referendum a constitutional safeguard? ; Comparative perspectives on the referendum in Britain ; The labour proposals for referendums in 1996: a case study ; British referendums: the story so far -- The minority veto and the popular referendum: two case studies ; The Danish minority veto: a historical introduction ; The popular referendum in Italy ; Excursus: referendums in Germany ; The popular referendum and the normative criteria.".
catalog title "A comparative study of referendums : government by the people / Mads Qvortrup.".
catalog type "text".