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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455155303321

Titolo

Referendums and representative democracy [[electronic resource] ] : responsiveness, accountability and deliberation / / edited by Maija Setälä and Theo Schiller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2009

ISBN

1-135-21506-5

1-282-25642-4

9786612256424

0-203-87342-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 p.)

Collana

Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; ; 62

Altri autori (Persone)

SetäläMaija

SchillerTheo

Disciplina

328.2/3

Soggetti

Referendum

Representative government and representation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Part I Referendums and models democracy; 2 From people's veto to instrument of elite consensus: The referendum experience in Ireland; 3 Stabilizing or destabilizing?: Direct- democratic instruments in different political systems; 4 Ideological positions and the referendum in the Netherlands; Part II The demand for referendums: Strategies and ideologies

5 To structure political conflict: The institutionalization of referendums on European integration in the Nordic countries6 Elite motives for initiating referendums: Avoidance, addition and contradiction; 7 The surge of referendums and the New Politics approach; Part III Referendum campaigns and voter behaviour; 8 Campaign tactics and outcomes in referendums: A comparative analysis; 9 Intense but useless?: Public debate and voting factors in two referendums in Spain; 10 Checks and balances in Swiss direct democracy; Conclusions; Index



Sommario/riassunto

This volume analyses how the use of referendums affects the central functions and characteristics of representative democracy. It provides a balanced account of the interaction between referendums and representative institutions and actors, seeking to evaluate whether referendums supplement or undermine representative democracy. Considering both normative and empirical questions, the volume also examines the particular circumstances under which referendums strengthen or weaken representative democracy. Providing a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches used in the study

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Record Nr.

UNINA990003209790403321

Autore

De Benedictis, Michele <1927- >

Titolo

Strutture aziendali, redditi ed occupazione nell'agricoltura campana: problemi e politiche di intervento / Michele de Benedictis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Benevento, : Poligrafico campano, 1973

Descrizione fisica

116 p., [7] c. di tav. di cui 1 ripiegata : ill. ; 25 cm

Disciplina

338.1

Locazione

FSPBC

SES

FAGBC

Collocazione

COLLEZ. 25 (6)

H/1.10 DES

A CHI 1426

F ECO 553

F ECO 594

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

In testa al front.: Regione Campania

1. Conferenza agricola regionale