03090oam 2200685I 450 991046271890332120200520144314.01-283-94238-00-203-10934-11-136-26935-510.4324/9780203109342 (CKB)2670000000315525(EBL)1108581(OCoLC)823719425(SSID)ssj0000826728(PQKBManifestationID)12314765(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000826728(PQKBWorkID)10809097(PQKB)10611160(OCoLC)828735283(MiAaPQ)EBC1108581(Au-PeEL)EBL1108581(CaPaEBR)ebr10643523(CaONFJC)MIL425488(EXLCZ)99267000000031552520180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDirect democracy and minority rights a critical assessment of the tyranny of the majority in the American states /Daniel C. LewisNew York ;London :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (137 p.)Controversies in electoral democracy and representationDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-53744-4 0-415-53743-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Direct democracy institutions & the threat of tyranny -- Direct democracy & the diffusion of anti-minority policies -- A representational filter? the passage of anti-minority policy proposals -- The flip side; direct democracy & pro-minority policies -- Conclusion.This book conclusively demonstrates that direct democracy-institutions like the ballot initiative and the referendum-endangers the rights of minorities and perpetuates a tyranny of the majority. While advocates of direct democracy advocate that these institutions protect citizens from corrupt lawmakers beholden to special interests, Daniel Lewis's thorough investigation shows how such mass participation exposes minority groups to negative policy outcomes favored by only a slim majority of voters. Some would argue that greater democratic responsiveness is a positive outcome, but without the Controversies in Electoral Democracy and RepresentationDirect democracyUnited StatesStatesRepresentative government and representationUnited StatesStatesMajoritiesMinoritiesCivil rightsUnited StatesStatesElectronic books.Direct democracyStates.Representative government and representationStates.Majorities.MinoritiesCivil rightsStates.323.173Lewis Daniel C.982806MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462718903321Direct democracy and minority rights2242857UNINA01390nam0 22002891i 450 UON0014526120231205102858.51020020107d1951 |0itac50 baengGB|||| 1||||Muhtarat min'al-adab al-'ammi al-Hadramiyyun (Us'ar wa-maqamat wa-hatb)South Arabian poetryprose and poetry from Hadramawt'Ali Hasan Ibrahim, 'Abd al-Mun'im 'Abd al-Latif Awad[edited, collated and corrected with an introduction preface by] R. B. SerjeantLondonTaylor's foreign press1951184, 8727 cmUON00368513South Arabian Poetry : prose and poetry from HadramawtGBLondonUONL003044ARS VIARABIA SAUDITA - LETTERATURAA'ALI HASAN IBRAHIMUONV087440671958'ABD al-MUN'IM 'ABD al-LATIF AWADUONV087441671959SERJEANTR. B.UONV012497Taylor's Foreign PressUONV248103650ITSOL20240220RICASIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOUONSIUON00145261SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI ARS VI 003 SI AR 1308 5 003 Muhtarat min'al-adab al-'ammi al-Hadramiyyun (Us'ar wa-maqamat wa-hatb1276890UNIOR01325nam0 22003251i 450 UON0052099820231211060821.63978-88-581-0730-020231211d2013 |0itac50 baitaIT|||| |||||L'ho uccisa perché l'amavo (falso!)Loredana Lipperini, Michela MurgiaRomaBariGLF Laterza2013XV, 80 p.18 cmDonazione prof.ssa Amalia SignorelliIT-UONSI F. Signorelli6 A258001UON004553652001 IdòlaFEMMINICIDIOItaliaUONC102169FIITRomaUONL000004ITBariUONL000072364.1520820945OMICIDIO. Il soggetto riferito alle donne. Italia22LipperiniLoredanaUONV289782478742MURGIAMichelaUONV293629606153Laterza & FigliUONV276725650ITSOL20240220RICASIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOUONSIUON00520998SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI F. Signore6 A 258 SI 48416 5 Donazione prof.ssa Amalia SignorelliL'ho uccisa perché l'amavo (falso!)3905617UNIOR