Referendum Democracy

Citizens, Elites and Deliberation in Referendum Campaigns

• Author(s): M. Mendelsohn, A. Parkin,
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Pages: 277
• ISBN_10: 0333918894
  ISBN_13: 9780333918890
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / General , Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy , Political Science / Comparative Politics , Political Science / International Relations / General , Political Science / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections , Political Science / History & Theory ,

Description:... As the referendum becomes a more regular component of decision making, it leaves few, if any, institutions, processes and values of democracy untouched. Political actors of all kinds - including political parties and interest groups - seek to use the referendum device to further their own objectives. The end result is a different kind of democracy than existed before. This book lays out the comparative research agenda on the impact of referendums on the practice of liberal democracy.