Referendums are ubiquitous; from Brexit in the United Kingdom in
2016 to same-sex marriage in Australia in 2017 Why are referendums
held at all? And when they are held, why are they won or lost?
Moreover, what are the consequences of having referendums? Do they
strengthen or weaken democracy? Are they mainly won or mainly lost
or do they strengthen populist leaders? Or, are referendums a
shield against demagogues and overeager politicians? Government by
Referendum analyses why politicians sometime submit issues to the
people Based on an historical analysis, but with an emphasis on the
last two decades, the book shows that referendums often have been
lost by powerful politicians. While sometimes used by autocrats,
mechanisms of direct democracy have increasingly performed the
function of democratic constitutional safeguards in developed
democracies. -- .
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