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Over the last 30 years referendums have played an increasingly
important role in determining government policy. Recent high
profile referendums in Scotland, Catalonia and Ukraine have
continued the movement towards independence referendums following
decolonization and the end of the Cold War. The Greek bailout
referendum and Britain's vote on membership of the EU reflect a
tradition of European states giving their people a direct say in
the transfer of sovereign powers to the European Union seen through
the ratification of key treaties such as Maastricht, Amsterdam,
Nice and Lisbon. This Routledge Handbook covers key aspects and
issues of direct democracy and referendums throughout the world
including: *their history; *when, why, where, how and on which
issues referendums are held; *why some referendums are more
democratic than others; *how referendums are won; *whether they
produce good policies; *if referendums increase participation and
improve the quality of representative democracies; *do referendums
increase trust in democracy and the political actors; *the impact
of new technology on the possibilities, methods and frequency of
direct public political participation; *how they should be
regulated. Covering other related areas such as recall, citizen
juries and random selection, this compendium is an indispensable
guide to referendums and the workings of modern democracy.
Over the last 30 years referendums have played an increasingly
important role in determining government policy. Recent high
profile referendums in Scotland, Catalonia and Ukraine have
continued the movement towards independence referendums following
decolonization and the end of the Cold War. The Greek bailout
referendum and Britain's vote on membership of the EU reflect a
tradition of European states giving their people a direct say in
the transfer of sovereign powers to the European Union seen through
the ratification of key treaties such as Maastricht, Amsterdam,
Nice and Lisbon. This Routledge Handbook covers key aspects and
issues of direct democracy and referendums throughout the world
including: *their history; *when, why, where, how and on which
issues referendums are held; *why some referendums are more
democratic than others; *how referendums are won; *whether they
produce good policies; *if referendums increase participation and
improve the quality of representative democracies; *do referendums
increase trust in democracy and the political actors; *the impact
of new technology on the possibilities, methods and frequency of
direct public political participation; *how they should be
regulated. Covering other related areas such as recall, citizen
juries and random selection, this compendium is an indispensable
guide to referendums and the workings of modern democracy.
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