Standing out from all other books on direct democracy, Citizenship and Contemporary Direct
Democracy connects the study of direct democracy to the broader field of comparative …

This book offers a new approach for the future of democracy by advocating giving citizens
the power to deliberate and to decide how to govern themselves. Innovatively building on …

This study investigates 'soft'forms of direct democracy and identifies factors that explain their
occurrence. Soft direct democracy refers to non‐binding referendum motions and advisory …

This article argues that it is important to analyse different democratic innovations in terms of
their functions in democratic systems. For example, while citizens' initiatives have a role in …

Existing literature on the agenda‐setting process is grounded and well cited in studies of US
national institutions, but emerging scholarship has taken the fundamental principles of …

European Union (EU) public policy is notoriously technical and consensus orientated, and
dialogue between political institutions and interest groups may enhance tendencies for …

Presentada como la solución definitiva ante el déficit de participación ciudadana o como
medio para que las decisiones políticas más delicadas cuenten con suficiente legitimidad …

Referendums and citizens' initiatives are regarded as instruments of direct democracy
because they allow citizens to participate directly in processes of political agenda-setting …

Partisan gridlock and ideological polarization at the federal level have elicited diverse
responses from state and federal officials and have led citizens and groups in some states to …

Some observers argue that excessive veneration of the US Constitution has blinded
Americans to its flaws and made them reluctant to consider necessary reforms. In this paper …