Public opinion is increasingly at the heart of both political and scholarly debates on
European integration. This article reviews the large literature on public support for, and …

International institutions are increasingly being challenged by domestic opposition and
nationalist political forces. Yet, levels of politicization differ significantly across countries …

Covering the history, governing institutions, and policies of the European Union, Jonathan
Olsen and John McCormick present the EU as one of the world's economic and political …

Democratic theorists generally ignore that the institutional design of popular vote processes
varies in important ways. However, these differences in design influence the kind of role that …

The recent proliferation of referendums on sovereignty matters has fuelled growing scholarly
interest. However, comparative research is hindered by the weaknesses of current …

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 …

Abstract The European Union (EU) is a unique international alliance project, successful in
maintaining political stability through its institutional model and decision-making procedures …

This study was commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens'
Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs of …

As noted in Chapter 1, the multi-dimensional crisis facing the EU is unprecedented in
seriousness and severity. But crises are nothing new in the trajectory of European …

The rising number of referendums on EU matters, such as the Brexit and the Catalonian
independence votes, highlight the increasing importance of referendums as a problem …