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Local Direct Democracy in Europe (Direct Democracy in Modern Europe) - Softcover

 
9783531182506: Local Direct Democracy in Europe (Direct Democracy in Modern Europe)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3531182501 ISBN 13: 9783531182506
Publisher: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2011

Synopsis

Modern direct democracy has recently become an important element of political life in many countries. These developments can be observed at the national, regional, and local level of political systems. Participation and democracy in local political affairs play a major role in stabilising and developing democratic systems. This volume presents, for the first time, a broad basis of information on the wide variety of local institutions and practice of direct democracy in 19 countries. Country specialists analyse
- the role of direct democracy in the institutional context and culture of national political systems,
- political processes of introduction and development of initiatives and referendums,
- regulations of procedures of municipal direct democracy,
- practice of local direct democracy,
- the contribution of local direct democracy to democratic development in general.

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About the Author

Theo Schiller is Professor of Political Science at Philipps University Marburg.

From the Back Cover

Modern direct democracy has recently become an important element of political life in many countries. These developments can be observed at the national, regional, and local level of political systems. Participation and democracy in local political affairs play a major role in stabilising and developing democratic systems. This volume presents, for the first time, a broad basis of information on the wide variety of local institutions and practice of direct democracy in 19 countries. Country specialists analyse
- the role of direct democracy in the institutional context and culture of national political systems,
- political processes of introduction and development of initiatives and referendums,
- regulations of procedures of municipal direct democracy,
- practice of local direct democracy,
- the contribution of local direct democracy to democratic development in general.

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Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3531182501
ISBN 13 
9783531182506
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
292
Editor
Schiller Theo