Direct Democracy Worldwide

Direct Democracy Worldwide

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Altman David
Cambridge University Press
EAN: 9781107427099
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Challenging the common assumption that models of direct democracy and representative democracy are necessarily at odds, Direct Democracy Worldwide demonstrates how practices of direct and representative democracy interact under different institutional settings and uncovers the conditions that allow them to coexist in a mutually reinforcing manner. Whereas citizen-initiated mechanisms of direct democracy can spur productive relationships between citizens and political parties, other mechanisms of direct democracy often help leaders bypass other representative institutions, undermining republican checks and balances. The book also demonstrates that the embrace of direct democracy is costly, may generate uncertainties and inconsistencies, and can be manipulated. Nonetheless, the promise of direct democracy should not be dismissed. Direct democracy is much more than a simple, pragmatic second choice when representative democracy seems not to be working as expected. Properly designed, it can empower citizens, breaking through some of the institutionalized barriers to accountability that arise in representative systems.
EAN 9781107427099
ISBN 1107427096
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Publication date July 24, 2014
Pages 266
Language English
Dimensions 235 x 155 x 16
Country United Kingdom
Authors Altman David
Illustrations 17 Tables, unspecified; 2 Maps; 3 Halftones, unspecified; 16 Line drawings, unspecified
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