Referendums and Democratic Government

Normative Theory and the Analysis of Institutions

By: Maija Setala

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Hardcover | 30 April 1999 | Edition Number 1

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Referendums and Democratic Government deals with the role of different forms of referendums in representative democracies. It analyses the referendum from the point of view of social choice theory and various theories of democracy. The institutions of referendums are analysed in twenty-two democracies, and referendums in Sweden, Denmark and Switzerland are examined as case-studies. Referendums are classified according to how they are initiated and how their agendas are set. It is argued that referendums have very diverse roles in the political systems studied in the book. Moreover, various forms of referendum have been justified by arguments based on different normative theories of democracy. The referendum is not a unitary phenomenon, and the differences at the initiatory and agenda-setting stages and their consequences should be taken into account in comparative research and in the design of institutions.

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Maija Setala has given us a valuable integration of democratic theory and the empirical study of referendums. It is especially useful in showing the wide variety of ways in which referendums are used in different political systems. Referendums have been called increasingly by governments in the past half-century, and this book provides a sophisticated analysis of the contexts in which they can contribute to democratic decision-making and also the contexts in which they can detract from it.' - Brian Barry, Professor of Political Science, Columbia University

'Around the world new forms of democratic participation are being examined and introduced. Some think that regular referendums can supply answers to some of the paradoxes of representation. Setala's timely book analytically examines the role referendums may play, demonstrating their strengths and limitations. It is an important addition to the literature on democratic government.' - Keith Dowding, London School of Economics

'...an interesting mix of the normative and the empirical.' - Shari Garber Bax, Perspectives on Political Science

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Non-Fiction Politics & Government Political Structure & Processes Elections & Referenda Political Structures & Democracy Central Government Comparative Politics Political Science & Theory Constitution & The Government & The State

Introduction
Theories of Referendum
Referendum and the Will of the Majority
Referendum and Theories of Democracy
Analysis of Institutions
Referendum in Representative Government
Referendum in Three Countries
Conclusions
Index
Introduction
Theories of Referendum
Referendum and the Will of the Majority
Referendum and Theories of Democracy
Analysis of Institutions
Referendum in Representative Government
Referendum in Three Countries
Conclusions
Index
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Normative Theory and the Analysis of Institutions

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