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Referendum Democracy

Citizens, Elites and Deliberation in Referendum Campaigns

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Editors:
  1. Matthew Mendelsohn

    1. Department of Political Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada

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  2. Andrew Parkin

    1. Centre for Research and Information on Canada, Montreal, Canada

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction: Referendum Democracy

    1. Introduction: Referendum Democracy

      • Matthew Mendelsohn, Andrew Parkin
      Pages 1-22

  3. The Rising Use of Referendums

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. Public Opinion and Support for Direct Democracy: a Grassroots Perspective

      • Stephen C. Craig, Amie Kreppel, James G. Kane
      Pages 25-46

    3. The Rise of Government-Initiated Referendums in Consolidated Democracies

      • Laurence Morel
      Pages 47-64

  4. The Impact of Referendums on Liberal-Democratic Institutions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. Political Parties in Direct Democracy

      • Ian Budge
      Pages 67-87

    3. Legislative Response to Direct Legislation

      • Elisabeth R. Gerber, Simon Hug
      Pages 88-108

    4. Amending Constitutions through the Referendum Device

      • Brian Galligan
      Pages 109-124

    5. Popular Control of Referendum Agendas: Implications for Democratic Outcomes and Minority Rights

      • Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan
      Pages 125-146

    6. The Medium is the Message: How Referendums Lead us to Understand Equality

      • Avigail Eisenberg
      Pages 147-165

  5. The Impact of Referendums on Deliberation and Decision Making

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Voters’ Decisions in the Nordic EU Referendums of 1994: the Importance of Party Cues

      • Anders Todal Jenssen, Ola Listhaug
      Pages 169-190

    3. Are Voters to Blame? Voter Competence and Elite Maneuvers in Referendums

      • Arthur Lupia, Richard Johnston
      Pages 191-210

    4. The News Media and Referendums

      • Richard Jenkins, Matthew Mendelsohn
      Pages 211-230

    5. Constitutional Referendums and Democratic Deliberation

      • Simone Chambers
      Pages 231-255

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 256-277
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About this book

As the referendum becomes a more regular component of decision making, it leaves few, if any, institutions, processes and values of democracy untouched. Political actors of all kinds - including political parties and interest groups - seek to use the referendum device to further their own objectives. The end result is a different kind of democracy than existed before. This book lays out the comparative research agenda on the impact of referendums on the practice of liberal democracy.

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'[A] beautifully written edited volume on the growing use of referendums around the world and their profound impact on the practice of liberal democratic governments...Written by some of the most well-respected scholars in the field, this theoretically rich volume will meet and exceed your expectations.' - Caroline J. Tolbert, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Kent State University

'...a thoughtful and useful treatment of an important subject that should be valuable for researchers and accessible to students.' - David Stewart, Canadian Journal of Political Science

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Political Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada

    Matthew Mendelsohn

  • Centre for Research and Information on Canada, Montreal, Canada

    Andrew Parkin

About the editors

SHAUN BOWLER Professor of Political Science, University of California, Riverside IAN BUDGE Professor of Political Science, University of Essex SIMONE CHAMBERS Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Colorado STEPHEN C. CRAIG Professor of Political Science, University of Florida TODD DONOVAN Associate Professor of Political Science, Western Washington University AVIGAIL EISENBERG Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia BRIAN GALLIGAN Professor of Political Science, University of Melbourne SIMON HUG Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Geneva, Switzerland RICHARD JENKINS Political Studies Department, Queen's University, Ontario ANDERS TODAL JENSSEN Associate Professor of Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim RICHARD JOHNSTON Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia JAMES G. KANE Adjunct Professor, Graduate Program in Political Campaigning, University of Florida AMIE KREPPEL Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Florida OLA LISTHAUG Professor of Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim ARTHUR LUPIA Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego LAURENCE MOREL Lecturer, Institute d'études politiques de Lille, France

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