Referendums and Democratic Government: Normative Theory and the Analysis of Institutions

by Maija Setala

Referendums and Democratic Government is the most systematic analysis of the referendum so far. The referendum phenomenon is approached from different perspectives: social choice theory, theories of democracy, a comparative study on 22 democracies, and in-depth case studies of Sweden, Denmark and Switzerland. The referendum is not a unitary phenomenon but it serves various functions and different normative goals in the political systems studied. This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312221010
• ISBN13: 9780312221010
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.9"