Direct Democracy and Minorities - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3531185810 ISBN 13 : 9783531185811

Editeur : VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2012

Synopsis

Modern direct democracy has become an essential element of political life in many countries in Europe and worldwide. The initiative and referendum process offers extra channels for citizen participation and thus represents an important supplementary institution in modern democracies. This third volume of the series Direct Democracy in Modern Europe focuses on direct-democratic decisions on minority affairs. The main question is whether direct democracy tends towards a domination of the majority over a minority, producing new conflicts, or whether, how, and under what conditions it helps to solve problems in complex societies and leads to lasting solutions to political disputes. This volume includes articles by specialist researchers on
- historical experiences of direct-democratic decisions on territorial conflicts;
- theoretical considerations on direct democracy and minorities;
- case studies on popular votes concerning minority issues;
- several country case studies;
- the role of the media in direct-democratic campaigns on minority affairs;
- the potential of transnational direct democracy.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr. Wilfried Marxer is Director and Head of the Department of Political Sciences at the Liechtenstein Institute, Bendern.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3531185810
• ISBN 13: 9783531185811
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Éditeur: Marxer Wilfried
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible