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Product Details
Author:
Matt Qvortrup
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
112
Publisher:
Manchester University Press (March 14, 2018)
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9781526130037
ISBN-10:
1526130033
Case Pack:
76
File:
TWO RIVERS-PERSEUS-Metadata_Only_Perseus_Distribution_Customer_Group_Metadata_20260730163245-20260730.xml
Folder:
TWO RIVERS
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Publisher Identifier:
P-PER
Discount Code:
A
Dimensions:
5.08" x 7.8" x 0.23"
Audience:
College/higher education
Series:
Pocket Politics
Weight:
4.8oz
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Imprint:
Manchester University Press
Pub Discount:
65
Overview
Referendums are ubiquitous; from Brexit in the United Kingdom in 2016 to same-sex marriage in Australia in 2017 Why are referendums held at all? And when they are held, why are they won or lost? Moreover, what are the consequences of having referendums? Do they strengthen or weaken democracy? Are they mainly won or mainly lost or do they strengthen populist leaders? Or, are referendums a shield against demagogues and overeager politicians? Government by Referendum analyses why politicians sometime submit issues to the people Based on an historical analysis, but with an emphasis on the last two decades, the book shows that referendums often have been lost by powerful politicians. While sometimes used by autocrats, mechanisms of direct democracy have increasingly performed the function of democratic constitutional safeguards in developed democracies.
