This book demonstrates that the generally assumed dichotomy between referendums and representative democracy does not do justice to the great diversity of refer

This handbook provides an empirically rich analysis of referendums in Europe from the end of the Second World War to the present. It addresses a range of perenn

This book aims to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of direct democratic institutions and devices as they have developed both in the thinking of modern

The referendum has become established as part of the decision-making process in many European countries. Experts from each country survey the historical experie

How referendums can diffuse populist tensions by putting power back into the hands of the people Propelled by the belief that government has slipped out of the