There is an increased interest in democratic innovations as a way to foster citizens’ direct participation in the decision-making process and counteract the ‘democratic malaise’. Governments around the globe have adopted various mechanisms to implement participatory measures in political decision-making. Nevertheless, referendums remain the most widespread and established instrument in the repertoire of democratic innovations and their impact on modern politics is indisputable since more and more policies are decided via a popular vote. This dissertation studies the process of referendums throughout history and identifies factors behind referendums’ success. The first article explores the trajectory of referendum use in Europe using an o...
This article aims to identify the institutional factors that make a referendum successful. This comp...
Politics of the EU frequently use referendums to legitimise fundamental decisions. Naturally, attent...
In the direct democratic arena, the consensus of voters is required to deliberate policies; without ...
Direct democracy, an addition to representative democracy allowing citizens to directly vote on subs...
This study investigates ‘soft’ forms of direct democracy and identifies factors that explain their o...
Concerns about democratic decline and deficit have recently led to repeated calls for institutional ...
This article compares the use of referendums across political regimes over time in Europe. It does s...
Scholarship has categorized referendums predominantly along their procedural and institutional featu...
Referendums on European integration play a prominent role in the decision-making processes in curren...
Referendums have become increasingly common occurrences in European states in recent decades. Stephe...
The no-votes in the French and Dutch referendums on the Constitutional Treaty have highlighted the i...
ABSTRACT The no-votes in the French and Dutch referendums on the Consti-tutional Treaty have highlig...
In this paper, the introduction of direct-democratic decision-making in all EU decisions is consider...
Extensive research has shown how political parties use referendums to achieve their goals. Most stud...
Comprehensive comparative analysis of EU referendums from 1972 to 2008 Variety of sources used inclu...
This article aims to identify the institutional factors that make a referendum successful. This comp...
Politics of the EU frequently use referendums to legitimise fundamental decisions. Naturally, attent...
In the direct democratic arena, the consensus of voters is required to deliberate policies; without ...
Direct democracy, an addition to representative democracy allowing citizens to directly vote on subs...
This study investigates ‘soft’ forms of direct democracy and identifies factors that explain their o...
Concerns about democratic decline and deficit have recently led to repeated calls for institutional ...
This article compares the use of referendums across political regimes over time in Europe. It does s...
Scholarship has categorized referendums predominantly along their procedural and institutional featu...
Referendums on European integration play a prominent role in the decision-making processes in curren...
Referendums have become increasingly common occurrences in European states in recent decades. Stephe...
The no-votes in the French and Dutch referendums on the Constitutional Treaty have highlighted the i...
ABSTRACT The no-votes in the French and Dutch referendums on the Consti-tutional Treaty have highlig...
In this paper, the introduction of direct-democratic decision-making in all EU decisions is consider...
Extensive research has shown how political parties use referendums to achieve their goals. Most stud...
Comprehensive comparative analysis of EU referendums from 1972 to 2008 Variety of sources used inclu...
This article aims to identify the institutional factors that make a referendum successful. This comp...
Politics of the EU frequently use referendums to legitimise fundamental decisions. Naturally, attent...
In the direct democratic arena, the consensus of voters is required to deliberate policies; without ...