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Direct Democracy Worldwide
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Direct Democracy Worldwide Paperback - 2014

by David Altman


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Challenging the common assumption that models of direct democracy and representative democracy are necessarily at odds, Direct Democracy Worldwide demonstrates how practices of direct and representative democracy interact under different institutional settings and uncovers the conditions that allow them to coexist in a mutually reinforcing manner. Whereas citizen-initiated mechanisms of direct democracy can spur productive relationships between citizens and political parties, other mechanisms of direct democracy often help leaders bypass other representative institutions, undermining republican checks and balances. The book also demonstrates that the embrace of direct democracy is costly, may generate uncertainties and inconsistencies, and in some cases is easily manipulated. Nonetheless, the promise of direct democracy should not be dismissed. Direct democracy is much more than a simple, pragmatic second choice when representative democracy seems not to be working as expected. Properly designed, it can empower citizens, breaking through some of the institutionalized barriers to accountability that arise in representative systems.

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  • Title Direct Democracy Worldwide
  • Author David Altman
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 266
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Date 2014-07-24
  • ISBN 9781107427099 / 1107427096
  • Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.6 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.52 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 321.8
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