Voting on Independence and National Issues: A Historical and Comparative Study of Referendums on Self-Determination and Secession
To date there have been fifty independence referendums. Some have been official, others unofficial. Some have been successful, and others have ended in failure. This article analyses how independence referendums have contributed to more civic engagement and how this use of the referendum can - under...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:rfcb_366 https://doi.org/10.4000/rfcb.366 urn:doi:10.4000/rfcb.366 en https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/366 2015-07-22T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/k122 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Voting on Independence and National Issues: A Historical and Comparative Study of Referendums on Self-Determination and Secession Revue française de civilisation britannique CRECIB - Centre de recherche et d'études en civilisation britannique info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2429-4373 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0248-9015 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb Qvortrup, Matt Royaume-Uni Écosse démocratie directe engagement civique référendum sur l’indépendance United Kingdom Scotland direct democracy civic engagement referendum To date there have been fifty independence referendums. Some have been official, others unofficial. Some have been successful, and others have ended in failure. This article analyses how independence referendums have contributed to more civic engagement and how this use of the referendum can - under certain circumstances - enhance the ideals of participation espoused by the likes of Rousseau, Tocqueville and Mill. A ce jour, cinquante référendums sur l’indépendance ont été organisés dans le monde. Certains furent officiels, d’autres officieux. Certains ont réussi, d’autres ont échoué. Cet article analyse la façon dont les référendums sur l’indépendance ont contribué à accroître l’implication des citoyens dans la vie publique et ont pu, dans certaines circonstances, conforter les idéaux participatifs promus par Rousseau, Tocqueville et Mill. |
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To date there have been fifty independence referendums. Some have been official, others unofficial. Some have been successful, and others have ended in failure. This article analyses how independence referendums have contributed to more civic engagement and how this use of the referendum can - under certain circumstances - enhance the ideals of participation espoused by the likes of Rousseau, Tocqueville and Mill. |
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Voting on Independence and National Issues: A Historical and Comparative Study of Referendums on Self-Determination and Secession |
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Voting on Independence and National Issues: A Historical and Comparative Study of Referendums on Self-Determination and Secession |
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Voting on Independence and National Issues: A Historical and Comparative Study of Referendums on Self-Determination and Secession |
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Voting on Independence and National Issues: A Historical and Comparative Study of Referendums on Self-Determination and Secession |
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Voting on Independence and National Issues: A Historical and Comparative Study of Referendums on Self-Determination and Secession |
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voting on independence and national issues: a historical and comparative study of referendums on self-determination and secession |
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