The Promises and Dangers of Direct Democracy: A Historical Comparison
Delving into the diverse structures, practices, and consequences of direct democracy in the United States and California and in the European Union, Italy, Switzerland, and France, this volume presents striking contrasts. French legal scholars demonstrate an exceedingly cautious, yet somewhat positiv...
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Siècles
2014
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| Acceso en liña: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | Delving into the diverse structures, practices, and consequences of direct democracy in the United States and California and in the European Union, Italy, Switzerland, and France, this volume presents striking contrasts. French legal scholars demonstrate an exceedingly cautious, yet somewhat positive view of the potential promise of direct democracy to increase citizen involvement in decision-making in Europe, while Californian historians cry out in warning of its dangers and negative consequences. Central to the distinctions drawn between American and European systems of direct democracy is the extent to which the influence of money has intruded into the political process, as well as in the United States, the role of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the phenomenon of American constitutionalism. |
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