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Guidebook to direct democracy : in Switzerland and beyond by The Initiative & Referendum Institute Europe; [developed, written, edited by] Bruno Kaufmann, Rolf Büchi, Nadja Braun; English editor, Paul Carline is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Guidebook to direct democracy : in Switzerland and beyond about?

Includes bibliographical references and index Discussing democracy means discussing the very essence of politics! -- Initiatives & referendums -- The year of decisions -- Citizens centre stage in politics -- Back to the future -- As centralised as necessary, as decentralised as possible -- The land of the contented losers -- Jura: democracy, not nationalism -- The myth of the incompetent citizen -- Out loud -- Added-value voting -- Design determines the quality -- The democratisation of democracy -- Utopia becomes reality -- Overview -- Factsheets 1-30 -- World survey: The global participation challenge - with a special feature on Germany -- Glossary of direct-democracy terms -- The Initiative & Referendum Institute Europe

Author

The Initiative & Referendum Institute Europe; [developed, written, edited by] Bruno Kaufmann, Rolf Büchi, Nadja Braun; English editor, Paul Carline

Publisher

Marburg: Initiative & Referendum Institute Europe

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9783940716002

Subjects

Political Science, History, Social_sciences