David Altman

Citizenship and Contemporary Direct Democracy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Citizenship and Contemporary Direct Democracy is for anyone who studies democracy, elections, or political institutions. Its original data makes it indispensable for researchers, while the accessible, non-technical approach makes it suitable for students and teachers alike. The normative argument will appeal to political theorists and philosophers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 465g
• ISBN-13: 9781108721776
• ISBN-10: 110872177X
• Artikelnr.: 61445056

Autorenporträt

David Altman is Professor of Political Science and Chair of Comparative Politics at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. His research and teaching interests lie in the field of comparative politics with an emphasis on democracy. He is the author of Direct Democracy Worldwide (Cambridge, 2011) and has twice received the Uruguayan National Prize for Political Science.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Democratic innovations for representative governments
Part I. Origins: 2. Breaking through: the rebirth of direct democracy in the age of the national-state
3. Catching on: waves of adoption of citizen-initiated mechanisms of direct democracy since World War I
Part II. Nature: 4. Status quo bias? Political change through direct democracy
5. Left or right? Investigating potential ideological biases in contemporary direct democracy
Part III. Reform: 6. Why adopt direct democracy? Much more than a simple vote
7. How can direct democracy be improved? Citizens' commissions and citizens' counterproposals
8. Conclusions: a new democratic equilibrium
Appendices
References
Index.