Direct democracy

David Altman

Chapter 18 in Handbook of Comparative Political Institutions, 2024, pp 276-293 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This contribution briefly overviews how different mechanisms of direct democracy (MDDs) find their way into contemporary polities, offering a typology of the most used MDDs - such as referendums, popular initiatives and plebiscites. It pays attention to the incredible variation of their institutional designs and advances avenues for direct-democracy measurement, zooming in on the modern-day uses of these institutions. It is shown that, as with virtually any political institution, MDDs can be abused and instrumentalized by anyone. It also debunks some of direct democracy’s presumed effects on democracy. Finally, it opens some suggestions for future avenues research can take.

Keywords: Politics; and; Public; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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