Citizens' Initiatives in Europe: Procedures and Consequences of Agenda-Setting by Citizens (Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century)
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Hardcover. An exploration and analysis of the regulation and practices of citizens' initiatives in eleven European democracies and the EU. The contributors to this volume shed light on how citizens' initiatives influence patterns of political agenda-setting in representative democracies and how they can contribute to participatory democracy. Editor(s): Setala, Maija; Schiller, Theo. Series: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPHV; JPP; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
An exploration and analysis of the regulation and practices of citizens' initiatives in eleven European democracies and the EU. The contributors to this volume shed light on how citizens' initiatives influence patterns of political agenda-setting in representative democracies and how they can contribute to participatory democracy.
An exploration and analysis of the regulation and practices of citizens' initiatives in eleven European democracies and the EU. The contributors to this volume shed light on how citizens' initiatives influence patterns of political agenda-setting in representative democracies and how they can contribute to participatory democracy.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230319691
SKU
V9780230319691
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99-15
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DAUNIS AUERS Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at the Department of Political Science at the University of Latvia VÍCTOR CUESTA Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain KARIM GIESE Assistant Professor for Constitutional and Administrative Law at the University Salzburg, Spain, Austria BRUNO KAUFMANN Co-founder and President of the Initiative and ... Read more
Reviews for Citizens' Initiatives in Europe: Procedures and Consequences of Agenda-Setting by Citizens (Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century)
'An important contribution to the comparative literature on direct democracy. The growing use of initiatives and the coming into effect of the new European Citizens' Initiative make this a particularly timely publication.' - Lawrence LeDuc, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada 'This is an impressive book. It covers an obvious need and is written by the best experts ... Read more