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Direct Democracy in Europe: Potentials and Pitfalls
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Abstract Diagnoses of a democratic recession or 'hollowing out' of democracy are numerous and varied but usually encompass the following symptoms: a decline in turnout and other forms of political participation; policy making that is increasingly detached from ordinary citizens and their preferences; and an ... mehr
Diagnoses of a democratic recession or 'hollowing out' of democracy are numerous and varied but usually encompass the following symptoms: a decline in turnout and other forms of political participation; policy making that is increasingly detached from ordinary citizens and their preferences; and an erosion of trust in government and satisfaction with democracy among citizens - all of which ultimately challenge the legitimacy of democratic institutions. Direct democracy is one of the most prominent, far‐reaching and popular remedies proposed in response to such diagnoses. It, by allowing citizens to directly vote on questions usually decided by representatives, seems intuitively appealing as an obvious extension and deepening of democracy. In this article I survey the potentials but also pitfalls of an increased institutionalization of direct democracy and use thereof in the countries of the EU focusing on the three key aspects identified above: representation, turnout and citizens' political support.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Demokratie; politische Partizipation; Bürgerbeteiligung; Entscheidungsfindung; Repräsentation; Wahlbeteiligung; direkte Demokratie; Institutionalisierung; EU
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2015
Seitenangabe
S. 17-27
Zeitschriftentitel
Global Policy, 6 (2015) Suppl. 1
Heftthema
Changing the European Debate: A Rollback of Democracy
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.12224
ISSN
1758-5899
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung