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Do small but wealthy interest groups influence referendums, ballot initiatives, and other forms of direct legislation at the expense of the broader public interest? Many observers argue that they do, often lamenting that direct legislation has, paradoxically, been captured by the very same wealthy interests whose power it was designed to curb. Elisabeth Gerber, however, challenges that argument. In this first systematic study of how money and interest group power actually affect direct legislation, she reveals that big spending does not necessarily mean big influence. Gerber bases her findings on extensive surveys of the activities and motivations of interest groups and on close examination of campaign finance records from 168 direct legislation campaigns in eight states. Her research confirms what such wealthy interests as the insurance industry, trial lawyer associations, and tobacco companies have learned by defeats at the ballot box: if citizens do not like a proposed new law, even an expensive, high-profile campaign will not make them change their mind. She demonstrates, however, that these economic interest groups have considerable success in using direct legislation to block initiatives that others are proposing and to exert pressure on politicians. By contrast, citizen interest groups with broad-based support and significant organizational resources have proven to be extremely effective in using direct legislation to pass new laws. Clearly written and argued, this is a major theoretical and empirical contribution to our understanding of the role of citizens and organized interests in the American legislative process.
Pressure groups --- Referendum --- Ballot initiatives --- Ballot measures --- Initiative and referendum --- Initiatives, Ballot --- Propositions (Referendum) --- Referenda --- Referendums --- Democracy --- Elections --- Representative government and representation --- Direct democracy --- Plebiscite
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"Das „Jahrbuch für direkte Demokratie“ versteht sich als kritisches interdisziplinäres Forum für alle Fragen unmittelbarer Demokratie. Fundierte wissenschaftliche Beiträge, eine verlässliche Dokumentation der Praxis im In- und Ausland und der Nachweis neuester Literatur verschaffen allen Interessierten Jahr für Jahr handlichen Aufschluss über den aktuellen Stand von Theorie und Praxis direkter Demokratie. Der zweite Band des Jahrbuchs weist einen deutlichen Schwerpunkt in der Politikwissenschaft bzw. der politischen Ökonomie auf. Er dokumentiert die Kontroverse um die Tauglichkeit direktdemokratischer Instrumente: „aktive“ Volksgesetzgebung (Patzelt) oder bloße „Vetoposition“ (Decker)? Neuartige empirische Untersuchungen geben Aufschluss über die Einstellung von Politikern und Bevölkerung zu direktdemokratischen Rechten auf Bundesebene (Feld et al.) sowie tatsächlichen Auswirkungen des Abstimmungskampfes auf das Stimmverhalten (Schoen et al.). Neben die gewohnten Berichte aus den Referenzländern Schweiz und USA treten im rechtsvergleichenden Teil Untersuchungen zu Südtirol, Island und Frankreich; in supranationaler Perspektive darf natürlich die neue Europäische Bürgerinitiative nicht fehlen (Kaufmann). Aktuellen deutschen Entwicklungen sind Abhandlungen zur Reform der direkten Demokratie in Bremen (Schefold), dem Volksentscheid zum Nichtraucherschutz in Bayern (Weixner) sowie die Dokumentation des Gutachtens zu „Stuttgart 21“ (Wieland/Hermes) gewidmet. Die Dokumentation neuer Literatur wurde international wie interdisziplinär deutlich ausgeweitet. Rechts- und Politikwissenschaftler, Ökonomen, Zeithistoriker und alle an der Mitwirkung des Volkes an Sachentscheidungen Interessierten erhalten mit dem neuen Band des Jahrbuchs wiederum handlichen Aufschluss über den aktuellen Stand von Theorie und Praxis direkter Demokratie."
Direct democracy --- Referendum --- Ballot initiatives --- Ballot measures --- Initiative and referendum --- Initiatives, Ballot --- Propositions (Referendum) --- Referenda --- Referendums --- Democracy --- Elections --- Representative government and representation --- Plebiscite --- Direct legislation --- Öffentliches Recht --- Verfassungs- und Verwaltungsrecht --- Staats- und Verfassungsrecht
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Referendum --- Sudan --- South Sudan --- United States --- Politics and government --- Politics and government. --- History --- Foreign relations
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Three large-scale democratic experiments have taken place in which groups of randomly selected ordinary citizens were asked to independently design the next electoral system. The lessons drawn from the research are relevant for those interested in political participation, public opinion, deliberation, public policy, and democracy.
Community organization --- Political sociology --- Political participation --- Political participation. --- Élections --- Participation politique --- Science politique --- Études comparatives --- Référendum --- Élections --- Référendum --- Études comparatives
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Administrative law --- openbaarheid van bestuur --- administratief recht --- Flanders --- Publiek en administratief recht : Openbaarheid van bestuur --- Droit public et administratif : Publicité de l'administration --- E-books --- 405 Openbaarheid van bestuur --- 342.57 <493-17> --- droit public --- vlaamse regering --- Rechten van het volk. Ombudsman. Referendum. Referendum ante legem--Vlaanderen. Vlaams Gewest. Nederlandstalige Gemeenschap in België --- publiek recht --- gouvernement flamand --- Legislation --- Belgium --- Flanders (Belgium) --- Openbaarheid van bestuur --- Decreet openbaarheid van bestuur
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Modern direct democracy has recently become an important element of political life in many countries. These developments can be observed at the national, regional, and local level of political systems. Participation and democracy in local political affairs play a major role in stabilising and developing democratic systems. This volume presents, for the first time, a broad basis of information on the wide variety of local institutions and practice of direct democracy in 19 countries. Country specialists analyse - the role of direct democracy in the institutional context and culture of national political systems, - political processes of introduction and development of initiatives and referendums, - regulations of procedures of municipal direct democracy, - practice of local direct democracy, - the contribution of local direct democracy to democratic development in general.
Direct democracy -- Europe -- Congresses. --- Direct democracy -- Europe. --- Europe -- Politics and government -- 1989- -- Congresses. --- Local government -- Europe -- Congresses. --- Political participation -- Europe -- Congresses. --- Referendum -- Europe -- Congresses. --- Direct democracy --- Referendum --- Political participation --- Local government --- Political Science --- Government - General --- Law, Politics & Government --- Political Institutions & Public Administration - General --- Political Science - General --- Direct legislation --- Political science. --- Comparative politics. --- Political Science and International Relations. --- Political Science. --- Comparative Politics. --- Democracy --- Comparative political systems --- Comparative politics --- Government, Comparative --- Political systems, Comparative --- Political science --- Administration --- Civil government --- Commonwealth, The --- Government --- Political theory --- Political thought --- Politics --- Science, Political --- Social sciences --- State, The --- Europe --- Politics and government
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Challenging the common assumption that models of direct democracy and representative democracy are necessarily at odds, Direct Democracy Worldwide demonstrates how practices of direct and representative democracy interact under different institutional settings and uncovers the conditions that allow them to coexist in a mutually reinforcing manner. Whereas citizen-initiated mechanisms of direct democracy can spur productive relationships between citizens and political parties, other mechanisms of direct democracy often help leaders bypass other representative institutions, undermining republican checks and balances. The book also demonstrates that the embrace of direct democracy is costly, may generate uncertainties and inconsistencies, and can be manipulated. Nonetheless, the promise of direct democracy should not be dismissed. Direct democracy is much more than a simple, pragmatic second choice when representative democracy seems not to be working as expected. Properly designed, it can empower citizens, breaking through some of the institutionalized barriers to accountability that arise in representative systems.
Direct democracy. --- Direct legislation --- Comparative government --- Direct democracy --- #SBIB:324H50 --- Democracy --- Referendum --- Comparative political systems --- Comparative politics --- Government, Comparative --- Political systems, Comparative --- Political science --- Politieke participatie en legitimiteit (referenda, directe democratie, publieke opinie...) --- Political systems --- Political sociology --- Comparative government. --- Social Sciences --- Political Science
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Direct democracy --- Political participation --- Municipal government --- Direct legislation --- Democracy --- Referendum --- Citizen participation --- Community action --- Community involvement --- Community participation --- Involvement, Community --- Mass political behavior --- Participation, Citizen --- Participation, Community --- Participation, Political --- Political activity --- Political behavior --- Political rights --- Social participation --- Political activists --- Politics, Practical --- Cities and towns --- City government --- Municipal administration --- Municipal reform --- Municipalities --- Urban politics --- Local government --- Metropolitan government --- Municipal corporations --- History. --- Government
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Peace-building --- Referendum --- Self-determination, National --- Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, Sudan People's Liberation Army --- Sudan --- South Sudan --- United States --- Politics and government --- Politics and government. --- History --- Peace. --- Foreign relations
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Présentation de l'éditeur : "L'étude comparative des différentes étapes de l'élaboration de la loi dans les régimes parlementaires allemand, britannique, français et italien nous apprend que la thèse de l'anomalie du parlementarisme rationalisé français doit être infirmée. Tous les Gouvernements de référence disposent de moyens procéduraux équivalents pour faire aboutir leurs projets de loi. Le cumul du fait majoritaire et de la mise en œuvre du parlementarisme rationalisé ne doit pas être analysé, en tant que tel comme une singularité dans le mode d'exercice du pouvoir gouvernemental. La culture institutionnelle constitue un paramètre à prendre en compte, à côté du degré de rigidité de la majorité et du parlementarisme rationalisé, pour déterminer les atouts dont un Gouvernement dispose pour faire aboutir son programme législatif"
Parliamentary practice --- Procédure parlementaire --- Régime représentatif --- Démocratie indirecte --- Démocratie représentative --- Gouvernement représentatif --- Régime représentatif --- Régimes politiques représentatifs --- Représentatif, Régime --- Représentatifs, Régimes --- Representative government --- (droit constitutionnel) --- Droit parlementaire --- Parlements --- Pratique parlementaire --- Procédure législative --- Règlement intérieur des parlements --- Règlements et procédure --- Interpellation (procédure parlementaire) --- Droit d'amendement (droit constitutionnel) --- Protocole parlementaire --- Clôture (procédure parlementaire) --- Commissions parlementaires --- Motions de censure --- Obstructionnisme --- Projets de loi d'intérêt local --- Question de confiance --- Questions parlementaires --- Séances parlementaires --- Sessions parlementaires --- Débats et controverses --- Règlement intérieur d'assemblée --- Legislative bodies --- Legislative procedure --- Order, Rules of --- Parliamentary law --- Parliamentary procedure --- Procedure, Parliamentary --- Rules and practice --- Rules of order --- Debates and debating --- Meetings --- Études comparatives --- Thèses et écrits académiques. --- Vote --- Auditions --- Discipline --- Liberté de parole --- Law and legislation --- République --- Régimes semi-présidentiels --- Contreseing --- Régimes présidentiels --- Discipline de parti --- Élections --- Groupes de pression --- Majorité (droit constitutionnel) --- Monarchie constitutionnelle --- Référendum --- Régime d'assemblée --- Régimes parlementaires --- Démocratie
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