Referendums and representative democracy responsiveness, accountability and deliberation /

• Other Authors: Setälä, Maija., Schiller, Theo.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
• Series: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; 62.
• Subjects: Referendum.; Representative government and representation.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > Legislative Branch. > Government; Volksstemmingen.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary
• Item Description: Title from PDF title page (viewed Oct. 1, 2009).; This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2009.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780203873427 (electronic bk.); 0203873424 (electronic bk.); 9780415481038 (hbk.); 0415481031 (hbk.)

This volume analyses how the use of referendums affects the central functions and characteristics of representative democracy and provides a balanced account on the interaction between referendums, representative institutions and actors.