Citizens' initiatives in Europe: procedures and consequences of agenda-setting by citizens

Citizens' initiatives in Europe: procedures and consequences of agenda-setting by citizens

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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. MAIJA SETÄLÄ Academy Research Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of Turku, Finland. She specializes in democratic theory, direct democracy and democratic innovation and has published several articles and books on these topics. THEO SCHILLER Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Philipps University Marburg, Germany. He previously worked as a political consultant and his teaching, research and publications have focused on German, European and Canadian politics and theory and comparativeresearch of democratic systems, including direct democracy. INDICE: Introduction; 'T.Schiller' & 'M.Setälä - 'PART I: PRACTICES OF FULL-SCALE INITIATIVES - Switzerland: Citizens' Initiatives as a Measure to Control the Political Agenda; 'G.Lutz - 'Initiatives in Liechtenstein - Safety Valve in a Complex System of Government; 'W.Marxer - 'An Electoral Tactic? Citizens' Initiatives in Post-Soviet Latvia; 'D.Auers - 'PART II: SYSTEMS MIXING DIFFERENT TYPES OF INITIATIVES - Institutions of Citizens' Political Participationin Italy: Crooked Forms, Hindered Institutionalization; 'P.Uleri - 'Initiative Instruments in Germany b Variations in Regional States; 'T.Schiller - 'Citizens' Initiative in Hungary: An Additional Opportunity for Power-Sharing in anExtremely Majoritarian System; 'Z.T.Pállinger - 'Citizens' Initiative in Lithuania: Initiative Institutions and their Political Impact in a New Democracy; 'A.KrupaviD ius - 'If It Works, Fine, If Not, So What? Initiatives in Slovakia; 'E.LáE!tic - 'PART III: PRACTICES OF AGENDA INITIATIVES - The Austrian Agenda Initiative: An Instrument Dominated by Opposition Parties; 'K.Giese - 'The Spanish Agenda Initiative and the Reform of its Legal Regime: A New Chance for Participatory Democracy?; 'V.Cuesta-López - 'Popular Initiatives in Poland: Citizen Empowerment or Keeping Up Appearances?; 'A.Rytel-Warzocha - 'Transnational 'Babystep': The European Citizens' Initiative; 'B.Kaufmann - 'Comparative Findings; 'T.Schiller' & 'M.Setälä - '

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-31969-1
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 256
  • Fecha Publicación: 23/03/2012
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés