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Resenya del llibre Sociedad Red. Estado, Economía y Sociedad en la era de la Información
En el llibre Sociedad Red. Estado, Economía y Sociedad en la era de la Información explorem algunes de les transformacions més rellevants que s'han produït en el pas de la societat industrial (caracteritzada per l'organització jeràrquica, el mode de ...
Yanina Welp, Marian Ortiz del Amo
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Desde la década de los ochenta, el municipio se ha convertido en el principal promotor de la “democracia participativa” despertando gran interés en el ámbito académico.
Yanina Welp, Cecilia Schneider
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Ancient Athenian Direct Democracy: Any Liberal Democratic Potential?
This study aims to assess the claims whether or not the direct democracy in ancient Athens can be properly regarded as a liberal democracy or had the potentials to evolve into a liberal democratic regime. For this purpose, firstly, a brief examination of
Yavuz Selim Alkan
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The Dilemma of Direct Democracy [PDF]
The dilemma of direct democracy is that voters may not always be able to make welfare- improving decisions. Lupia’s seminal work has led us to believe that voters can substitute voting cues for substantive policy knowledge.
Burnett, Craig M.+2 more
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This article explores the political role of a referendum in Central European countries, in particular in Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. In this article, political effectiveness is understood as a possibility to influence the decision-making ...
Kużelewska Elżbieta
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Uruguay stands out as an exceptional case for having a vibrant party system, stable democracy, and frequent use of direct democracy mechanisms (MDDs). Previous research has explained the use of MDDs as a means of opposing centre-right governments, but it
Florencia Antía, Daniela Vairo
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Referendum as an Indicator of the Model of Local Democracy (with Particular Emphasis on the Local Referendum in the United States of America) A model approach to local democracy is proposed through this paper.
Agnieszka Pawłowska
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Designing with ‘direct democracy’
In the 1970s and ’80s residents and architects in Amsterdam worked together to shape the renewal of their neighbourhood. Working outside traditional planning constraints they initiated a process for designing ‘neighbourhood plans’ that gave priority to ...
Aimée Albers
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Reimagining direct democracy as an intersection of different forms of representation [PDF]
As an exceptional device in the life of contemporary constitutional democracies, direct democracy is normally considered to be separate from representation.
Miloš Matija
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SWITZERLAND IN EUROPE: CULTURAL IDENTITY AND MODELS OF DIRECT DEMOCRACY FROM A PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE The article examines the origins and transformation of direct democracy in Switzerland and discusses this problem against the wider background of ...
Marcin Rebes
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