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Referendumul în România – între utilitate şi utilizare

open access: yesSfera Politicii, 2011
The referendum in Romania has become an increasingly used method for consulting the citizens both in legislative issues, but also in the administrative ones. However, not all the results of a plebiscite can be imposed in the parliamentary forum.
Antonio Glodeanu
doaj  

Fixing the Quorum: Representation versus Abstention [PDF]

open access: yes
The majority of the participating voters in referenda does not necessarily reflect the majority of the whole population since voters can abstain. This paper shows that a quorum exists for which the outcome of the referendum coincides with the population ...
Sanne Zwart
core  

Understanding the 2024 UK riots

open access: yesThe Geographical Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract To introduce this Special Section, we reflect on the riots that took place in the United Kingdom in late July and early August 2024 and the questions, issues and challenges that this raises for geography as a discipline and for our practice as geographers.
Alastair Bonnett, Peter Hopkins
wiley   +1 more source

Convict Criminology on Trial and ‘Writing From the Flesh’: A Review Essay Prompted by Introduction to Convict Criminology by Jeffrey Ian Ross, Bristol University Press

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article is an extended review of Jeffrey Ian Ross's student textbook, ‘Introduction to Convict Criminology’. The review tackles critical issues emerging in convict criminology and the wider lived experience movement. The review engages with various approaches taken by Ross, in particular the book's focus on his own contributions to ...
Rod Earle
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of the Public's Preference for a Referendum on Monetary Union [PDF]

open access: yes
Public support is crucial for the success of a monetary union. An aspect of the monetary unification process that could influence public support is how the decision to participate is made. This article analyzes the determinants of the public's preference
Steven Buigut
core  

Is Partisanship Dysfunctional for Representative Institutions?

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As political institutions, representative assemblies can be seen as rule‐governed structures of interrelated roles with power mandates, which elected officeholders must exercise in accordance with the normative values justifying the institutions' establishment.
Chiara Destri
wiley   +1 more source

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