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Referendums and the European Union : a comparative inquiry /

"Why have referendums on European integration proliferated since the 1970s? How are referendums accommodated within member states' constitutional orders and with what impact on the European integration process? What is the likely institutional impact of referendums on the future of the Eur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Mendez, Fernando, 1972- (Autor), Mendez, Mario (College teacher) (Autor), Triga, Vasiliki (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Colección:Cambridge studies in European law and policy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series editors' preface; Acknowledgements; List of figures; List of tables; Introduction; 1 Direct democracy, referendums, and European integration: a conceptual framework; Direct democracy and its critics; Referendums on European integration; Comparative institutional analysis; A typology of referendums on European integration; Conclusion; 2 Constitutionally accommodating European integration: the role and impact of the referendum; Part 1: constitutional mapping; Part 2: case studies; Conclusion.
  • 3 Political dynamics around EU-related referendumsPart 1: elite and citizen interactions; Part 2: analysis; Conclusion; 4 EU institutional adaptation in the shadow of the extraterritorial referendum; Referendums and institutional stability; Part 1: constitutional design; Part 2: political conflict and the EU; 5 Dilemmas of direct democracy: the EU from a comparative perspective; Direct democracy and federalism; Cross-polity comparative review; Conclusion; 6 Models of constitutional design; Part 1: five models of constitutional design; Part 2: comparative analysis; 7 Conclusion; References.