Citizens' Initiatives in Europe

Procedures and Consequences of Agenda-Setting by Citizens

M Setälä editor T Schiller editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:1st Jan '12

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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.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.

'An important contribution to the comparative literature on direct democracy. The growing use of initiatives and the coming into effect of the new European Citizens' Initiative make this a particularly timely publication.'

- Lawrence LeDuc, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada

'This is an impressive book. It covers an obvious need and is written by the best experts within the field. A major contribution to our understanding of democracy in Europe.'

- Palle Svensson, Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark

ISBN: 9781349340149

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262 pages

1st ed. 2012