How Referendums Challenge European Democracy: Brexit and Beyond

Author:   Richard Rose
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
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9783030441166


Pages:   236
Publication Date:   23 April 2020
Format:   Hardback
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This book explains how citizens are using referendums to challenge decisions taken by the European Union. The opening chapters compare the two chief institutions of electoral democracy: parliamentary elections to decide who governs, and referendums to decide policies. The EU relies on international treaties for its authority to make policies. Chapters analysing referendum voting on Europe in Britain, Greece and the Netherlands show that cultural values can have a stronger influence than class. The book uses Brexit – the British referendum in which a majority voted for the UK leaving the European Union – as the leading example of a conflict between national voters and the EU. However, taking back control of policymaking does not ensure effective policymaking when success depends not only on what the British Parliament does but also on decisions taken in Brussels, Washington and elsewhere. Boris Johnson’s electoral success is insufficient to deliver all his promises in the world beyond Brexit. The EU is challenged too, as its policies increasingly depend on what happens on other continents.

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Author:   Richard Rose
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.467kg
ISBN:  

9783030441166


ISBN 10:   3030441164
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   23 April 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. How Democratic Elections Differ Richard Rose   2. How Referendums Differ From Each Other Richard Rose   3. Europe’s Democratic Deficit and Democratic Surplus Richard Rose   4. A Paradigm Shift in European Referendums Fernando Mendez             5.  When Institutions and Issues Change, Voting Changes Ian McAllister and Richard Rose    6.   How Politicians Ought to Talk about Europe: Five Lessons from Experiments Konstantin Vössing   7.  Comparing Voting in National Referendums on EU Issues Alexia Katsanidou and Slaven Živković,   8.  Britain: Still Searching for a Role in the World Tim Oliver   9. Forecasting the Economic Impact of Brexit Paul Whiteley and Harold D. Clarke        10. Policymaking in a Bounded Democracy Richard Rose   11. The Failure of Parliamentary Government Richard Rose   12.  A New Prime Minister Meets Old Constraints Richard Rose   13.  Beyond Brexit in a World of Interdependence         Richard Rose

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Richard Rose has received many European awards for his pioneering books on comparative elections, public policy and British and European Union politics. He is Founder-Director of the Centre for the Study of Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde, UK.

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