Direct Democracy and Minorities
Modern direct democracy has become an essential element of political life in many countries in Europe and worldwide. The initiative and referendum process offers extra channels for citizen participation and thus represents an important supplementary insti
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The interdisciplinary series will present studies on direct democracy in theory and empirical research in modern Europe on the local, national, and European level. Subjects will include country reports, legal aspects, special referendums, comparative studies, and analyses of policy impacts and the contribution of direct democracy to the development of democratic systems.
Editors Theo Schiller Marburg, Germany
Wilfried Marxer Bendern, Liechtenstein
Bruno Kaufmann Falun, Sweden
Zoltán Tibor Pállinger Budapest, Hungary
Wilfried Marxer (Ed.)
Direct Democracy and Minorities
Editor Wilfried Marxer Bendern, Liechtenstein
ISBN 978-3-531-18581-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-531-94304-6
ISBN 978-3-531-94304-6 (eBook)
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Contents
Foreword Wiifried Marxer
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Popular Votes and Minorities - the Historical Perspective The Plebiscites in Carinthia and Sopron-t">denburg after World War I - two
