The Politics of Referendum Use in European Democracies
This book demonstrates that the generally assumed dichotomy between referendums and representative democracy does not do justice to the great diversity of referendum types and of how referendums are used in European democracies. Although in all referendum
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The Politics of Referendum Use in European Democracies
Saskia Hollander
The Politics of Referendum Use in European Democracies
Saskia Hollander Director of Knowledge Management, The Broker Den Haag, The Netherlands Research fellow, Department of Public Administration and Political Science Radboud University Nijmegen Nijmegen, The Netherlands
ISBN 978-3-030-04196-0 ISBN 978-3-030-04197-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04197-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018964108 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Keystone-France / Getty Images This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Acknowledgements
I would like to thank the many people from both my professional and personal life who have contributed to this book by giving feedback and/ or moral support. My research, conducted at the Radboud University Nijmegen (the Netherlands), forms the basis for this book. First of all, I would like to thank my former supervisors Wim van Meurs and Marcel Wissenburg. Without their unlimited confidence in me and the study, this research project would not have been finished. I enjoyed the many discussions we had, as well as the even larger number of digital feedback rounds. Your commitment sometimes seemed inexhaustible. Wim, being a historian, you enriched the book with the needed historical context. But, along the way, you also secretly turned out to be a political scientist (yes, that’s a compliment!), and succeeded in bridging the alleged gap between our disciplines. I am more than grateful to have had you as a mentor! I am also very
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