• myGriffith
    • Staff portal
    • Contact Us⌄
      • Future student enquiries 1800 677 728
      • Current student enquiries 1800 154 055
      • International enquiries +61 7 3735 6425
      • General enquiries 07 3735 7111
      • Online enquiries
      • Staff phonebook
    View Item 
    •   Home
    • Griffith Research Online
    • Book chapters
    • View Item
    • Home
    • Griffith Research Online
    • Book chapters
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Browse

  • All of Griffith Research Online
    • Communities & Collections
    • Authors
    • By Issue Date
    • Titles
  • This Collection
    • Authors
    • By Issue Date
    • Titles
  • Statistics

  • Most Popular Items
  • Statistics by Country
  • Most Popular Authors
  • Support

  • Contact us
  • FAQs
  • Admin login

  • Login
  • Decision-making by referendum

    Author(s)
    Parkinson, John
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Parkinson, John R.
    Year published
    2010
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    'Direct democracy' is a term for processes that allow people to decide on public issues, as opposed to indirect democracy that merely allows them to choose representatives who then make the decisions, It is sometimes claimed that this is the most genuinely democratic form of government; indeed, some say that the arguments against it are arguments against democracy itself (Bogdanor 1981), This chapter argues that we need to treat such claims with caution. It describes the range of direct democratic devices in use around the world, outlines the arguments for and against direct democracy, and discusses the New Zealand experience. ...
    View more >
    'Direct democracy' is a term for processes that allow people to decide on public issues, as opposed to indirect democracy that merely allows them to choose representatives who then make the decisions, It is sometimes claimed that this is the most genuinely democratic form of government; indeed, some say that the arguments against it are arguments against democracy itself (Bogdanor 1981), This chapter argues that we need to treat such claims with caution. It describes the range of direct democratic devices in use around the world, outlines the arguments for and against direct democracy, and discusses the New Zealand experience. It is in the New Zealand setting that we see some of the best and worst features of direct democracy, so it makes an interesting testing ground.
    View less >
    Book Title
    New Zealand Government and Politics
    Publisher URI
    https://www.oup.com.au/books/higher-education/social-sciences-and-humanities/9780195585254-new-zealand-government-and-politics
    Subject
    Government and Politics of Asia and the Pacific
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/150899
    Collection
    • Book chapters

    Footer

    Disclaimer

    • Privacy policy
    • Copyright matters
    • CRICOS Provider - 00233E

    Tagline

    • Gold Coast
    • Logan
    • Brisbane - Queensland, Australia
    First Peoples of Australia
    • Aboriginal
    • Torres Strait Islander