Local Direct Democracy in Europe

Chapter 1 Local Direct Democracy in Europe – a comparative overview

Chapter 2 The uneasy balance between participation and representation: local direct democracy in the Czech Republic

Chapter 3 Local direct democracy in Germany – varieties in a federal state

Chapter 4 The institutionalisation of the referendum in the Italian political system: from the national to regional and local levels

Chapter 5 Direct democracy in local politics in Norway

Chapter 6 Twenty years of Polish direct democracy at the local level

Chapter 7 Second-order direct democracy in Switzerland: How sub-national experiences differ from national ballots

Chapter 8 Direct Democracy at the local level: a comparison of eight municipalities from four countries around Lake Constance (Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland)

Chapter 9 Direct democracy in Britain: citizens’ empowerment or political cosmetics?

Chapter 10 Towards a law on local direct democracy in Bulgaria

Chapter 11 Denmark – fragments of local direct democracy

Chapter 12 Local popular votes in Finland – procedures and experiences

Chapter 13 Local referendums in France: a disappointing experience

Chapter 14 Slovakia – restricted direct democracy in local politics

Chapter 15 Direct democracy in Slovenia – poor practice at the local level

Chapter 16 Sweden: Better late than never. Towards a stronger initiative right in local politics

Chapter 17 Democratic participation at the local level in post-communist states: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania