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The limits and legitimacy of referendums / edited by Richard Albert and Richard Stacey. - vi, 304 pages : illustrations

I. Why referendums? -- The strange case of the package deal : amendments and replacements in constitutional reform / Discretionary referendums in constitutional amendment / The unnecessary referendum : popular sovereignty in the constitutional interregnum / II. Who are the people? -- Referendums in federal states : territorial pluralism and the challenge of direct democracy / Referendum and self-determination in Catalonia / Referendums and autocratization : explaining constitutional referendums in the post-soviet space / III. Are the people sovereign -- Brexit and two roles for referendums in the United Kingdom / Deciding on the future : first nations ratification processes, crown policies, and the making of modern treaties / Plebiscites and peace : comparative lessons from the 2016 Colombian plebiscite for peace / Are the people the masters? Constitutional referendums in Ireland / Zachary Elkins and Alexander Hudson -- Richard Albert -- Richard Stacey -- Stephen Tierney -- Antoni Abat i Ninet -- Anna Fruhstorfer -- Leah Trueblood -- Janna Promislow -- Carlos Bernal -- David Kenny and Aileen Kavanagh.

ISBN: 9780198867647

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC269849 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020562154 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Referendum.

Dewey Class. No.: 328.23