Referendum Authorization Procedures in Europe

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Referendum Authorization Procedures in Europe is written by Anna Forgács and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1035311216 (ISBN 10) and 9781035311217 (ISBN 13).

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Exploring the referendum practices of eight European states, this book unpacks the intricacies of the institutional and procedural settings of referendum authorization to reach an equilibrium between the exercise of popular sovereignty and the protection of rule of law. The book also examines how, by authorizing certain issues and refusing others, state institutions can exercise considerable control over the whole referendum process.