Legislation on direct democracy in modern Vietnam by T. T. Thoa

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Direct Democracy on Election Day: Ballot Measures as Measures of American Democracy by Donna Kesselman

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Why Is Participation Low in Referendums? Lessons from Latin America by Eli Gavin Rau, Radha Sarkar, Susan C. Stokes

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Issue-Choice, Messaging, and Organizing: A Sociological Approach to Three Ballot Measures in Colorado in 2006 by Guillaume Marche

“…This article examines the coincidence of apparently contradictory ballot measure results in Colorado in 2006 as a case study of the significance of this form of direct democracy for progressive social movements: are ballot measures an opportunity or a hindrance for progressive organizing? …”
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Podemos et le 15-M : de l’indignation au gouvernement de coalition (2011-2021) by Mathieu Petithomme

“…It stresses the similarities between the 15-M, an unprecedented social movement of indignation among the youth, with Podemos, whose initial objective was to give a political outlet to the new social demands politicized by the 15-M : fight against corruption, transparency, participation and direct democracy demands, end of austerity policies. But it also shows that, by becoming institutionalized within the political game, Podemos has normalized and moved away from the original ideals of the 15-M, arousing in return a form of militant disillusion. …”
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Historical traditions of democracy in Ukraine by Stechyshyn A.

“…The tradition of people’s rule in Ukraine is considered in accordance with its two classic forms – direct or direct people’s rule (direct democracy) and indirect or indirect (representative democracy). …”
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Plurilinguisme, diglossie et minorités : le cas de la Suisse by Claudine Brohy

“…The Swiss political system, federalism and direct democracy with (very) strong cantonal and also municipal autonomy, complemented by the subtle interplay between the liberty of language, the principle of territoriality and the principle of personality is considered to represent the guarantee to maintain multilingualism and at the same time the three Romance minority languages, which vary in terms of numbers of speakers and status. …”
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