Modern direct democracy has recently become an important element of political life in many countries. These developments can be observed at the national, region

The constitutions of many countries guarantee the right to vote for all citizens. However, in reality, voters who are outside their home country when elections

The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe analyses the state of play of democracy at the subnational level in the 27 member states of the EU

Direct democracy, or pure democracy, is a concept spreading throughout the world, now adopted by nearly 30 countries on the national level. While the concept is

Offers a comparative study of the origins, performance, and reform of contemporary mechanisms of direct democracy.