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

"The book compares the systems of direct democracy at the local level, with each chapter presenting a case (a country) with a presentation of the history of dir

"The book compares the systems of direct democracy at the local level, with each chapter presenting a case (a country) with a presentation of the history of dir

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

Challenging the common assumption that models of direct democracy and representative democracy are necessarily at odds, Direct Democracy Worldwide demonstrates