constitution is a contract joining the citizens of a state and requires as such the explicit agreement of (a majority of) citizens … discussion of the pros and cons of direct democracy, the ability of direct democracy to help creating a European demos is …

constitution is a contract joining the citizens of a state and requires as such the explicit agreement of (a majority of) citizens … discussion of the pros and cons of direct democracy, the ability of direct democracy to help creating a European demos is …

likely through representative democracy. In the non-cooperative case, the more extensive possibilities for institutional … design under representative democracy increase the likelihood of centralisation. Direct democracy may thus be interpreted as …

the main focus is on comparison between different forms of representative democracy, the influence of direct democracy on …, we find that direct democracy is particularly associated with lower welfare spending. Moreover, we estimate a model which … a given initial income distribution. -- Income Redistribution ; Direct Democracy ; Referendums ; Initiatives …