negative effects on human rights, democracy and civil society. Therefore, it is important that European policymakers recognise …

the functioning of direct democracy. As a political system it only makes sense if there exists a continuous process and … not if only occasional single questions are brought to a referendum. Then, the relation between direct democracy and the … points that should be observed to safeguard the well-functioning of direct democracy. …

This study provides empirical evidence on the impact of militarization, governance, and democracy on human rights in … revealed that militarization significantly increases human rights violation in the region, while governance and democracy … of democracy on human rights is stronger in countries where the existing level of human rights is high. Policy …