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

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

In the first study of comparative direct-democracy, Laurent Bernhard explores the nature of direct-democratic campaigning in Switzerland. The author examines fo

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

"This body of research not only passes academic muster but is the best guidepost in existence for activists who are trying to use the ballot initiative process