Most recent publications
We are constantly working on strengthening direct democracy all over the world. We publish reports to monitor concrete referenda held in different countries. Also we issue papers to present our position on actual (direct) democracy issues around the globe. Here you find our most recent publications in chronological order. They are also sorted by type: monitoring reports and position papers
The 20th century is the century of democracy, argue Jos Verhulst and Arjen Nijeboer. In this book they rebut the critical arguments against direct democracy and show that direct democracy leads to societies with responsibly-acting citizens.
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Direct Democracy (English version) (842.42 Ko) Direkte Demokrati (Danish version) (842.42 Ko) Directe Democratie (Dutch version) (842.42 Ko) Démocratie directe (French version) (842.42 Ko) Democrazia Diretta (Italian version) (842.42 Ko) Direkte Demokrati (Norwegian version) (842.42 Ko) Priama Democracia (Slovakian version) (842.42 Ko) Democracia Directa (Spanish version) (842.42 Ko) Direkte Demokratie (German version) (842.42 Ko) Direct democracy (Bulgarian version) (842.42 Ko)
Italien gehört zu den Ländern Europas, in denen direktdemokratische Verfahren vergleichsweise häufig zur Anwendung kommen. Alexa Vanzetta listet unverbindliche Volks- und Regionalinitiativen in Italien von 1948 bis 2005 auf.
Italy belongs to those nations with the most frequent practices of direct democracy in Europe. The report compiled by Alexa Vanzetta lists all non-binding citizens’ and regional initiatives in Italy from 1948 to 2005.
Die neue polnische Verfassung - verabschiedet und in Kraft getreten im Jahre 1997 - sieht zwei Hauptformen direkter Demokratie vor: Das Referendum und die Volksinitiative. Erfahren Sie mehr in diesem Bericht.
Bericht: Die Volksinitiative in Polen (2.82 Mo)
The new Polish Constitution (1997), includes two main forms of direct participation by citizens in governing the country – the referendum and the popular initiative. Read this report to learn more about these democratic mechanisms.
Report: The Popular Initiative in Poland (2.71 Mo)
Mehr Demokratie ist stolz, zum zehnjhrigen Jubilum des Volksentscheids einen Zehn-Jahres- Bericht ber den Stand von Bürgerbegehren und Bürgerentscheiden in Bayern vorzulegen.
In celebration of the tenth anniversary of the referendum in Bavaria, Mehr Demokratie is proud to present this special report on the first ten years of citizens’ initiatives and referendums in this German federal state.
This report assesses the French referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe. The aim of our report is to enable a comparison of the referendums in different European countries and to improve these democratic instruments.
Report: French Referendum on the EU Constitution (402.27 Ko)
This report written by Juan Carlos Madroñal shows that in reality, the wealth of tools of direct democracy included in some national constitutions contrasts sharply with the lack of experience in their application.
Report: Direct Democracy in Latin America (251.81 Ko)
The purpose of this document is to monitor the referendum process that culminated in the Spanish vote on the European Constitution on 20th February, 2005. The report also identifies the reforms that should be made for coming referendums.
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