The constitutions of many countries guarantee the right to vote for all citizens. However, in reality, voters who are outside their home country when elections

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

This book aims to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of direct democratic institutions and devices as they have developed both in the thinking of modern

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