Citizen Participation in Multi-level Democracies

Author: Cristina Fraenkel-Haeberle
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
ISBN: 9789004287938
Published In: March 2015
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Netherlands ? Disclaimer:
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Citizen Participation in Multi-level Democracies offers an overview of new forms of participatory democracy in federally and regionally organised multi-level states. Its four sections focus on the conceptual foundations of participation, the implementation and instruments of democracy, examples from federal and regional States, and the emergence of participation on the European level.

There is today a growing disaffection amongst the citizens of many states towards the traditional models of representative democracy. This book highlights the various functional and structural problems with which contemporary democracies are confronted and which lie at the root of their peoples’ discontent. Within multi-level systems in particular, the fragmentation of state authority generates feelings of powerlessness among citizens. In this context, this book concludes that citizens’ participation can in many cases be a useful complement to the representative and direct forms of democracy.

Preface

Citizen Participation in Multi-Level Democracies – an Introduction Karl-Peter Sommermann

PART ONE – Conceptual Foundation

Chapter I. Federalism and Democracy – Compatible or at Odds with One Another? Re-examining a Tense Relationship Arthur Benz and Jared Sonnicksen

Chapter II. Participation, Federalism and Pluralism: Challenges to Decision-making and Responses by Constitutionalism Francesco Palermo

Chapter III. Federalism, People’s Legislation and Associative Democracy Sabine Kropp

Chapter IV. Forms of Democratic Participation in Multi-Level-Systems Anna Gamper

PART TWO – Concretisation and Instruments of Democracy

Chapter V. Direct and Representative Democracy: The Perspective of German Citizens Oscar W. Gabriel

Chapter VI. Perspectives on the Institutionalization of Citizen Participation at the Municipal Level: a First-Hand Report Helmut Klages

Chapter VII. E-Participation in Germany – New forms of Citizen Involvement between Vision and Reality Mario Martini and Saskia Fritzsche

Chapter VIII. Financing Popular Initiatives and Referendum Campaigns Nadja Braun Binder

Chapter IX. Participation and Administrative Procedure Jutta Stender-Vorwachs

Chapter X. “Liquid Democracy”: Solution or Problem? Margrit Seckelmann

PART THREE – Examples from Federal and Regional States

Chapter XI. Participatory democracy in Multi-level States Umberto Allegretti

Chapter XII. Direct Democracy and Citizen Participation in the Austrian Federal State Peter Bußjäger

Chapter XIII. Italian Regionalism: Participation and Plebiscitary Models Cristina Fraenkel-Haeberle

Chapter XIV. Direct Democracy in the Swiss Federation Zoltán Tibor Pállinger

Chapter XV. The Referendum in the United Kingdom: Instrument for Greater Constitutional Legitimacy, Tool of Political Convenience or First Step to Revitalize Democracy? Sara Parolari and Jens Woelk

PART FOUR – Emergence of Participation in European Affairs

Chapter XVII. Towards the Europeanization of Participation? Reflecting on the Functions and Beneficiaries of Participation in EU Environmental Law Birgit Peters

Chapter XVIII. Participation in EU Governance: A “Multi-Level” Perspective and a “Multifold” Approach Delia Ferri

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