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The Role of Direct Democracy and Federalism in Local Power

La obra

Alienation to politics weakens political competition and can undermine the acceptance and legitimacy of democracy as a political system. Governance and representation problems at the local level cause part of citizens lack of power and political alienation. Citizens have local power if they can influence the political process so that its outcomes are closer to their preferences and if they feel to be effective in the political sphere. In order to increase citizens local power, we emphasize the role of institutions of local governance. Local democratic governance is concerned about the relationship between citizens and local government institutions, political representatives and officials. This relationship is fundamentally shaped by the federal structure of a nations government and by the scope and depth of citizens participation possibilities in the political process.

Equipo investigador

Alois Stutzer
Professor. University of Zurich

Bruno S. Frey
Professor. University of Zurich

Índice

I Local Power and Citizens’ Preferences

1. Introduction
2. Citizens’ Lack of Local Power

II Institutional Preconditions for Local Power

3. A New Democratic Federalism for Local Problems
3.1 Comparative Analysis of Federalism
3.2 FOCJ: Beyond Traditional Federalism
3.3 FOCJ in the Future and in the Past
4. Direct Democratic Participation Rights
4.1 Direct Democracy Against Politicians’ Cartel
4.2 Referendums as a Process
4.3 Empirical Evidence on the Consequences of Direct Democracy
4.4 Arguments against and Counter-Arguments for Referendums
5. Interaction between Federal and Democratic Institutions

III Issues for Institutional Reform

6. Reforming Local Governance
6.1 Implementation of FOCJ
6.2 Precondition in Society for Direct Democracy
6.3 Gradual Introduction of Direct Democracy
7. Concluding Remarks

References

Extensión

65 páginas. 30 x 21 cm. Documento de Trabajo

Año publicación

2006

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