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§ Swiss electorate rejects pension and tax laws.
§ Major political reforms introduced by citizen-initiated referendum
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A report-in-progress. ContentsDraft law to introduce citizens' initiative and referendum into the basic (constitutional) law of the Federal Republic of Germany. A MODEL for Great Britain and Northern Ireland ? INTRODUCTION AVAILABLE FREE
Countrywide initiative and referendum proposed by the governing coalition of Germany May 2002
Report 2006 of the Rowntree Trusts’ Power Commission
What’s in it for direct democrats? Preliminary response.
(Comments on "Power to the People") HTML MS WORD PDFThe Growing Role of Direct Democracy in Governance
Michael Macpherson
http://www.talaljuk-ki.hu/index.php/article/frontpage/3"The Freedom of Information Act has come into force. It will open up citizen's access to official information -- but there are 36 categories of information that will or may be withheld." Read a full analysis of the new regime for access to official information. From http://www.democraticaudit.com/
Royal Society of Arts Coffee House Challenge on Democratic Reform
May 2005, Guildford, SurreyECODUCT REFERENDUM - SOESTERBERG, HOLLAND (19 January 2005)
SUPPORT THE CITIZENS' BALLOT FOR BETTER DEMOCRACY - announcement
The peoples' right to decide on constitutional affairs
The European Referendum CampaignNOTES ON SWISS DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE
1. Extracts from the main Swiss governance web site which provide an introduction to direct democracyDaily Mail's ballot for a British referendum on Europe's constitution
Improved model of democracy: In legally binding referendum Slovenian people vote to join EU and NATO March 2003
Citizens get more say. News from the Federal Republic of Germany
Electronic democracy, direct and representative and Swiss
Direct democracy in FRG - trends 2001
Direct democracy in the United States of America - two short reports
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