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Referendums in the European Union: Defective by Birth?

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  • Francis Cheneval
  • Mónica Ferrín

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On the basis of a combined examination of normative claims and empirical evidence this paper discusses minimal criteria for the institutional design of referendums on EU†internal issues. These criteria concern the mandatory (vs. optional), the simultaneous (vs. serial) and binding (vs. consultative) nature of referendums. The proposed criteria are demanding, both for the Member States and the European Union, but experiences show that the EU is in fact participating actively in EU†issues referendums and Member States as well as the EU need to surpass the current arbitrary use of plebiscites by governments. On a broader scale the paper contributes to the insight that it might be time to fully address the use of direct democracy at the national and EU levels.

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  • Francis Cheneval & Mónica Ferrín, 2018. "Referendums in the European Union: Defective by Birth?," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 56(5), pages 1178-1194, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:56:y:2018:i:5:p:1178-1194
    DOI: 10.1111/jcms.12727
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    1. Milica Pejovic, 2022. "Online EU Contestation in Times of Crisis: Towards a European Digital Demos?," Societies, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-22, February.

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