Referendums Around the World

David Altman, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Sir David Butler, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, UK Todd Donovan Western Washington University, USA Ronald J. Hill, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland Norbert Kersting, University Münster, Germany Masahiro Kobori, Ritsumeikan University, Japan Caroline Morris, Queen Mary, University of London, UK Matt Qvortrup, UK Defense Academy Cranfield University Uwe Serdült, Centre for Democracy Research Aarau (ZDA) and University of Zurich, Switzerland Stephen White, University of Glasgow, UK

1. Introduction: Theory, Practice and History; Matt Qvortrup 2. Referendums in Russia, the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe; Ronald J. Hill and Stephen White 3. Referendums in Western Europe; Matt Qvortrup 4. Referendums in Switzerland; Uwe Serdült 5. Referendums and Initiatives in North America; Todd Donovan 6. Referendums in Latin America; David Altman 7. Referendums in Africa; Norbert Kersting 8. Referendums in Asia; Masahiro Kobori 9. Referendums in Oceania; Caroline Morris 10. Conclusion; Matt Qvortrup