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M. Walker
Strategic Use of Referendums
Power, Legitimacy, and Democracy

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The strategic use of referendums by leaders often confers legitimacy but it may also reflect the power struggle between leaders, groups, and institutions and in doing so not provide a democratic result for the citizenry of a country.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9781403973771 ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan US ● Published 2003 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2366716 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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