Small State Referendums: Lessons from New Zealand

by Caroline Morris

This book explores the unusual and unique experience of direct democracy in the small state of New Zealand, where referendums have been a persistent feature of the political landscape for over a century. Referendums have been the site of renewed interest from scholars, seeking to respond to what they term the "democratic deficit" in otherwise stable and functional Western democracies. They have also been at the heart of many divisive and important...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032741953
• ISBN13: 9781032741956
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"