Social Movements and Referendums from Below: Direct Democracy in the Neoliberal Crisis
Donatella Della Porta, Francis O'Connor, Martin Portos, and Anna Subirats Ribas
Abstract
In recent years, social movements on the left have increasingly begun to make themselves felt in referendums. This has been seen throughout Europe: in votes regarding independence in Scotland and Catalonia, on water rights in Italy, on debt repayment in Iceland, and on the financial proposals of the troika in Greece. This book presents case studies of referendums from below and more to analyse the ways that social movements formed in the wake of the 2008 crash have affected referendums' development and outcomes. Looking at general issues of democracy, as well as the political effects of neolib ... More
Keywords: social movements, referendums, Europe, independence, democracy, neoliberalism, Brexit, democratic innovation
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2017 | Print ISBN-13: 9781447333418 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: May 2018 | DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781447333418.001.0001 |
