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Globalisation - The Bane of Popular Sovereignty?

Pyke, John R. (2001) Globalisation - The Bane of Popular Sovereignty?, in Sampford, Charles J. and Round, Tom, Eds. Beyond the republic: meeting the global challenges to constitutionalism, chapter 17, pages pp. 205-214. Federation Press.

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Abstract

It is argued that the undeniable fact that 'globalisation' is affecting Australia's freedom of action in some respects does not mean that it is futile to strive for an increased level of direct popular involvment in our institutions of government. In particular, it is argued that we should not be deterred from considering the institution of Citizen-Initiated Referendums (CIR) by the threat of 'redneck populism' or local protectionist sentiments.

Item Type:Book Chapter
Status:Published
Place of Publication:Leichhardt, N.S.W.
Keywords:popular sovereignty; sovereignty of the people; citizens initiated referendum; populism; globalisation, globalization; direct democracy; reactive sovereignty; proactive sovereignty.
Subjects:360000 Policy and Political Science > 360100 Political Science > 360104 Political Theory and Political Philosophy
390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law > 390103 Constitutionalism and Constitutional Law
360000 Policy and Political Science > 360100 Political Science > 360102 Comparative Government and Politics
ID Code:6893
Deposited By:Pyke, John R
Deposited On:17 April 2007
Alternative Locations:http://www.federationpress.com.au/, http://www.federationpress.com.au/bookstore/book.asp?isbn=9781862873773
Copyright Owner:Copyright 2001 Federation Press
Additional Information:This version of the work is posted here with permission of the copyright owner for your personal use only. No further distribution is permitted. For more information about this book please refer to the publisher's website (see link) or contact the author. Author contact details: j.pyke@qut.edu.au