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Books on: Recall AND (Referenda or Referendum or "Direct Democracy" or Initiative or Initiatives)

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The Operation of the Initiative, Referendum and Recall in Oregon

Book by James D. Barnett; Macmillan, 1915

Subjects:

Oregon--Politics And Government, Recall, Referendum

Collections: Entire Library

...same subject, to order the referendum on both measures, so that the...authors of the "open-town" initiative bill of 1908 remained hidden, and the real authors of the referenda on the public utilities act...1 F. Foxcroft, Initiative-Referendum in the United States, Contemporary...the university appropriation referenda. Pernicious log-rolling and...of this log-rolling is the initiative bill of 1912 for the division...are most evident in case of referenda against the university appropriations. The referendum of 1912 is of special interest...
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A Government by the People: Direct Democracy in America, 1890-1940

Book by Thomas Goebel; University of North Carolina Press, 2002

Subjects:

Direct Democracy--United States--History

Collections: Entire Library

Between 1898 and 1918, many American states introduced the initiative, referendum, and recall--known collectively as direct democracy. Most interpreters have seen the motives for these reform measures as purely political, but Thomas Goebel demonstrates that the call for direct democracy was deeply ...
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Between 1898 and 1918, many American states introduced the initiative, referendum, and recall--known collectively as direct democracy. Most interpreters have seen the motives for these reform measures as purely political, but Thomas Goebel demonstrates that the call for direct democracy was deeply rooted in antimonopoly sentiment.
Frustrated with the governmental corruption and favoritism that facilitated the rise of monopolies, advocates of direct democracy aimed to check the influence of legislative bodies and directly empower the people to pass laws and abolish trusts. But direct democracy failed to achieve its promises: corporations and trusts continued to flourish, voter turnout rates did not increase, and interest groups grew stronger. By the 1930s, it was clear that direct democracy favored large organizations with the financial and organizational resources to fund increasingly expensive campaigns.
Recent years have witnessed a resurgence of direct democracy, particularly in California, where ballot questions and propositions have addressed such volatile issues as gay rights and affirmative action. In this context, Goebel's analysis of direct democracy's history, evolution, and ultimate unsuitability as a grassroots tool is particularly timely.
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Giving Voters a Voice: The Origins of the Initiative and Referendum in America

Book by Steven L. Piott; University of Missouri Press, 2003

Subjects:

Referendum--United States--History

Collections: Entire Library

...theoretical discussion of the initiative and referendum as practiced in Switzerland quickly...application of those forms of citizen initiatives in the United States. J. W...adequately explain the origins of the initiative and referendum in South Dakota. Economic conditions...cents. 12. Advocacy of the initiative and referendum in the columns of the Dakota...
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Direct Democracy or Representative Government? Dispelling the Populist Myth

Book by John Haskell; Westview Press, 2001

Subjects:

Democracy--United States, Referendum--United States, Representative Government And Representation--United States

Collections: Entire Library

John Haskell is Senior Fellow at the Government Affairs Institute in Washington, D.C.
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Taking Back the Streets: Women, Youth, and Direct Democracy

Book by Temma Kaplan; University of California Press, 2004

Subjects:

Protest Movements--Argentina, Protest Movements--Chile, Protest Movements--Spain, Women In Politics--Argentina, Women In Politics--Chile, Women In Politics--Spain, Youth--Argentina--Political Activity, Youth--Chile--Political Activity, Youth--Spain--Political Activity

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"This is a strong, lively, deeply felt, and wonderfully informed account of the power of women struggling to reverse tyranny in many of the most distressed countries in the world."--Vivian Gornick, author of "The End of the Novel of Love "
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"This is a strong, lively, deeply felt, and wonderfully informed account of the power of women struggling to reverse tyranny in many of the most distressed countries in the world."--Vivian Gornick, author of "The End of the Novel of Love "
"With her habitual passion and intellectual courage, Temma Kaplan once again has written a mesmerizing study on the nature of resistance, political engagement, and the transformative power that ordinary human beings in extraordinary times create in order to bring about social justice and accountability. This is a powerful and stunning book that will captivate both the general reader and the scholar and undoubtedly will inspire."--Marjorie Agosin, author of "A Map of Hope"
"Scholar and activist Temma Kaplan is singularly positioned to write this history of women and youth, who risked lives and reputations in pursuit of democracy against state terror. Focusing on often-unheralded public demonstrations, Kaplan shows how public spectacles and street protests against tyranny and atrocity have helped bring down regimes. This account of steadfast resistance and its long reverberating aftermath will fascinate and inspire."--Alix Kates Shulman, author of "Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen
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Journal Articles on: Recall AND (Referenda or Referendum or "Direct Democracy" or Initiative or Initiatives)

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A Government by the People: Direct Democracy in America, 1890-1940

Journal article by Allison Sneider; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 69, 2003

Subjects:

A Government by the People: Direct Democracy in America, 1890-1940 (Book)

Collections: History, Entire Library

...the referendum, and the recall--Thomas Goebel seeks to situate...group politics" (p. 153). Initiatives and referendums all cost money, and it is...track the real costs of the initiative, the referendum, and the recall from their...
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The Pursuit of "Popular Intent": Interpretive Dilemmas in Direct Democracy

Journal article by Jane S. Schacter; Yale Law Journal, Vol. 105, 1995

Subjects:

Law--Interpretation and construction, Political participation--Analysis, Referendum--Laws, regulations, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

...through the device of recall,(21) or they may enact...work exploring whether initiatives and referenda violate the federal...Derrick A. Bell, Jr., The Referendum: Democracys Barrier...Initiative, Referendum, and Recall 7-59 (1989); David...
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Election Fraud and the Initiative Process: A Study of the 2006 Michigan Civil Rights Initiative

Journal article by Jocelyn Friedrichs Benson; Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. 34, 2007

Subjects:

Affirmative action--Laws, regulations and rules, Civil rights law--Evaluation, Election fraud--Laws, regulations and rules, Elections--Ethical aspects, Elections--Laws, regulations and rules, Initiative, Right of--Evaluation, Referendum--Evaluation, Referendums--Evaluation, Right of initiative--Evaluation

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...Derrick A. Bell, Jr., The Referendum: Democracys Barrier to Racial...Signature Gathering its the Initiative Process: How Democratic Is...Marsha Hosack, Citizens Initiatives in Florida: An Analysis" of...industrialization of the initiative process" has led to initiative...Assessment of the Initiative and Referendum Process, 66 U. COLO. L. REV...id. at 46 (suggesting that initiatives "can also be a way around...9th Cir. 2006); Initiative Referendum Inst. v. Jaeger, 241 F.3d...describing Measure 26, the "Initiative Integrity Act," an initiative...raising the cost of placing initiatives on the ballot and thus limiting...
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Introducing Deliberative Direct Democracy in Canada: Learning from the American Experience

Journal article by Matthew Mendelsohn; American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 26, 1997

Subjects:

Canada--Political aspects, Democracy

Collections: Entire Library

...outside Quebec and it advocates the use of direct democracy at the federal level in the form of referenda, initiatives, recall, and a relaxation of party discipline (Laycock 1994; Harrison 1995). Some Reform form Party Members of Parliament have even...
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The Australian Referendum on a Republic -- Ten Lessons

Journal article by Michael Kirby; The Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 46, 2000

Subjects:

Australia--Politics and government, Referendum--Analysis, Republics--Analysis

Collections: History, Entire Library

...important factor in the defeat of the referendum,(52) there will always be, in both...formula which the past history of referenda in Australia suggested was likely...income of $80,000 per annum. The referendum therefore amounted to a significant...concerns of other citizens. Now, referenda are inevitably "elite driven".(55...smaller populations. Whilst the referendum proposal almost passed in Victoria...future. Until now the experience of referenda in Australia has generally been...

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Magazine Articles on: Recall AND (Referenda or Referendum or "Direct Democracy" or Initiative or Initiatives)

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Revolutionary Referenda

Magazine article by Ron Faucheux; World and I, Vol. 13, September 1998

Subjects:

California--Elections, Referendum--Analysis, Referendums--Analysis

Collections: Entire Library

...constitutional amendment, or a recall question. Candidates...be an environment where initiatives are successful," he adds in defense of the "direct democracy" movement that seeks to...Today, 24 states allow such initiatives. The most important referenda so far this year were in...with wide ramifications. Referendum proponent say "direct democracy...
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Voucher Showdown in Utah: Public School Supporters, Civil Liberties Activists Urge Utahns to Vote 'No' on Referendum 1

Magazine article by Jeremy Leaming; Church & State, Vol. 60, October 2007

Subjects:

Activists--Evaluation, Educational programs--Political aspects, Legislators--Education policy, Political activists--Evaluation, Public schools--Political aspects, Referendum--Evaluation, Referendums--Evaluation, Reformers--Evaluation, Social reformers--Evaluation

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Entire Library

...of the respondents said they would sign a petition to recall the private school voucher law via a Nov. 6, 2007, ballot...Church and State is encouraging Utah voters to vote against Referendum 1. AU State Legislative Counsel Dena Spilker Sher said...
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Taking the Initiative: Land Use Measures Steal the Show in Upcoming Ballot Measures

Magazine article by Jennie Drage Bowser; State Legislatures, Vol. 32, October 2006

Subjects:

Referendum--Evaluation, Referendums--Evaluation, Zoning law--Interpretation and construction, Zoning law--Political aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...appeals court judges should be elected by district, and Montana voters may consider whether judges should be subject to the recall process. A sweeping measure in South Dakota called the "Judicial Accountability Initiative" could have a huge impact if...
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Venezuela's Recall

Magazine article by Mark Weisbrot; The Nation, Vol. 277, September 22, 2003

Subjects:

Chavez, Hugo--Public opinion, Political recall, United States foreign relations, Venezuela--Analysis, Venezuela--Political aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...take a couple of steps closer to a recall referendum on the presidency of...signatures, asking for a recall referendum. The Supreme Court selected a five-person...petitions demanded a "nonbinding" referendum on whether Chavez should resign...
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The Second Recall Campaign

Magazine article; Public Management, Vol. 89, August 2007

Subjects:

Mayors--Social aspects, Political recall, Workers--Civil rights, Workers--Political activity

Collections: Entire Library

...out in the towns personnel manual. What are the ethical responsibilities of the town manager in this situation? The last recall election was disruptive to the town and slowed momentum on many of the towns initiatives. A. While the employee may have...

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Newspaper Articles on: Recall AND (Referenda or Referendum or "Direct Democracy" or Initiative or Initiatives)

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Maybe, in This Case, the US Has a Point; We Many Not like Tony Blair's Seeming Infatuation with the US, but When It Comes to People Power the British Could Learn Some Vital Lessons from Our Cousins across the Atlantic. Here Chris Game, from the Institute of Local Government Studies at the University of Birmingham, Asks If Its Time for Some Direct Democracy

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), November 22, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...democracy - the referendum, initiative, and recall - and Americans, among others, employ...of direct democracy, are like popular referendums, but on topics selected entirely by citizens...set percentage of votes. There were 74 initiatives in the US this year, or over a third...
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Recall Man Now Plots Another Jolt; Initiative Aimed at Redistricting

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 13, 2003

Subjects:

Davis, Gray, Schwarzenegger, Arnold

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Recall man now plots another jolt; Initiative aimed at redistricting. Byline: Valerie Richardson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES...bipartisan gerrymander. Both sides sold out to protect seats, and in my opinion, thats not fair to the people." The initiative, now in the drafting stage, is slated to be made public within the next few weeks. If enough signatures are gathered...
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Constant Referendum Talk No Help, Says Plaid Leader; MP Elfyn Llwyd Wants Party to Make Sure Current Process Works

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), January 31, 2008

Subjects:

Hain, Peter--Political activity, Referendum--Political aspects, Referendums--Political aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...settlement is working." Mr Murphy, 59, the MP for Torfaen, was Welsh Secretary between 1999 and 2002, and has admitted his recall to the position has taken him by surprise. Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced questions over the reshuffle yesterday, with...
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Were MPs Wrong to Reject an EU Referendum?

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 11, 2008

Subjects:

Legislators--Political activity, Legislators--Political aspects, Referendum--Political aspects, Referendums--Political aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...parliamentarian Europhiles,particularly the surrender of sovereignty and what that bodes for our nationalfuture, its interesting to recall what Harington wrote exactly 390 years ago:Treason doth never prosper, whats the reason? For if it prosper, none darecall...
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Venezuela's Referendum Aftermath

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 25, 2004

Subjects:

Chavez, Hugo

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...legitimacy of the Aug. 15 presidential recall referendum. If President Hugo Chavez...Interestingly, on the day of the referendum, Sumate had predicted a 20-point...than 1 percent. On the night of the referendum, the Carter Center said it conducted...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: Recall AND (Referenda or Referendum or "Direct Democracy" or Initiative or Initiatives)

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California

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...difficulties in governance and for recall of public officials. The states...1964, California voters approved an initiative measure, Proposition 14, allowing...1994 approved Proposition 187, an initiative barring the state from providing...
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Progressive Party

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Vice President. The Progressive platform called for the direct election of U.S. Senators, the initiative, referendum, and recall, woman suffrage, reduction of the tariff, and many social reforms. As a result of the split in Republican ranks, Woodrow...
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Arizona

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...statehood. Its constitution created a storm, with such "radical" political features as initiative, referendum, and judicial recall. Only after recall had been deleted did President Taft sign the statehood bill. Once admitted to the Union, Arizona restored...
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Washington , State, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...became a boomtown. Labor and election reform laws were enacted, and the primary, the initiative, the referendum, and the recall were adopted. The Early Twentieth Century The turn of the century brought labor clashes that gave Washington a reputation...
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Oregon , State, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...social, environmental, and political reforms. It was the first state, for example, to institute initiative, referendum, and recall; to ease the laws governing the use of marijuana; and to initiate a ban against nonrecyclable containers. Several issues...

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