Remarks on the role of direct democracy in the process of European integration – the examples of British and Hungarian referenda in 2016
Journal Title: European Journal of Transformation Studies - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
The practice of using direct democracy instruments in European Union countries shows that “European” issues have become an increasingly popular subject of public debate and then of referenda. The stimulus to analyze the British and Hungarian referenda in 2016 was provided by the topicality and importance of the respective referendum issues both for the UK and Hungary, as well as for the whole European Union. The main thesis proposed in this paper is that in recent years referenda have become very popular instruments for making decisions with respect to European crises (Grexit, Brexit, migration crisis). The main objective of this paper is to answer the question about the use of referenda on the issues of European integration and about the course and consequences of the British and Hungarian referenda in 2016.
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Magdalena Musiał-Karg
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