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Elements of direct democracy in legal system of Bosnia and Herzegovina: analysis, developments and perspectives
Elements of direct democracy in legal system of Bosnia and Herzegovina: analysis, developments and perspectives

Author(s): Davor Petrić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Универзитет »Гоце Делчев« - Штип
Keywords: direct democracy; representative democracy; consociationalism

Summary/Abstract: Mechanisms of direct democracy enable citizens to get involved in the decision-making processes over common values and questions of general interest, either by initiating certain laws and regulations or simply by deciding upon the public policy proposals made by the government. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, elements of direct democracy are not consistently represented throughout the country due to the specificity of its structure and constitutional history. Various scholars have diametrically opposed views on these forms of decision-making and continue arguing either in favour or against their application in complex and multicultural states.

  • Issue Year: 8/2016
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 99-121
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: English