Referendums are playing an increasingly influential role in the process of European
integration. Starting with the entry of a first wave of new European Community members in …

This article outlines a way in which the wide range of experience of the referendum in
Western Europe can be brought together by means of a “functional” approach. Two …

Government-sponsored referendums on issues of national importance are occurring with
greater frequency in countries with only sporadic experience with direct democracy …

The Danes said 'no'to the Maastricht Treaty in June 1992 because they were afraid of losing
sovereignty and because they did not want any closer political integration in Europe, but …

The Danes feared loss of sovereignty and did not want any closer political integration. A
great majority of Danes favour continued membership of the European Community but are …

In February 1992 the Danish government decided to hold a referendum regarding the
Maastricht Treaty. The Treaty was the result of negotiations that took place over a one-year …

This article examines the interaction between Danish European and Nordic attitudes and
policies in the postwar period. Attention is primarily dedicated to an analysis of how Nordic …

The use of the referendum has greatly increased in political democracies since World War II.
Apart from Switzerland, Denmark is the nation that has employed it most frequently in recent …

In the Scandinavian political systems, voters assess the policy positions of relatively large
numbers of political parties and their national leaders. The broadcast system is nationalized …

In the current literature on the history of European integration little space is devoted to the
external dimension of the present-day European Union (EU)–the principle reason being …