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Title

The challenge of direct democracy : the 1992 Canadian referendum / Richard Johnston ... [et al.].

Publication

Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1996.

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Additional Authors

Johnston, Richard, 1948-

Description

x, 338 p : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"In October 1992 Canada's political leaders asked voters to accept the Charlottetown Accord, a comprehensive package of constitutional amendments that was the product of years of negotiation, consultation, and compromise. Canadians rejected it outright, effectively halting the country's formal constitutional evolution. But what did the No vote mean? Were voters making a considered judgment after thorough consideration of the package or were they expressing their anger with politicians, particularly Prime Minister Brian Mulroney? The Challenge of Direct Democracy provides the definitive account of the 1992 referendum on the Charlottetown Accord." "Based on extensive surveys conducted during and after the campaign, The Challenge of Direct Democracy is a comprehensive investigation of voter opinion, intention, perception, and behaviour in a referendum. The authors investigate voters' responses to arguments for and against the Accord, examine how well informed voters were, and explore a variety of explanations to account for the negative result."--Jacket.

Subject

• Consensus Report on the Constitution (1992)
• Since 1980
• Referendum > Canada
• Constitutional law > Canada
• Constitutional amendments > Canada
• Canada > Politics and government > 1980-

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-334) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The Challenge of Direct Democracy -- Coming Through Charlottetown -- The Charlottetown Accord as a Coalition -- Beyond Coalition-Building -- Locating the Accord -- Polls and Expectations: Further Explorations in Campaign Dynamics -- Social Structure and Sentiment -- Why Did Quebec Say No? -- "Know More": Education, Knowledge, and the Vote -- Simple Majorities in Complex Societies: Direct Democracy and High Politics.

ISBN

• 0773515046
• 0773515054 (pbk.)

OCLC

36002674

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library