Deliberating Constitutional Futures
Journal: Ulster University Research Portal (Ulster University)
Year: 2020

This is the report of a TJI workshop held on 18 February 2020. <br/><br/>Concept Note<br/>Democracies govern in the name of ‘We the People’ and referendums appear as the most direct way of involving the people in self-government. Amidst fears that the public are becoming disenchanted with representative democracy and de-aligned from political parties, referendums offer one route to re-engage the people in politics.<br/><br/>At the same time referendums carry important risks. There are many quest