Political Parties and Direct Democracy in Eastern Europe

Abstract

This panel discusses the relationship between political parties – as key institutions in representative democracies – and the use of direct democracy in Eastern Europe. It seeks to assess the forms in which political parties get involved in the adoption and use of direct democracy tools both at national and local level.

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