Project Gutenberg 2006-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 147 Sullivan, J. W. (James William) 1848 Sullivan, James William Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum Produced by Irma Špehar, Cori Samuel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum" by J.W. Sullivan is a sociological treatise written in the late 19th century. This work examines the principles and practices of direct democracy, particularly in Switzerland, contrasting it with representative government systems. It discusses how direct legislation allows for citizens to enact laws and influence governance, highlighting the Initiative and Referendum as vital mechanisms for democratic participation. The opening of the book introduces its purpose, which is to amplify the ideas expressed in Sullivan's previous work, focusing on the practicalities of direct participation in governance. Sullivan emphasizes the significant differences between direct democracy, where citizens have the power to make and enact laws themselves, and a representative government that can lead to oligarchic control by politicians and elites. He draws on experiences in Switzerland, where the Initiative and Referendum have gained traction, illustrating how these methods empower citizens and provide a model for potential democratic reforms in other nations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Referendum JF Text Category: Sociology Category: Politics 249311 2025-07-07T12:40:40.389223 text/html 244656 2006-02-11T06:14:22 text/html 184916 2025-07-07T12:40:47.832177 application/epub+zip 186616 2025-07-07T12:40:43.893119 application/epub+zip 159023 2025-07-07T12:40:42.601213 application/epub+zip 442305 2025-07-07T12:40:50.767165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420242 2025-07-07T12:40:46.990182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373298 2022-09-08T12:49:27.926109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219059 2025-07-07T12:40:39.916230 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 218890 2006-02-11T06:14:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 218889 2006-02-11T06:14:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20336 2025-07-07T12:40:50.897104 application/rdf+xml 24277 2025-07-07T12:40:43.119199 image/jpeg 4321 2025-07-07T12:40:42.854210 image/jpeg 80814 2006-02-11T12:03:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 86008 2006-02-11T12:03:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 80741 2006-02-11T12:03:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 182978 2025-07-07T12:40:40.410201 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog