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Week 8: The impact of referendums (MG)

Lawrence LeDuc, The Politics of Global Democracy: referendums in global perspective. Peterborough Ontario: Broadview Press, 2003

Matt Qvortrup, A Comparative Study of Referendums: Government by the People, 2nd ed (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2005).

Claes De Vreese (ed), The Dynamics of Referendum Campaigns: an international perspective (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007)

Maija Setala, Referendums and Democratic Government: normative theory and the analysis of institutions (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 1999)

Svensson, Palle (2002), Five Danish Referendums on the European Community and European Union: A Critical Assessment of the Franklin Thesis European Journal of Political Research 41/5: 733–50.

Further reading:

Bowler, Shaun and Todd Donovan (1998), Demanding Choices: Opinion, Voting, and Direct Democracy (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press). Overview of the USA experience.

Darcy, R. and Michael Laver (1990), Referendum Dynamics and the Irish Divorce Amendment, Public Opinion Quarterly 54/1: 1-20.

de Vreese, Claes H. (2006), Political Parties in Dire Straits? Consequences of National Referendums for Political Parties, Party Politics 12/5: 581-98.

Lupia, Arthur and Richard Johnston (2001), Are Voters to Blame? Voter Competence and Elite Maneuvers in Referendums, in Matthew Mendelsohn and Andrew Parkin (eds), Referendum Democracy: Citizens, Elites  and Deliberation in Referendum Campaigns (Basingstoke: Palgrave). (2001), 191-210.

Marthaler, Sally (2005), The French Referendum on Ratification of the EU Constitutional Treaty, 29 May 2005, Representation 41/3: 230-9.

Michael Gallagher and Pier Vincenzo Uleri (eds), The Referendum Experience in Europe. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1996.

Week 9: Electoral Behaviour I: The Dependent Variable (MM)

Cees van der Eijk et al, ‘Rethinking the dependent variable in voting behavior: On the measurement and analysis of electoral utilities’, Electoral Studies 2006, 25(3): 424-47

Guy Whitten and Harvey Palmer  ‘Heightening Comparativists’ concern  for model choice’, American Journal of Political Science, vol 40(1) 1996: 231-60

See also:

Wouter van der Brug et al The Economy and the Vote. Cambridge UnIversity Press, 2008, esp pp. 31-53.

Michael Marsh ‘Stability and change in structure of electoral competition 1989-2002’ in, editor(s)Diane Payne, John Garry and Niamh Hardiman , Irish social and political attitudes, Liverpool, Liverpool University Press, 2006, pp94 – 111, [see http://www.tcd.ie/ines]

Week 5: (30 Oct) Raj Chari: Interest Groups in the EU

Frank Baumgartner and Beth L. Leech.  2001.  “Interest Niches and Policy Bandwagons: Patterns of Interest Group Involvement in National Politics.”  The Journal of Politics 63(4): 1191-1212.

Burson-Marsteller,2005. The Definitive Guide to Lobbying in European In European Institutions – Based on a survey of the EP, the Council and the Commission (Spring; valuable analysis from more of a practitioner perspective).

David Coen. 1997. ‘The Evolution of the large firm as a political actor in the EU’, JEPP, 4.1 Justin Greenwood. 2007.  Interest Representation in the EU 2nd ed. (Palgrave)

Christine Mahoney, 2007, ‘Lobbying Success in the US and the EU’, Journal of Public Policy, Vol 27/1, 44-45

Sonia Mazey and Jeremy Richardson, 2006. ‘Interest Groups and EU Policy Making: Organizational logic and venue-shopping’ in Richardson (ed.) Power and Policy Making in the EU 3rd ed (Routledge)

Silke M. Trommer and Raj Chari. 2006. ‘The Council of Europe: Interest Groups and Ideological Missions?’ West European Politics, Vol. 29, No. 4, 665 – 686, September 2006 (available on my webpage)

Woll C. 2006. ‘Lobbying in the EU: from sui generis to a comparative perspective’ Journal of European Public Policy vol 14. 3, 456-69

Week 6: (6 Nov) Raj Chari: Regulating EU Interest Groups

Bertók, János.  2008.  Lobbyists, Governments and Public Thrust: Building a Legislative Framework for Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in Lobbying. Paris: OECD. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/41/41074615.pdf

Brinig, Margaret F., Randall G. Holcombe. and Linda Schwartzstein.  1993.  “The Regulation of Lobbyists.”  Public Choice 77 (2): 377-384.

Chari, Raj, Gary Murphy, and J. W. Hogan.  2007.  “Regulating Lobbyists: A Comparative Analysis of the USA, Canada, Germany and the European Union.”  The Political Quarterly 78 (3): 422-438.

Dinan, William.  2006.  “Learning Lessons?  The Registration of Lobbyists at the Scottish Parliament.”  Journal of Communication Management 10 (1): 55-66

Greenwood, Justin.  1998.  “Regulating Lobbying in the European Union.”  Parliamentary Affairs 51(4): 587-599

Hogan, Murphy and Chari, ‘Next Door they have regulation, but not here…’, Canadian Political Science Review 2(3), September 2008.

Nolan Committee.  1995.  Standards in Public Life, Vol. I, Cm 2850-I HMSO, London, available at: www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/cm28/2850/2850.htm

Opheim, Cynthia.  1991.  “Explaining the Differences in State Lobby Regulations.”  The Western Political Quarterly 44 (2): 405-421

Public Administration Select Committee. 2009. Lobbying: Access and Influence in Whitehall, London: The Stationary Office (available at http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmpubadm/36/36i.pdf; along with the Nolan Committee Report above, this will give you a good idea on how the UK has evolved in terms of ideas regarding lobbying laws)

Thomas, Clive S.  1998.  “Interest Group Regulation Across the United States: Rationale, Development and Consequences.”  Parliamentary Affairs 51 (4): 500-515.

Week 7: (13 Nov) Reading Week (No class)