Laurence Morel is Professor of Political Science at the University of Lille, France and affiliated to the Centre de Recherches Politiques de Sciences Po Paris (CEVIPOF), Francec. Matt Qvortrup is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Coventry University, UK.
Referendums can dramatically validate controversial political projects (such as Brexit). But the record is very patchy and uneven, and solidly constructed democratic referendums are rare. This thorough and up to date Handbook provides indispensable guidance both to the potential benefits and to the many pitfalls . - Laurence Whitehead, Nuffield College, Oxford University. This volume brings together in one place the answers to all the questions you ever wanted to ask about referendums in many forms and places. A must have for serious researchers and their libraries. - Professor Richard Rose FBA, Director, Centre for the Study of Public Policy, University. of Strathclyde