In referendums on fundamental constitutional
issues, do the people come together to make
decisions instead of representatives? This book
argues no It offers an alternative theory of
referendums whereby they are one of many
ordinary ways that voters give direction to their representatives In this way, the book argues that referendums are better understood as exercises in representative democracy Challenging the current treatment of referendums in processes of
constitutional change both in the United Kingdom and around the world, the book strengthens the case for referendums by showing how they can support, rather than undermine, institutions of representative democracy
