İtalya'da Referandumlar: Kontrollü Koşullarda Doğrudan Demokrasi

The document analyzes the use of referendums in Italy, contrasting their potential for progressive social change with the risks of authoritarianism and the limitations of the current constitutional framework. It highlights specific cases, such as the 1974 divorce referendum and the 2020 constitutional referendum on reducing parliament members, to argue that referendums alone cannot ensure inclusive democracy without accompanying social justice and inclusivity.

• The Italian constitutional order limits the scope of referendums to specific conditions to prevent the return of authoritarianism, reflecting the fears of the Constituent Assembly that wrote the post-WWII constitution.
• Abrogative referendums have successfully facilitated progressive social changes, such as the 1974 vote where approximately 60% of Italians opposed the repeal of laws allowing divorce, thereby empowering civil society.
• The 1993 referendum to change the electoral system from a proportional to a more majoritarian mixed-member system failed to reduce corruption and instead intensified the direct relationship between leaders and the public, which the author describes as a dangerous historical precedent.
• The September 2020 constitutional referendum, in which approximately 70% of voters approved reducing the number of members in both houses of parliament, is characterized as potentially representing an illusion of power rather than a concrete improvement in representation quality.
• The author concludes that referendums are not always inclusive carriers of democracy and that true democratic sovereignty requires the integration of social justice and inclusivity.

APA

Bonini, M. (2021). İtalya'da Referandumlar: Kontrollü Koşullarda Doğrudan Demokrasi. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/italyada-referandumlar-kontrollu-kosullarda-dogrudan-demokrasi/

Chicago

Bonini, Monica. İtalya'da Referandumlar: Kontrollü Koşullarda Doğrudan Demokrasi. Green European Journal, 2021. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/italyada-referandumlar-kontrollu-kosullarda-dogrudan-demokrasi/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{bonini2021italyada, author = {Bonini, Monica}, title = {{İtalya'da Referandumlar: Kontrollü Koşullarda Doğrudan Demokrasi}}, institution = {Green European Journal}, year = {2021}, month = dec, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/italyada-referandumlar-kontrollu-kosullarda-dogrudan-demokrasi/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }