@article{2018:decker:direkte_de,
title = {Direkte Demokratie auf Landes- und Bundesebene. Welche Verfahren sind geeignet?},
year = {2018},
note = {While the right-wing populist AfD has become the primary proponent of
plebiscitary measures in Germany, parties of the left are now
approaching direct democracy with increasing skepticism . One reason
can be found in the sobering experiences that have been made at the
municipal and state levels, where the instrument has seen a universal
integration into the legislative process since the 1990s . Those
experiences can be traced back to the preferences of the
constitutional authors for the citizens’ initiative, an approach
that conflicts with the parliamentary form of government . To escape
this constitutional impasse, states could devise a middle way
regarding their implementation of “popular legislation” which they
cannot repeal outright . Such measures should not be introduced at the
federal level at all where the use of plebiscitary instruments ought
to be limited to obligatory referendums or referendums called by the
federal government . Compared to “popular legislation” these are
held in much lower regard but can be integrated far better into the
existing institutional structure .},
journal = {ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen},
pages = {639--657},
author = {Decker, Frank},
volume = {49},
number = {3}
}