A NORMATIVE INQUIRY to the PLACE of REFERENDUM in DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE

This study provides a normative inquiry to the place of referendum in democratic practice. Its primary aim and contribution is the presentation of the political legitimacy assessment for a particular form of decision making in democracy, which in this case is referendum. For that reason, political legitimacy of referenda is evaluated with a particular model that is advanced with reference to the literature.

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I graduated from Böaziçi University Political Science and International Relations in 2009. I started my master's degree right after my graduation in Central European University Political Science. When I returned back home, I started my phd in Bilkent University Political Science. I also work as an expert in West Blacksea Development Agency.