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PRAVNI ZAPISI \u2022 Year XIII \u2022 No. 2 \u2022 pp. 388-420<\/p>\n

THE CLARITY OF REFERENDUMS: AN INSTRUMENT FOR MANAGING THE (DIS)CONTINUITY AND PERCEPTION OF CHANGE<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Matija Milo\u0161
\n<\/strong>Junior Faculty Member, Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka, Rijeka
\n<\/strong>e-mail: mmilos@pravri.hr<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Pravni zapisi, No. 2\/2022, pp. 388-420<\/p>\n

Original Scientific Article<\/p>\n

DOI<\/strong>: 10.5937\/pravzap0-40714<\/p>\n

KEY WORDS
\n<\/strong><\/span>direct democracy, referendum, clarity, constitutional law, constitutional theory<\/p>\n

ABSTRACT
\n<\/strong><\/span>Seen as a precondition for a referendum, clarity requires a clear referendum question and a clear majority for or against an outcome. In this article I argue clarity is not only an enabler of individual referendums but one way to politicize their context. In separating what is clear from what is obscure, clarity imposes the twin requirements of homogeneity and predictability. These, in turn, presuppose an interpretation of acceptable political (dis)continuities beyond the referendum as well as of perception of change. This reading of clarity shows how the referendum does not only manage change to which it is explicitly addressed, but that the purported voice of \u201cthe people\u201d may at the same time be an instrument of clarity that imagines and normatively orders the referendum\u2019s surroundings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PRAVNI ZAPISI \u2022 Year XIII \u2022 No. 2 \u2022 pp. 388-420 THE CLARITY OF REFERENDUMS: AN INSTRUMENT FOR MANAGING THE (DIS)CONTINUITY AND PERCEPTION OF CHANGE Matija Milo\u0161 Junior Faculty Member, Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka, Rijeka e-mail: mmilos@pravri.hr \u00a0 . Pravni zapisi, No. 2\/2022, pp. 388-420 Original Scientific Article DOI: 10.5937\/pravzap0-40714 KEY WORDS direct democracy, referendum, clarity, constitutional law, constitutional theory ABSTRACT Seen as a precondition for a referendum, clarity requires a clear referendum question and a clear majority for or against an outcome. 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