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The Danish Referendum on the Treaty of Amsterdam Europas? ZEI Discussion Papers: 1998, C 17

Petersen, Nikolaj (1998) The Danish Referendum on the Treaty of Amsterdam Europas? ZEI Discussion Papers: 1998, C 17

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[From Introduction]. On May 28, 1998, the Danish people approved the Amsterdam Treaty in a referendum by 55.1 per cent of the vote. This was the fifth referendum on Europe since 1972, and more referenda may be in the offing over the next few years. This raises several questions, which this paper tries to answer: Why do referenda play such a major role in the Danish decision system concerning Europe? What is the particular role of referenda in the formulation of Denmark’s EU policy? And what explains the outcome of the recent referendum?

Item Type:Discussion Paper
Public Domain:No
Refereed:No
Status:Published
Authors, Individual:Petersen, Nikolaj
Title:The Danish Referendum on the Treaty of Amsterdam Europas? ZEI Discussion Papers: 1998, C 17
Language:English
Institution:Center for European Integration Studies, University of Bonn
Journals and Series:Series > University of Bonn, Center for European Integration Studies > ZEI Discussion Papers
Pages:39
Year:1998
Subjects:Countries > Denmark
EU policies and themes > Treaty reform > Amsterdam Treaty
EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > political affairs > European elections/voting behavior
Alternative Locations:http://www.zei.de/download/zei_dp/dp_c17_petersen.pdf
ID Code:337
Deposited By:Wilkin, Phil
Deposited On:12 March 2003