Secession and Intelligibility of a Referendum Question (RQ) - From Québec to Scotland (1980-2014)

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Secession and Intelligibility of a Referendum Question (RQ) - From Québec to Scotland (1980-2014)

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The article is exploring the evaluation of norms and principles of an intelligible referendum question (RQ) from 1980 Québec?s biased formula until 2014 clearly constructed wording of the question for independence referendum held in Scotland. In this text, for the purpose of evaluation of whether a formula was biased or intelligible, the criteria introduced recently by the Electoral Commission in the UK were employed. In concrete, it means that RQ shall be clear and simple, to the point, unambiguous, neutral and avoid misleading voters. Apart from biased RQ?s in 1980 and 1995 Québec?s referendums, six following referendums on independence were carefully selected for the investigation. Secessions and attempted secessions in European context will be represented by the cases of Montenegro, Catalonia, and Scotland, while the post-colonial secessionist units from a larger state apply for Eritrea, East Timor and South Sudan. Findings were surprising in several aspects. First, liberal-democracies in the West totally failed to formulate intelligible RQ when it was constructed unilaterally by secessionists. On the contrary, if the RQ was formulated under international supervision, the formula submitted to voters was much more intelligible in most cases. Apart from biased RQ in East Timor, it applies for post-colonial cases also. There is no evidence of a strong impact of principles linked to a clear and intelligible RQ evaluated in Canada and the UK on formulation of concrete RQ on independence.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Secession and Intelligibility of a Referendum Question (RQ) - From Québec to Scotland (1980-2014)

Popis výsledku anglicky

The article is exploring the evaluation of norms and principles of an intelligible referendum question (RQ) from 1980 Québec?s biased formula until 2014 clearly constructed wording of the question for independence referendum held in Scotland. In this text, for the purpose of evaluation of whether a formula was biased or intelligible, the criteria introduced recently by the Electoral Commission in the UK were employed. In concrete, it means that RQ shall be clear and simple, to the point, unambiguous, neutral and avoid misleading voters. Apart from biased RQ?s in 1980 and 1995 Québec?s referendums, six following referendums on independence were carefully selected for the investigation. Secessions and attempted secessions in European context will be represented by the cases of Montenegro, Catalonia, and Scotland, while the post-colonial secessionist units from a larger state apply for Eritrea, East Timor and South Sudan. Findings were surprising in several aspects. First, liberal-democracies in the West totally failed to formulate intelligible RQ when it was constructed unilaterally by secessionists. On the contrary, if the RQ was formulated under international supervision, the formula submitted to voters was much more intelligible in most cases. Apart from biased RQ in East Timor, it applies for post-colonial cases also. There is no evidence of a strong impact of principles linked to a clear and intelligible RQ evaluated in Canada and the UK on formulation of concrete RQ on independence.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AD - Politologie a politické vědy

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

The Annual of Language &amp; Politics and Politics of Identity (ALPPI)

ISSN

1803-1757

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

10

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

24

Strana od-do

49-72

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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