Abstract In 2010 the Croatian Constitution was changed to lower the requirements for the implementation of direct democracy at the national level, in order to save the referendum on Croatia’s EU membership from possible failure. Since then, Croatia has witnessed a sharp increase in people’s initiatives that have managed to block a number of the government’s reform proposals. Therefore, the newly discovered appeal of direct democracy in Croatia has created a new environment for the operation of its representative democracy. Starting from theoretical notions, this paper analyses the practice of direct democracy in selected transitional countries, which could be instructive for Croatia. In its central part, the paper explores the obstacles that stand in the way of the efficient implementation of direct democracy in Croatia.

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克罗地亚直接民主的兴起：平衡还是挑战议会代表？

摘要2010年对《克罗地亚宪法》进行了修改，以降低在国家一级实施直接民主的要求，以免对克罗地亚加入欧盟的公投避免可能的失败。自那时以来，克罗地亚目睹了人民倡议的急剧增加，这些倡议设法阻止了政府的一些改革建议。因此，克罗地亚新发现的直接民主的呼吁为其代议制民主的运作创造了新的环境。从理论概念出发，本文分析了某些过渡国家的直接民主做法，这可能对克罗地亚具有指导意义。在其中心部分，本文探讨了在克罗地亚有效实施直接民主的障碍。