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Part III. C - The Democratic System

from Part III - Institutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2025

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Richard Bellamy
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Jeff King
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The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory , pp. 720 - 846
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  • Edited by Richard Bellamy, University College London, Jeff King, University College London
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  • Book: The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108868143.047
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