A Comparative Study of Theory and Realities of Modern Direct Democracy with Switgerland as the Central Figure

本课题研究期限为2001~2002年。2001年的主题是基础著作：对各种直接民主文献的研究，对瑞士直接民主制度的考察。然后，在2002年，研究了美国加州的直接民主制度，特别是居民公投，并将韩国宪法规定的具有重要政策的全民公投制度添加到我的主题中。为了研究这个政权，我访问了韩国首尔。在我国，近年来在居民公民投票领域发生了一场引人注目的直接民主运动，特别是这次关于巩固自治市的公民投票。由于自治市的合并是划分居民生活区域的一个重要问题，因此，在全日本各自治市，居民公民投票运动十分活跃。因此，这次居民公投无疑是当今直接民主研究的一个重要主题。以本研究为对象，走访了相关城市，调查了这些城市的实际情况。此外，我还在国立国会图书馆和其他地方调查了有关的文献。通过上述工作，出版了一些条约。2002年：瑞士紧急权力与政治进程研究；日本的民主和宪政。2003年：全民公决与修宪程序、总理选举制度研究；我的“研究项目报告”是由这些报告和其他文件组成的。在不久的将来，我期望在一个单独的卷中发表这个研究项目的成果。

The term of this research project is 2001～2002. The subject matter on 2001 was fundamental works : Study to sundry literatures on direct democracy, investigation to direct democracy system in Switgerland. Then, on 2002, the system of direct democracy, especialy, inhabitants' referendum in California, USA was researched, Besides, a system of national referendual with impotant policies which is prescribed in Koreau Constitution, was addied to my subject matters. In order to study this regime, I Visited Seoul, Korea.In this country of ours, a notable movement of direct democracy in recent years was occured in domain of inhabitants referendum, especially this referendum on consolidation of manicipalities. Since the consolidation of municipalities is a impotant problem that demarcates the region of life of inhabitants, the movement of inhabitants' referendum has became lively in various municipalities of the whole of Japan. Therfore this inhabitants' referendum is, for a certainty, a impotant theme for research into direct democracy of the day. With the object of this study, I visited the mani-cipalities concernd, investigated those actual conditions. Besides I surveyed the literatures in question at the National Diet Library and others.By the above stated works, a number of treaties was published. On 2002 : Studies of emergency power and political process in Switgerland ; democracy and constitutionalism in Japan. On 2003 : Studies of national referendum with procedure of amendment of constitution, system of public election for Prime Hinister ; Inhabitants' referendum with consolidation of municipalities and others, My "Report of Research Project" is consisted of those trietises and other papers. In the near future I Expect to publish fruits of this reseach project in a single volume.