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年的课题是基础性工作：直接民主文献综述研究、瑞士直接民主制度考察。2002年，本文对美国加州的直接民主制度，特别是居民公民投票制度进行了研究，并将《科罗宪法》中规定的重大政策的全国性公民投票制度纳入了研究对象。为了研究这一制度，笔者访问了韩国的首尔，在我国，近年来在居民公投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领地的公投。由于市町村的合并是划分居民生活区域的重要问题，因此，在日本全国各市町村，居民公投运动变得活跃起来。因此，居民公民投票必然是当今直接民主研究的一个重要课题。我以这一研究对象为对象，走访了有关城市，调查了这些城市的实际情况。此外，我还调查了国立国会图书馆和其他地方的有关文献，通过上述著作，出版了一些条约。2002年：瑞士的紧急权力与政治过程研究;日本的民主与宪政。2003年：关于宪法修正程序的全民公决、总理选举制度、自治市合并的居民公决等的研究，我的“研究项目报告”由这些论文和其他论文组成。在不久的将来，我希望出版的成果，这个研究项目在一个单一的卷。

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.