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Thu, May 27, 2010 -- 9:00 AM
Governing California: The Initiative Process
We continue our special election-year "Governing California" series with a look at California's initiative process. If you could take back one initiative that voters have passed -- maybe even one you voted for -- which would it be? We look back on the history of direct democracy in California, and discuss the successes and unintended consequences of our robust initiative process.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
- Bruno Kaufmann, president of the Initiative and Referendum Institute Europe, a transnational think tank dedicated to research and education on the procedures and practices of modern direct democracy
- Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of UC Irvine's School of Law
- Joe Mathews, senior fellow at the New America Foundation and contributing writer at the LA Times and the Daily Beast
- John Matsusaka, president of the Initiative and Referendum Institute and chair in American Enterprise in the Marshall School of Business at USC
More info:
- Governing California: Making Sense of Our State of Disarray : Homepage for KQED's "Governing California" series
- About the 2010 Global Forum on Direct Democracy : organized by Joe Mathews and featuring Bruno Kaufmann, at 2010GlobalForum.com
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