Abstract: Local Direct Democracy in Europe - A Comparative Overview - Emerging Patterns: Czech Republic - Germany - Italy - Norway - Poland - Switzerland - A Comparison of Eight Municipalities from Four Countries - Small Beginnings: Great Britain - Bulgaria - Denmark - Finland - France - Slovakia - Slovenia - Sweden - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Articles by Theo Schiller, Michael L. Smith, PierVincenzo Uleri, Aimee Lind Adamiak, Andrzej K. Piasecki, Michael Buetzer, Wilfried Marxer, Zoltan Tibor Pallinger, Michele Breuillard, Iva Taralezhkova, Palle Svensson, Rolf Buchi, Stephane Guerard, Erik Lastic, Bernard Nezmah, Bruno Kaufmann