The main aim of this course is to examine the use and the role of direct democratic forms in European integration processes and also in the EU's neighbouring countries. The course will deal with theory and practice of direct democracy, as well as the normative dimensions of the processes of referendum, initiative. The main goal is not only to understand and explain how these direct forms work, but also to answer the question about the possibilities and perspectives of using them in the European integration processes, and what follows - also in present-day Europe.