Direct Democratic Choice: The Swiss ExperienceLexington Books, 2005 - Broj stranica: 263 Direct Democratic Choice sets out to understand how the citizens actually decide in direct-democratic votes. Author Hanspeter Kriesi has analyzed nearly twenty years of post-election surveys in Switzerland (1981-1999), which he has contextualized according to the various political issues and the relevant arguments provided by the political elites. This book's core argument is that the citizens who participate in direct-democratic votes make competent choices. Kriesi's extensive empirical research shows that the majority of these voters arrive at their decisions on the basis of arguments about the advantages and disadvantages of the available options. The less competent and less interested citizens either do not vote or, if they do, employ heuristic shortcuts allowing them to make approximately reasonable decisions. Kriesi provides strong support for an optimistic view of direct-democratic decision-making but also indicates that this process, wherever it occurs, can be improved by proper institutional design and by appropriate strategies enacted by the political elite. |
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... fact , the strategic component of the closeness of the vote turns out to be the key factor for the explanation of the intensity . Just as the impact of the institutional logic essentially boils down to the specificity of a highly ...
... fact , the strategic component of the closeness of the vote turns out to be the key factor for the explanation of the intensity . Just as the impact of the institutional logic essentially boils down to the specificity of a highly ...
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... fact that the citizens in Swiss - German cantons typically are more aware of the issues at stake than their French- or Italian - speaking colleagues can be explained by the fact that the latter are generally less interested in politics - a ...
... fact that the citizens in Swiss - German cantons typically are more aware of the issues at stake than their French- or Italian - speaking colleagues can be explained by the fact that the latter are generally less interested in politics - a ...
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... fact share the values of the adversarial camp . This is , indeed , what Sniderman et al . ( 2002 : 130 ) suggest with regard to the values of order and authority in the Italian electorate : They show that , among those with only a ...
... fact share the values of the adversarial camp . This is , indeed , what Sniderman et al . ( 2002 : 130 ) suggest with regard to the values of order and authority in the Italian electorate : They show that , among those with only a ...
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Toward a Realistic Theory of Direct Democracy | 1 |
The Structuration of the Choice | 19 |
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addition analysis argument-based opinions arguments average camp campaign cantonal center-left center-right chapter characteristics choice citizens coalition combined compulsory concerned configuration conservative constitute context corresponding cues debate decisions democracy democratic depends determinants deviations direct direct-democratic direct-democratic votes effect expected extent fact familiarity favor figure formation fully aware function given government support government's groups heuristic highly impact important includes increase indicator individual initiative institutional intensity intensive campaigns issue-specific issues lack less majority means measure mobilization moderate right nonpartisans opposing opposition optional outcome overall participation partisan party percent polarization political awareness political elites political interest position possible present procedures projects proposals question radical reason referenda referendum relationship respect role share shows significant status quo submitted suggests Swiss systematic tend tion trust turn unaware vote voters