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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... majority under pressure and may lead to the erosion of the level of support for the government . I shall analyze the ... majority — a popular majority and a majority of the cantons . Usually these two majorities agree , but there are ...
... majority under pressure and may lead to the erosion of the level of support for the government . I shall analyze the ... majority — a popular majority and a majority of the cantons . Usually these two majorities agree , but there are ...
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The Swiss Experience Hanspeter Kriesi. popular majority , but rejected by the cantons.3 These three proposals did not pass , although they obtained a popular majority . It is important to point out that " support of the government " does ...
The Swiss Experience Hanspeter Kriesi. popular majority , but rejected by the cantons.3 These three proposals did not pass , although they obtained a popular majority . It is important to point out that " support of the government " does ...
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... majority . The institutional logic suggests that a positive correlation exists between the size of the parliamentary majority and the level of support at each one of the subsequent stages in the process . The level of support in ...
... majority . The institutional logic suggests that a positive correlation exists between the size of the parliamentary majority and the level of support at each one of the subsequent stages in the process . The level of support in ...
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Toward a Realistic Theory of Direct Democracy | 1 |
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