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 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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... overall level of government support form the first group ( under the heading " intercept ” ) . These effects closely corre- spond to the respective effects in model 3 for the explanation of passage rates , which has been presented in ...
... overall level of government support form the first group ( under the heading " intercept ” ) . These effects closely corre- spond to the respective effects in model 3 for the explanation of passage rates , which has been presented in ...
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... overall level of project - specific government support as a function of context characteristics for the 109 cases for which we have data on arguments and for the whole set of 140 cases . A comparison of the results of these two models ...
... overall level of project - specific government support as a function of context characteristics for the 109 cases for which we have data on arguments and for the whole set of 140 cases . A comparison of the results of these two models ...
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... overall pic- ture and that may be particularly preoccupying for critical observers . Even with these generally promising results , we cannot exclude that , on certain occasions , voters get confused and cast a vote which does not ...
... overall pic- ture and that may be particularly preoccupying for critical observers . Even with these generally promising results , we cannot exclude that , on certain occasions , voters get confused and cast a vote which does not ...
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Toward a Realistic Theory of Direct Democracy | 1 |
The Structuration of the Choice | 19 |
The Role of the Political Elite | 45 |
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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