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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... share of citizens being aware of the issues at stake is roughly 7 percent higher for initiatives . Initiatives lead to higher levels of voters ' issue - specific awareness , because they usually put hot issues on the political agenda ...
... share of citizens being aware of the issues at stake is roughly 7 percent higher for initiatives . Initiatives lead to higher levels of voters ' issue - specific awareness , because they usually put hot issues on the political agenda ...
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... share of aware voters , but the pro campaigns have Table 4.3 . Determinants of the combined share of moderately and fully aware citizens : unstandardized OLS - regression coefficients Model 1 Model 2 ( constant ) 79.0 *** 3.2 optional ...
... share of aware voters , but the pro campaigns have Table 4.3 . Determinants of the combined share of moderately and fully aware citizens : unstandardized OLS - regression coefficients Model 1 Model 2 ( constant ) 79.0 *** 3.2 optional ...
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... share the minority's perspective will not dare to voice its arguments in pub- lic , which , in turn , reinforces the impression that there actually is no viable opposition ( Noelle - Neumann 1984 ) . ' As the campaign becomes more in ...
... share the minority's perspective will not dare to voice its arguments in pub- lic , which , in turn , reinforces the impression that there actually is no viable opposition ( Noelle - Neumann 1984 ) . ' As the campaign becomes more in ...
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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