The dynamics of referendum campaigns : an international perspective
The Dynamics of Referendum Campaigns argues for the importance of campaigns in referendums and demonstrates their significant role in changing in public opinion, in bringing about political participation, and in underpinning the voters' choice of to whether say Yes or No. Given the characteristics of referendums, we can often expect a greater degree of volatility and uncertainty in vote preferences in a referendum campaign compared to a general election campaign. This volume demonstrates which conditions result in the largest campaign volatility and which citizens are most affected by campaigns vis-̉-vis existing predispositions. The book focuses on the key actors in a referendum (the political elites/parties, the media and citizens) and relates its arguments to core themes such as campaign effects, electoral mobilization and turnout, as well as vote choice. The book is international and comparative in nature and it is designed to start filling a gap in the current literature on referendums
1 online resource (xvi, 272 pages) : illustrations
9780230591189, 0230591183
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Context, elites, media and public opinion in referendums : when campaigns really matter / Claes H. de Vreese
Opinion formation and change in referendum campaigns / Lawrence LeDuc
The strategic context of referendums on the EU constitution / Simon Hug
Referendum campaigns : changing what people think or changing what they think about? / Michael Marsh
Campaign information and voting behaviour in EU referendums / Sara Binzer Hobolt
The participation in Swiss direct-democratic votes / Hanspeter Kriesi
Turnout in referendums : the Dutch experience, an analysis of voter and referendum characteristics that influence turnout in referendums / Peter Neijens [and others]
E-voting and electoral participation / Alexander H. Trechsel
Immigration, identity, economy and the government : understanding variation in explanations for outcomes of EU-related referendums / Claes H. de Vreese and Hajo G. Boomgaarden
The ideological response : saying no to the euro / Henrik Oscarsson
The determinants of voting choices on environmental issues : a two-level analysis / Pascal Sciarini, Nicholas Bornstein and Bruno Lanz
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010