Publication: The democratic effect of direct democracy
The democratic effect of direct democracy
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Leemann, L., & Wasserfallen, F. (2016). The democratic effect of direct democracy. American Political Science Review, 110(4), 750–762. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055416000307
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A key requirement of democratic governance is that policy outcomes and the majority preference of the electorate are congruent. Many studies argue that the more direct democratic a system is, the more often voters get what they want, but the empirical evidence is mixed. This analysis explores the democratic effect of initiatives and referendums theoretically and empirically. The prediction of the formal model is that “bad” representation (i.e., a large preference deviation between the electorate and the political elite) is good for th
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- Wasserfallen, Fabio
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Leemann, L., & Wasserfallen, F. (2016). The democratic effect of direct democracy. American Political Science Review, 110(4), 750–762. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055416000307
