Schaub, Hans-Peter (2012). Maximising Direct Democracy – by Popular Assemblies or by Ballot Votes? Swiss political science review / Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 18(3), pp. 305-331. Wiley 10.1111/j.1662-6370.2012.02075.x
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According to a widespread but empirically hitherto untested perception, assembly democracy is the ideal-typical form for direct democracy. This paper examines whether this perception coincides with empirical evidence by systematically comparing the actual extent of citizens’ direct-democratic involvement in assembly democracies and in ballot-box democracies. A longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis of new data on the Swiss cantons reveals strikingly clear patterns: cantons with popular assemblies provide citizens with more and more easily accessible direct-democratic rights, and they hold popular votes more frequently. On the other hand, cantons with ballot-box voting are more successful in involving the citizens in direct-democratic decision-making with respect to turnout rates.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Institute of Political Science |
UniBE Contributor: |
Schaub, Hans-Peter |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 320 Political science |
ISSN: |
1424-7755 |
Publisher: |
Wiley |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Hans-Peter Schaub |
Date Deposited: |
02 Jun 2017 08:46 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:04 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/j.1662-6370.2012.02075.x |
Web of Science ID: |
000308876800002 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.98819 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/98819 |
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