| Item Type |
Book Section
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| Abstract |
International and longitudinal comparisons show that the relationships between political regimes and political participation are anything but clear-cut. The degree of political participation is influenced not only by the design of political institution but by distinct politico-cultural variables. Even in Switzerland political participation differs in different parts of the country and in different Kantons. In plebiscitary direct democracies, participation in elections and referendums is higher than in minority direct democracies. One cannot conclude anything about the quality of democracies from the degree of institutional participation that characterizes them. |
| Authors |
Moeckli, Silvano |
| Editors |
Zittel, Thomas |
| Language |
English |
| Keywords |
Direct democracy, political participation, referendum |
| Subjects |
political science |
| HSG Classification |
contribution to scientific community |
| HSG Profile Area |
SEPS - Global Democratic Governance |
| Refereed |
No |
| Date |
2007 |
| Publisher |
Routledge |
| Place of Publication |
London |
| Series Name |
Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science |
| Number |
48 |
| Page Range |
107-124 |
| Number of Pages |
18 |
| Title of Book |
Participatory democracy and political participation : Can democratic reform bring citizens back in? |
| ISBN |
978-0-415-37186-5 |
| Depositing User |
Prof. em. Silvano Moeckli
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| Date Deposited |
01 Oct 2013 09:49 |
| Last Modified |
20 Jul 2022 17:17 |
| URI: |
https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/226011 |
Direct democracy and political participation in a cross-national perspective
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