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Municipality‐Level Outcomes of Direct‐Democratic Votes in Switzerland, 1866–2023

Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 753-770, December 2025.
Abstract Switzerland relies heavily on direct‐democratic institutions to decide on a wide range of political issues. Since 1848, more than 600 direct‐democratic votes have taken place at the national level. However, the lack of comprehensive data has limited the systematic use of these votes for research.
Patrick Emmenegger, Lucas Leemann, Andreina Thoma, André Walter   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

South Kivu: identity, territory, and power in the eastern Congo [PDF]

, 2013
This Usalama report by Koen Vlassenroot outlines the historical dynamics behind the armed movements in South Kivu, focusing on the period before and leading up to the First Congo War.
Vlassenroot, Koen
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Institutional Context and Satisfaction with Democracy: Shaping the Winner‐Loser Gap among Latin American Legislators

Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 666-686, December 2025.
Abstract This article analyzes satisfaction with democracy among legislators in Latin America by centering on the impact of institutional settings. Our dataset contains 2,448 interviews from 17 countries between 2009 and 2022. The results of our multilevel logistic regression analysis underscore the significance of institutions, highlighting that ...
Mar Martínez Rosón, Margarita Corral, Araceli Mateos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Démocratie participative et démocratie différentielle

Métropoles, 2010
Participation is becoming (again) an important topic in the field of urban studies, leading to controversies about the democratization « promises » of local political life.
Alain Faure, Olivier Glassey, Jean-Philippe Leresche   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Welfare Chauvinism among Voters and Political Parties: Exploring Preferences for Restricting EU Migrants' Access to Social Assistance in Switzerland

Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 713-732, December 2025.
Abstract The access of EU migrants to social assistance is highly politicised in Switzerland. However, we know little about parties' and voters' positions on this issue across the ideological spectrum. Using quantitative methods, this article examines whether there is congruence between voters' preferences on EU migrants' access to social assistance ...
Angie Gago, Juliana Chueri, Mia Gandenberger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Que Democracia?: Uma Visão Conceitual desde a Perspectiva dos Países em Desenvolvimento

Dados: Revista de Ciências Sociais, 2001
Le modèle de démocratie libérale occidentale serait-il approprié à une analyse des nouveaux régimes politiques de la Troisième Vague démocratique?
Maria Helena de Castro Santos
doaj   +1 more source

Participatory democracy and urban governance in France: Are they still utopian views? [PDF]

This paper aims at questionning the relevance of the current use of the notion of governance in urban economics. As a starting point, the lack of an appropriate background ( due to the kind of participating actors, the way they are organized and deal ...
Olivier Thomas
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Latent Ideological Positions of Swiss Parties and Subsets of the Population

Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 733-752, December 2025.
Abstract Prominent theories of political representation consider ideology to be a central concept that links political elites and citizens. However, studies usually rely on different data and measures to operationalize this concept. This paper presents a two‐step estimation strategy for measuring the ideological positions of parties and population ...
Maxime Walder
wiley   +1 more source

Comparaison du concept de démocratie chez Aristote et Tocqueville et critique de ses dérives potentielles [PDF]

, 2014
Malgré les deux millénaires séparant le Grec Aristote et le Français Alexis de Tocqueville, les deux philosophes partagent certains éléments théoriques communs.
Vachon, David
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Assembly democracy between social selectivity and equality

Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 817-832, December 2025.
Abstract In most Swiss municipalities and two cantons, voting means attending a public assembly rather than casting a ballot. This article investigates the extent to which participation in such assemblies is shaped by different patterns of social selectivity compared to ballot voting.
Hans‐Peter Schaub, Philippe E. Rochat
wiley   +1 more source