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Legal History of Direct Democracy Institutions in the USA

Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета. Серия: гуманитарные и общественные науки
Direct democracy appeared in the United States back in the colonial period. However, when the country became sovereign in the late XVIII century, the founding fathers gave preference to representative democracy in order to prevent the mob rule.
Stanislav V. Chechelev
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Direct Democracy on Election Day: Ballot Measures as Measures of American Democracy

Transatlantica, 2012
Ballot Measures (or Propositions) are a form of Progressive Era direct democracy which has regained momentum in recent years. Re-energizing voters in the 38 U. S.
Donna Kesselman
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Outcome, Process & Power in Direct Democracy [PDF]

Based on survey data for Switzerland, new empirical findings on direct democracy are presented. In the first part, we show that, on average, public employees receive lower financial compensation under more direct democratic institutions.
Alois Stutzer, Bruno S. Frey, Marcel Kucher   +2 more
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Explaining Institutional Change: Why Elected Politicians Implement Direct Democracy [PDF]

, 2008
In existing models of direct democratic institutions, the median voter benefits, but representative politicians are harmed since their policy choices can be overridden.
Adam Przeworski, Alberto Diaz-Cayeros, Alex Cukierman, Anke S Kessler, Avner Greif, Barbara Geddes, Carles Boix, Carles Boix, Christine A Kelleher, Daniel A Smith, Daniel A Smith, Daniel A Smith, Daron Acemoglu, Daron Acemoglu, David Hugh-Jones, David S Broder, Douglass C North, Elisabeth R Gerber, Elisabeth R Gerber, Elizabeth Garrett, Eric Maskin, Frederick J Boehmke, George H Haynes, Gian Milesi-Ferretti, Hanson, In-Koo Cho, Jeff S Banks, John G Matsusaka, John G Matsusaka, John M Allswang, Kathleen Bawn, Keith E Hamm, Kenneth Benoit, Matthew D Mccubbins, Nolan M Mccarty, O&apos, Patrick Dunleavy, Paul T David, Peter Schrag, Ronald Rogowski, Rui J P Figueiredo, Shaun Bowler, Shaun Bowler, Shaun Bowler, Stein Rokkan, Steven L Piott, Susan E Scarrow, Thomas Goebel, Thomas Romer, Timothy J Besley, Valentina A Bali, William H Riker   +51 more
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3D‐Printed Architected Material for the Generation of Foam‐Based Protective Equipment

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study investigates 3D‐printed architected structures as alternatives to traditional foams in protective gear. It focuses on customizing impact strength and damping through design and manufacturing integration. Testing shows these structures outperform conventional foams, offering enhanced customizability, lower weight, and tunable performance ...
Ali Zolfagharian, Gerard Bel Català, Daniel Saakes, Bernard Rolfe, Ian Gibson, Mehrshad Mehrpouya   +5 more
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Fiduciary Voters? [PDF]

, 2014
What does the majority owe the minority when issues are put to a vote? This question is central to direct democracy, where voters bypass the legislature and enact law directly. Some scholars have argued that voters in direct democracy bear fiduciary-like
Anundsson, Maria, Wändin, Ellenor
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Robust Deliberative Democracy [PDF]

, 2016
Deliberative democracy aspires to secure political liberty by making citizens the authors of their laws. But how can it do this in the face of deep disagreement, not to mention imperfect knowledge and limited altruism?
Layman, Daniel
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Tribology of ZrC Coatings and Spherical Tips Acquired with Extraordinarily Stiff, Metal Atomic Force Microscopy Probes

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
In this research, ZrC coatings are evaluated against various counterprobes at the microscale using novel super‐stiff atomic force microscopy cantilevers. The chemical composition of the coating is shown to be an important factor influencing coating hardness and Young's modulus, while surface roughness, counterprobe hardness, and surface energy are the ...
Piotr Jenczyk, Marcin Michałowski, Bogdan Warcholiński, Michał Milczarek, Adam Gilewicz   +4 more
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Endogenous Direct Democracy: The Case of Mexico

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2020
Direct democracy (DD) – including initiatives and referendums – is increasingly used by citizens and governments to establish new policies around the world.
Juve J. Cortés
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Maintaining positive [PDF]

Maintaining positive work-force relationships includes in effective labor-management relations and making appropriate responses to current employee issues.
Adina Letitia NEGRUSA, Gheorghe Gh. IONESCU   +1 more
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