The integrative force of political institutions? Direct democracy and voter turnout across ethnic and nativity groups [PDF]
Comparative Migration Studies, 2021 Much has been written on the positive effect of direct democracy (initiatives, referendums) on voter turnout. However, we have limited knowledge about potential differential effects on voters belonging to various ethnic groups.
Anita Manatschal
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Recent insights on direct democracy: Arguments, drivers, effects and conditions [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] [PDF]
Open Research EuropeRooted in history, with origins tracing back to Athenian democracy in the 5th century BCE, direct democracy has gained renewed attention as a potential solution to the challenges of representative democracy.
Inês Campos +4 more
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Enhancing Direct Democracy: Case Studies in Vietnam [PDF]
SHS Web of Conferences, 2021 Direct democracy is the original and true way to ensure the power and position of the people as the owners of the state and society. Along with representative democracy, the implementation of direct democracy is important and indispensable in modern ...
Ha Thi Hai Yen, Nguyen Thi My Linh
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Taxation under direct democracy [PDF]
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021 Do citizens legislate different tax policies than parliaments? We provide quasi-experimental evidence for causal effects of direct democracy. Town meetings (popular assemblies) replace local councils in small German municipalities below a specific population threshold.
Stephan Geschwind, Felix Roesel
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Review of Handbook of Direct Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989
Проблеми на постмодерността, 2022 In the modern world, democracy is a dominant form of rule. Different societies are implementing both indirect and direct democracy. Various factors define the level of realization of one of the two.
Miroslav Terziyski
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Local democracy and forms of direct citizen participation in governance: Case study Serbia [PDF]
Srpska Politička Misao, 2023 The subject of this paper is the institutions of direct democracy at the local level in Serbia, with the aim of analyzing valid solutions (de lege lata) and improving the legal framework (de lege ferenda).
Radojević Mijodrag
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Direct democracy in the constitution: good or bad for democracy?
The Theory and Practice of Legislation, 2022 Concerns about democratic decline and deficit have recently led to repeated calls for institutional changes that could enhance civil participation and direct voter participation in public decision-making (forms of direct democracy). An evergreen among the instruments proposed is the referendum, and in particular the constitutionally embedded referendum.
But, J.J. +2 more
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Legislation on direct democracy in modern Vietnam
Управление, 2022 In recent years, direct democracy has received more and more attention and has become the subject of much research in the field of political science. The development of direct democracy is seen as a mean of consolidating modern democracy. Therefore, most
T. T. Thoa
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Demokracja bezpośrednia w Austrii – praktyka i perspektywy rozwoju
Politeja, 2023 DIRECT DEMOCRACY IN AUSTRIA – PRACTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS First, the article traces the historical development of and legal regulations related to the instruments of direct democracy in the Second Republic.
Justyna Miecznikowska-Jerzak
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The Impact of Democracy on Foreign Direct Investment in high and Low Democratic Countries; A Comparative Study [PDF]
مطالعات اقتصاد سیاسی بینالملل, 2020 Generally Speaking, investment is the heart of economic growth and development. Financing investment, on the other hand, is one of the major economic challenges, and yet, this is a very crucial issue in developing countries.
Reza Zeinalzadeh +1 more
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