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Ready to reform: How popular initiatives can be successful [PDF]
European Journal of Political Economy, 2017 Abstract We study whether the number of signatures collected to qualify a popular initiative affects the probability of reforming the status quo. The initiative process is modeled as a sequential game under uncertainty: petitioners make an entry decision and collect signatures to qualify the initiative. Politicians decide about a political compromise
Hofer, Katharina Eva +2 more
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Revista de Derecho Político, 2018 Resumen: A la hora de regular el modelo de democracia y los mecanismos de participación ciudadana, la Constitución de 1978 fue conformista y prudente.
Francisco Javier Díaz Revorio
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Referendum as an Institution of Political Participation: The Swiss Experience
Дискурс Пи, 2022 The current trend in the development of public and municipal administration in foreign countries is an increase in political inclusion. The article is aimed at analyzing the referendum as an institution of political participation on the example of ...
Aksenov, I. V.
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Three Seas Initiative capabilities in terms of diversification of natural gas supply versus Russian Federation foreign policy – a geopolitical approach [PDF]
Scientific Journal of the Military University of Land Forces, 2020 The aim of the article is to determine potential strategic directions of development of the Three Seas initiative so as to ensure that it becomes an effective geopolitical system capable of the diversification of current natural gas sourcing towards non ...
Aleksy Borówka
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Web-based learning through mixed-initiative interactions: Design and implementation [PDF]
AAOU Journal, 2013 Mixed-initiative interaction is a naturally-occurring feature of human-human interactions. It is characterised by turn-taking, frequent change of focus, agenda and control among the "speakers".
Nantha Kumar Subramaniam
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Cybrarians Journal, 2016 The BNB is a comprehensive database of all new books and serials published or distributed in the UK and Ireland since 1950. It includes over 3.5 million entries describing popular and research level publications. According to the importance, the British
Kholoud Mamdouh
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Under threat by popular vote: German-speaking immigrants' affect and cognitions following the Swiss vote against mass immigration. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 A popular initiative in support of regulating future immigration to Switzerland was accepted by the electorate in 2014. Assuming that the initiative acted as an exclusionary threat for current immigrants of Switzerland, we conducted an online survey ...
Selma Carolin Rudert +2 more
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Our 3rd Early Career Researchers Peer Review programme is open for applications
Nature Communications, 2022 Our peer review programme was launched in 2020 to support Early Career Researchers in building confidence to participate in peer review. The initiative has proved very successful and popular with both ECRs and editors and we are pleased to invite ...
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Vox Populi: Popular Support for the Popular Initiative
American Political Science ReviewDirect democratic institutions are often introduced by popular vote, but there is little research on what motivates voters to support these new instruments. Using a unique dataset on the ideological positions of voters and members of parliament, this article examines support for the introduction of the initiative right in a popular vote.
Leemann, Lucas +2 more
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La celebración de consultas populares locales a petición de los vecinos
Revista Vasca de Administración Pública, 2009 Popular plebiscites are a participatory democracy form which is legally acknowledged in the fi eld of Local Entities and by means of whom the residents of municipalities can voice their opinions about relevant issues regarding the local powers.
María Jesús García García
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