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The Challenges of Modern Democracy [PDF]
Elections, referenda and polls are very important processes and instruments for the smooth operation of a modern democracy. They provide means for transferring power from citizens to their representatives.
Kuzelewska, Elzbieta
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Experience and self‐interest: Diverging responses to global warming
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract People are increasingly feeling global warming's effects through extreme heat and natural disasters. How do these climate shocks affect political attitudes? We argue that the effect of climate‐related experiences depends significantly on self‐interest.
Alexander F. Gazmararian +1 more
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Comunicado de prensa expresando la indignación por el escrutinio del referendum en Almería
, 1980 El documento es un comunicado de prensa en el que se expresa la indignación con el escrutinio del referendum en la provincia de Almería.
Partido Andalucista
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I referendum nel "sistema" della L. n. 352 del 1970
, 1988 Presupposti storici ed istituzionali della l. n. 352 del 1970 – I soggetti titolari del potere di iniziativa referendaria ed il contenuto dell’atto di richiesta – I diversi procedimenti di promozione dei referendum – I vari tipi di controllo affidati all’
BETTINELLI, ERNESTO
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Captured participatory institutions: Theory and evidence from Venezuela's Consejos Comunales
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Can participatory institutions (PIs) facilitate development when captured by the government? We propose an original theoretical framework to investigate how changing incumbent priorities can shape the developmental and political effects of captured PIs.
Jared Abbott, Jose Morales‐Arilla
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The Digitalization Challenge to the Request for an Abrogative Referendum
reservedIl presente elaborato si propone di analizzare il referendum abrogativo nell’ordinamento italiano, a partire dal suo fondamento costituzionale e dalla sua funzione di strumento di democrazia diretta.
GIARETTA, REBECCA
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Who is in favor of enlargement? Determinants of support for EU membership in the candidate countries' referenda [PDF]
We analyze support for EU membership as expressed in voting patterns in the candidate countries’ referenda on EU membership, using regional referendum results and individual survey data on voting intentions. We find that favorable individual and regional
Doyle, Orla, Fidrmuc, Jan
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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Large‐scale fires are becoming increasingly common due to climate change. While conventional wisdom suggests that firsthand experiences with natural disasters foster green coalitions by raising awareness of environmental degradation, we propose an alternative view: Natural disasters can heighten the perceived trade‐off between economic ...
Silvia Pianta, Paula Rettl
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How Bioethicists Can Contribute to Democratic Deliberation
Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT It is sometimes suggested that policymaking on bioethical questions should be more democratic, either through direct popular participation (as in a referendum) or through improved forms of representation (such as random mini‐publics or elected officials). Such proposals seem to leave no special place for input from bioethicists.
Ben Saunders
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Acting on the Voicelessness Challenge to Democratic Deliberation: A Six‐Actor Framework
Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Political philosophers have long recognized that key stakeholders in policy decisions—children, future generations, nonhuman animals, and individuals with severe cognitive impairments—are structurally unable to participate in the deliberative processes meant to legitimate those decisions.
Julian C. Jamison
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