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Journal of Theoretical Politics, 2000
When some voters have nonseparable preferences across multiple binary issues, majority rule may not select a Condorcet winning set of outcomes when one exists, and the social choice may be a Condorcet loser or Pareto-dominated by every other set of outcomes. We present an empirical example of one such paradox from voting on the Internet.
Emerson M. S. Niou, Dean Lacy
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When some voters have nonseparable preferences across multiple binary issues, majority rule may not select a Condorcet winning set of outcomes when one exists, and the social choice may be a Condorcet loser or Pareto-dominated by every other set of outcomes. We present an empirical example of one such paradox from voting on the Internet.
Emerson M. S. Niou, Dean Lacy
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2021
This chapter starts with a definition of the term ‘referendum’. A referendum is a means of involving the public in political decisions via voting on specific issues such as leaving the European Union. The chapter considers the use of referendums at the local level. It sets out the key features of a referendum.
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This chapter starts with a definition of the term ‘referendum’. A referendum is a means of involving the public in political decisions via voting on specific issues such as leaving the European Union. The chapter considers the use of referendums at the local level. It sets out the key features of a referendum.
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2023
Since 1990, peacemakers have mandated and held a growing number of referendums in efforts to address the causes of potential or actual armed conflicts. These “peacemaking referendums” are a peacemaking tool that is increasingly used but little understood.
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Since 1990, peacemakers have mandated and held a growing number of referendums in efforts to address the causes of potential or actual armed conflicts. These “peacemaking referendums” are a peacemaking tool that is increasingly used but little understood.
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The Likelihood of the Referendum Paradox for a Given Referendum Result
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019The referendum (or compound majority) paradox occurs when the majority of voters in the majority of districts supports an issue/candidate but the majority of voters across all districts opposes the same issue/candidate (or vice versa). We calculate the likelihood of this social choice anomaly for any (possibly large) odd number of districts and any ...
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2014
Referendums in Oceania are generally used as a means for states to move towards or achieve independence from the colonial power, and, once independent, to change their constitution — sometimes in the details, sometimes in the fundamentals. Some states, notably New Zealand and Guam (which would appear to have little else in common), also refer questions
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Referendums in Oceania are generally used as a means for states to move towards or achieve independence from the colonial power, and, once independent, to change their constitution — sometimes in the details, sometimes in the fundamentals. Some states, notably New Zealand and Guam (which would appear to have little else in common), also refer questions
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The USSR Referendum and Republic Counter-Referendums
2003Referendum cases in the Soviet Union in 1991 demonstrate how the referendum device played a role in elite bargaining not only between executives and legislatures but also between institutions of different federal and regional structures. These cases demonstrate how referendums provide popular legitimacy to govern outside of Soviet Communism and change ...
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Initiative and Referendum [PDF]
, 2008 All modern democracies rely on representatives to formulate and administer policies. Representative government takes advantage of division of labor: a small group of experts can develop expertise in policy, freeing everyone else to pursue other tasks. The downside is that elected officials may fail to pursue the interests of voters.
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The Risks of Referendums: 'Referendum Culture' in Ireland as a Solution?
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020Referendums, in the aftermath of Brexit and with the rise of populist movements worldwide, are viewed with great skepticism, seen as a means for populist leaders and elites to manipulate or mislead voters rather than any positive exercise in democracy. Ireland tells a somewhat different story.
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2014
Democratic innovation and new direct and deliberative participatory instruments are no longer an export from the Global North. Deliberative democracy, such as participatory budgeting and national conferences, was implemented and invented in Latin America, where direct democracy seems to be enjoying a new honeymoon (see Uruguay, Ecuador, Venezuela ...
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Democratic innovation and new direct and deliberative participatory instruments are no longer an export from the Global North. Deliberative democracy, such as participatory budgeting and national conferences, was implemented and invented in Latin America, where direct democracy seems to be enjoying a new honeymoon (see Uruguay, Ecuador, Venezuela ...
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2014
There is a paradox in the practical use of referendums. In theory, a referendum is the closest one gets to pure democracy under a general system of representative democracy. In practice, however, in developing countries, ‘referendums have been utilized primarily by authoritarian regimes’ (Marques and Smith 1984: 103). Asia is a case in point.
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There is a paradox in the practical use of referendums. In theory, a referendum is the closest one gets to pure democracy under a general system of representative democracy. In practice, however, in developing countries, ‘referendums have been utilized primarily by authoritarian regimes’ (Marques and Smith 1984: 103). Asia is a case in point.
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