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The Delegation Perspective on Representative Democracy [PDF]

open access: yes
Why do political constituencies delegate decision power to representative assemblies? And how is the size of such assemblies determined? We analyze these questions of constitutional design in a model with voters learning their preferred alternative only ...
Manipushpak Mitra, Roland Hain
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Deepening democracy within Ireland's social partnership [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Ireland's social partnership process, now under attack from a number of quarters, has repeatedly been charged with being 'undemocratic' in that it undermines the sovereign position of elected political representatives, with key policy formulation and ...
Allen K.   +39 more
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Responsible participation and housing: restoring democratic theory to the scene [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Tensions between individual liberty and collective social justice characterise many advanced liberal societies. These tensions are reflected in the challenges posed for representative democracy both by participatory democratic practices and by the ...
Barnes M.   +45 more
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The Effect of Direct Democracy on Income Redistribution: Evidence for Switzerland [PDF]

open access: yes
There is an intensive dispute in political economics about the impact of institutions on income redistribution. While the main focus is on comparison between different forms of representative democracy, the influence of direct democracy on redistribution
Gebhard Kirchgässner   +2 more
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The Effect of Direct Democratic Institutions on Income Redistribution: Evidence for Switzerland [PDF]

open access: yes
There is an intensive dispute in political economics about the impact of institutions on income redistribution. While the main focus is on comparison between different forms of representative democracy, the influence of direct democracy on redistribution
Feld, Lars P.   +2 more
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Consistent representative democracy [PDF]

open access: green, 2007
Christopher P. Chambers
openalex   +1 more source

Democratic Values ​​in Nagari: An Analysis on Electoral System Shifts in One Province of Indonesia

open access: yesVolksgeist
The Nagari system, a traditional form of regional government in Minangkabau, has historically employed a direct election method that empowers community members to elect their leaders.
Meri Yarni   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

COVID-19 conspiracy belief and conceptions of democracy

open access: yesPolitical Research Exchange
Although conspiracy theories moved to the centre of the public debate during the Covid-19 pandemic and have severe consequences on politics and society, the link between Covid-19 conspiracy beliefs and democracy has hardly been scrutinized.
Anne Küppers, Marion Reiser
doaj   +1 more source

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