Do direct-democratic procedures lead to higher acceptance than political representation?

Are direct-democratic decisions more acceptable to voters than decisions arrived at through representative procedures? We conduct an experimental online vignette study with a German sample to investigate how voters' acceptance of a political decision depends on the process through which it is r...

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Published in:	Public choice Vol. 167; no. 1-2; pp. 47 - 65
Main Authors:	Towfigh, Emanuel V, Goerg, Sebastian J, Glöckner, Andreas, Leifeld, Philip, Llorente-saguer, Aniol, Bade, Sophie, Kurschilgen, Carlos
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.04.2016
Subjects:	Acceptance Decision making Democracy Direct democracy Elections Internet Legal research Participation Political parties Political representation Political systems Politics Representative democracy Studies Voter behavior Voters United Kingdom > UK Switzerland Germany
ISSN:	0048-5829, 1573-7101
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