As national political fights are waged at the state level, democracy itself pays the price Over
the past generation, the Democratic and Republican parties have each become nationally …

Standing out from all other books on direct democracy, Citizenship and Contemporary Direct
Democracy connects the study of direct democracy to the broader field of comparative …

" This body of research not only passes academic muster but is the best guidepost in
existence for activists who are trying to use the ballot initiative process for larger policy and …

Political scientists are increasingly turning to direct democracy, as practiced in the American
states, to investigate a broad range of questions dealing with median voter preferences and …

Lobbyists frequently join forces to influence policy, yet the success of active lobbying
coalitions remains a blind spot in the literature. This article is the first to test how and when …

What is the impact of direct democracy on citizens' political participation and knowledge?
Progressive Era reformers and normative theorists have argued that institutional procedures …

Numerous studies attempt to assess direct democracy's impact on state policy using
measures of direct democracy based on dummy variables or the frequency with which …

The rising use of direct democratic procedures within states but also cross-nationally
increases the interest in and the relevance of the research on direct democracy. At the …

From political parties to environmental organisations, citizens join a host of associations in
order to influence policymaking and political agendas. Yet why in some western …

Scholars have begun examining what Progressive reformers called the educative effects of
direct democracy, especially the effect ballot initiatives have on voter turnout. Research …