Morality policy researchers have long grappled with the difficulty of determining objective or
empirical criteria for classifying policies with moral content. A newer, but related, critique has …

This analysis of county-level voting on 22 state referenda that sought to legalize marijuana
for medical purposes or recreational use is driven by hypotheses from post-materialism …

We estimate the causal effect of voter turnout on referendum outcomes in Ireland using a
newly created dataset that links 25 years of constituency-level referendum results to a …

To clarify why research examining the responsiveness of governments to public opinion
produces mixed results, the authors focus on issues involving contested moral values that …

The book examines contemporary immigration policy and immigrant assimilation with a
focus on the adoption of sanctuary ordinances in US local governments in connection with …

Although a large scholarship exists on referendums, few have explored the impact of turnout
levels on policy outcomes. There have only been two Swiss studies of turnout bias and …

Can citizens influence public policy through voting? This dissertation investigates all three
steps in the causal chain that are necessary for policy responsiveness, being voter turnout …

公投機制中的門檻制度會使選民投票率下降. 為了解決公投投票率低的問題,
有些國家會合併舉行公投與其他選舉來提升投票率, 不過關於此作法能否提升投票率的證據仍 …

Abstract Held on 6–7 October 2018, the Romanian referendum on the topic of gay marriage
was the fourth referendum of this kind organised in East Central Europe over a five-year …

Zusammenfassung Direkte Demokratie wird in Deutschland vornehmlich auf der
Länderebene praktiziert. Allerdings ist bisher kaum erforscht, warum die Beteiligungsraten …