Across established democracies, citizens express high levels of support for decision making
via referendums. What drives these preferences remains yet unclear. In this article it is …

Using data collected within the scope of a Dutch internet panel survey (LISS) in 2011, this
study tracks public support for direct, stealth and representative democracy according to …

The Oregon Citizens' Initiative Review (CIR) distinguishes itself by linking a small
deliberative body to the larger electoral process. Since 2010, CIR citizen panels have been …

Recent research on citizen process preferences has highlighted three different models of
decision making: representation, participation and stealth democracy. However, the …

A prominent explanation of widespread popular support for referendums is dissatisfaction
with the functioning of representative democracy. In this article, the aim is to gain a better …

Increasingly, research on attitudes towards the European project focuses on transnational
practices. This article furthers the transnational approach by offering the first systematic …

Las redes sociales en su dimensión de instrumento de participación política han suscitado y
suscitan un vivo interés entre expertos, entre ciudadanos y, en general, entre todos aquellos …

Which voters prefer having more choice between parties and candidates in an election? To
provide an answer to this question, we analyse the case of a radical change from a closed …

In Britain, levels of political trust have declined, stimulating policy makers to explore ways of
appealing to discontented citizens. One such initiative involves reform of the political system …

Are people's attitudes towards referendums as a decision-making procedure predominantly
driven by their material self-interest, or do individuals also value direct democracy as such …