The birth of democracies owes much to the interventions and mobilizations of ordinary
people. Yet many feel as though they have inherited democratic institutions which do not …

The relationship between government, virtue, and wealth has held a special fascination
since Aristotle, and the importance of each frames policy debates today in both developed …

The objective of this study is to provide a more nuanced assessment of the relationship
between public sector transparency and trust in government. Specifically, we examine how …

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 …

Theories of deliberative and stealth democracy offer different predictions on the relationship
between trust in government and citizen participation. To help resolve the contradictory …

Social movements formed in response to austerity measures have played an increasingly
important role in referendums. The book uses unique case studies to illustrate the ways the …

Understanding public distrust of science is both theoretically and practically important. While
previous research has focused on the association between political ideology and trust in …

Governments have turned to public deliberation as a way to engage citizens in governance
with the goal of rebuilding faith in government institutions and authority as well as to provide …

Propelled by the belief that government has slipped out of the hands of ordinary citizens, a
surging wave of populism is destabilizing democracies around the world. As John …

Despite the strong theoretical expectations about the beneficial effect of direct democratic
instruments on citizens' political support, the empirical evidence is scarce and inconsistent …