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JPS volume 40 issue 1 Cover and Back matter
In: British journal of political science, Band 40, Heft 1, S. b1
ISSN: 0007-1234
Selection Effects in Roll Call Votes
In: British journal of political science, Band 40, Heft 1, S. 225-235
ISSN: 1469-2112
Some Thoughts about Referendums, Representative Democracy and Separation of Powers
Referendums have experienced some sort of a comeback. Citizen involvement in political decisions is seen increasingly as a healthy add-on in democratic polities. While earlier writers on democratic theory often saw a danger in increased participation of citizens, more recently several authors suggest that this participation should be fostered. I argue in this paper that both sides in the debate neglect important aspects of referendums. Discussing whether direct participation by the citizens is a good or bad thing addresses only half the story. More precisely, we have to get a better idea about how referendums interact with the traditional institutions of representative democracy.
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How Electoral Systems Affect MPs' Positions
In: APSA 2009 Toronto Meeting Paper Electoral Studies 2012 31: 192-200
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Book Review: Switzerland and the European Union, edited by Clive Church.( London and New York: Routledge, 2007)
In: Common Market Law Review, Band 44, Heft 6, S. 1843-1844
ISSN: 0165-0750
Book Review: Clive Church (Ed.), Switzerland and the European Union
In: Common market law review, Band 44, Heft 6, S. 1843
ISSN: 0165-0750
Selection Effects in Roll Call Voting
An increasing number of studies comparing legislatures relies on analyses of roll call votes. These analyses are used to infer characteristics of the way in which the legislature works and how their members vote. This inference is, however, problematic, if not all votes in parliament are recorded or the recorded votes are systematically distinct from the rest of the votes. Neglecting the way in which roll call votes are triggered or decided may result in selection bias. In this paper I discuss these problems of selection bias regarding various rules employed in legislatures which may lead to roll call votes. I then present evidence for these selection biases from a unique source of electronically recorded votes, namely all votes decided on between 1995 and 2003 in the Swiss lower house. A careful analysis illustrates to what extent commonly used figures on party discipline are biased because of the selective nature of roll call votes.
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The political effects of referendums: an analysis of institutional innovations in Eastern and Central Europe
In: Communist and post-communist studies: an international interdisciplinary journal, Band 38, Heft 4, S. 475-499
ISSN: 0967-067X
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The political effects of referendums: An analysis of institutional innovations in Eastern and Central Europe
In: Communist and post-communist studies, Band 38, Heft 4, S. 475-499
ISSN: 0967-067X
Theory suggests that the political effects of referendums should vary according to the institutional provisions that allow for direct involvement of citizens in decision-making. Relying on extant theoretical models the paper proposes initial tests of some implications for the newly democratized countries in Eastern and Central Europe. The constitutions of these countries distinguish themselves by a wide variety of institutional provisions for referendums. Taking advantage of this increased variance, the paper demonstrates effects of different institutional provisions on policy outcomes, which, so far, have only been demonstrated at the sub-national level, for example, in the United States and Switzerland.
Book review: Gary Marks and Marco R. Steenbergen (eds.): European integration and political conflict; New York: Cambridge University Press 2004, pp. 294
In: EUSA Review, Band 18, Heft 2, S. 18-20
ISSN: 1535-7031
Occurrence and Policy Consequences of Referendums: A Theoretical Model and Empirical Evidence
In: Journal of theoretical politics, Band 16, Heft 3, S. 321-356
ISSN: 1460-3667
Referendums provide citizen control over policy outcomes under various institutional provisions. This article offers a theoretical model covering four types of referendums, which differ with respect to their likelihood of occurring and their policy consequences. Implications derived from this model suggest that provisions that allow an opposition group to propose policies to be adopted by referendum should lead to more popular votes. Under these provisions, policies adopted should also more closely reflect the policy preferences of the median voter. Support for these implications appears in data on American states and countries around the world.
Occurrence and Policy Consequences of Referendums: A Theoretical Model and Empirical Evidence
In: Journal of Theoretical Politics, Band 16, Heft 3, S. 321-356
Referendums provide citizen control over policy outcomes under various institutional provisions. This article offers a theoretical model covering four types of referendums, which differ with respect to their likelihood of occurring & their policy consequences. Implications derived from this model suggest that provisions that allow an opposition group to propose policies to be adopted by referendum should lead to more popular votes. Under these provisions, policies adopted should also more closely reflect the policy preferences of the median voter. Support for these implications appears in data on American states & countries around the world. 3 Tables, 6 Figures, 1 Appendix, 54 References. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Ltd., copyright 2004.]
Occurrence and Policy Consequences of Referendums: A Theoretical Model and Empirical Evidence
In: Journal of theoretical politics, Band 16, Heft 3, S. 321-356
ISSN: 0951-6298
A Comparative Study of Referendums: Government by the People. By Mads Qvortrup. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2002. 192p. $69.95
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 1, Heft 2, S. 437-438
ISSN: 1541-0986