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investigate how preferences of German citizens for types of democracy influence their retrospective as well as prospective … involvement in political will formation and decision‐making. This paper discusses the conceptions of democracy and assesses the … level in Germany. Findings illustrate that citizens favoring representative democracy are less inclined to take part in …
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Initiatives and referenda permit citizens to vote directly on legislation, but voters often lack essential policy information when deciding whether to support the measures on their ballots. Since citizens often do not trust policy experts and political elites to provide trustworthy information,...
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Objective: The aim of the present manuscript is to address Tocqueville's hypothesis that voluntary associations and volunteering are breeding grounds for democratic virtues and skills and thus enhance political participation. Methods: Data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) data set...
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It is widely held that voter turnout among immigrants and ethnic minorities is lower than among the native born. The goal of our paper is to explore the determinants of voting, comparing immigrant, minority and majority citizens in Canada. We use the 2002 wave of the Equality Security Community...
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