freedom is frequently associated with electoral democracy, developments in countries such as Hungary, Poland, Turkey and … Russia, where elected populist leaders with authoritarian tendencies rule, suggest that electoral democracy may not be the … provide a firmer foundation. We investigate empirically how electoral democracy and judicial independence relate to personal …

One concern about direct democracy is that citizens may not be sufficiently competent to decide about complex policies …

freedom is frequently associated with electoral democracy, developments in countries such as Hungary, Poland, Turkey and … Russia, where elected populist leaders with authoritarian tendencies rule, suggest that electoral democracy may not be the … provide a firmer foundation. We investigate empirically how electoral democracy and judicial independence relate to personal …

This paper presents a dynamic politico-economic theory of fiscal policy to explain the simultaneous existence of public …

The paper challenges the "orthodox doctrine" of collective choice theory according to which Arrow's "general …

voting. In so doing, we provide an investigation of when good policies are chosen in democracy. Based on our findings, we …

We study how the number of ballot propositions affects the quality of decision making in direct democracy, as reflected … in citizens' knowledge, voting behavior, and attitudes toward democracy. Using three comprehensive data sets from … federal direct democracy. In the medium to longer term, more federal propositions on the ballot rather relate to higher …

We study how the number of ballot propositions affects the quality of decision making in direct democracy, as reflected … in citizens' knowledge, voting behavior, and attitudes toward democracy. Using three comprehensive data sets from … impedes the quality of decision making in direct democracy. For instance, a higher number of propositions does not lead more …

democracies. On the other hand, the results for the Arab World show that economic revolutionizing does not occur there. For this … ; Degree of Democracy ; Dictatorship … Wiederwahl einhergeht. Die Untersuchung für Revolutionen und Aufstände in der arabischen Welt dagegen zeigt, dass dort kein …