Group-based identity undermines democracy by impeding democratic change of government. A substantial literature has … therefore studied how to make democracy consistent with group identity. We contribute to this literature by introducing the role … or replacement of local government because of disfunctionality. Our general contribution is to show how democracy can …

Group-based identity undermines democracy by impeding democratic change of government. A substantial literature has … therefore studied how to make democracy consistent with group identity. We contribute to this literature by introducing the role … or replacement of local government because of disfunctionality. Our general contribution is to show how democracy can …

Direct democracy is extraordinarily popular and has become a pervasive policymaking tool at the state and local level … variable, we model the extent to which institutional evaluations of direct democracy influence voting behavior in ballot … direct democracy are more likely to vote yes, while those who are apprehensive about voting on ballot measures are more …

Can mechanism design save democracy? We propose a simple design that offers a chance: individuals pay for as many votes ….The online appendix for "Quadratic Voting: How Mechanism Design Can Radicalize Democracy" may be found here: 'http …