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Perceptions of Referendums and Democracy: The Referendum Disappointment Gap
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Abstract We examine the gap between perceptions of seeing referendums as an important democratic principle, versus perceiving how referendums are used in practice. We term this the "referendum disappointment" gap. We find support for referendums as a democratic principle is strongest among those most disaffe... mehr
We examine the gap between perceptions of seeing referendums as an important democratic principle, versus perceiving how referendums are used in practice. We term this the "referendum disappointment" gap. We find support for referendums as a democratic principle is strongest among those most disaffected from the political system, and that the disaffected are more likely to perceive they are not given a say via referendums. We also find context-specific effects. Disappointment was greater in countries with higher corruption and income inequality. We also find higher disappointment among right-populist voters, those who distrusted politicians, and among people who viewed themselves at the bottom of society. Overall, these patterns reflect disappointment with democracy among sections of society who have a sense of not being heard that conflicts with how they expect democracy should work in principle.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Demokratie; direkte Demokratie; Volksentscheid; politische Partizipation; öffentliche Meinung; Populismus; Ungleichheit; internationaler Vergleich
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
political disaffection; referendums; European Social Survey (ESS) 2012-2013
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2019
Seitenangabe
S. 227-241
Zeitschriftentitel
Politics and Governance, 7 (2019) 2
Heftthema
The Politics, Promise and Peril of Direct Democracy
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)