Why Is Participation Low in Referendums? Lessons from Latin America
Whether referendums, initiatives, and other mechanisms of direct democracy enhance representative systems is a matter of debate. Skeptics note—among other criticisms—that turnout tends to be low in referendums, often lower than in candidate elections in the same country. If citizens do not care enou...
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Cambridge University Press
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Series: | Latin American Research Review |
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1542427824000749/type/journal_article |
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