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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Main Authors: Eli Gavin Rau, Radha Sarkar, Susan C. Stokes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press
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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