Demanding Choices : Opinion, Voting, and Direct Democracy.
Bowler, Shaun.
Demanding Choices : Opinion, Voting, and Direct Democracy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (213 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1. The History of Direct Democracy: A Critique of Voter Competence -- 2. Reasoning Voters: Sorting through the Demands of Direct Democracy -- 3. Responding to Demands: Information, Abstention, and Just Saying "No -- 4. Economic Conditions and Voting on Ballot Propositions -- 5. Private Interests and Instrumental Voting -- 6. Voter Response to the Initiative Logroll and the Counterproposition -- 7. Partisan Interests and Campaign Information: Support for Term Limits -- 8. How Campaign Spending Affects Voter Awareness and Opinions of Initiatives -- 9. Conclusions about Voter Reasoning in Direct Democracy -- Appendix A: Coding of Variables on Private Interests and Voting Behavior -- References -- Index.
Referenda are becoming a more common way to resolve heated political questions. This book shows how voters make choices in referenda.
9780472023349
Democracy.
Elections.
Referendum.
Representative government and representation.
Electronic books.
JF1051
321.8
Demanding Choices : Opinion, Voting, and Direct Democracy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (213 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1. The History of Direct Democracy: A Critique of Voter Competence -- 2. Reasoning Voters: Sorting through the Demands of Direct Democracy -- 3. Responding to Demands: Information, Abstention, and Just Saying "No -- 4. Economic Conditions and Voting on Ballot Propositions -- 5. Private Interests and Instrumental Voting -- 6. Voter Response to the Initiative Logroll and the Counterproposition -- 7. Partisan Interests and Campaign Information: Support for Term Limits -- 8. How Campaign Spending Affects Voter Awareness and Opinions of Initiatives -- 9. Conclusions about Voter Reasoning in Direct Democracy -- Appendix A: Coding of Variables on Private Interests and Voting Behavior -- References -- Index.
Referenda are becoming a more common way to resolve heated political questions. This book shows how voters make choices in referenda.
9780472023349
Democracy.
Elections.
Referendum.
Representative government and representation.
Electronic books.
JF1051
321.8