Iris Stucki
Biographic Data
| ID | 4275911 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Iris Stucki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Iris |
| FAMILY NAME | Stucki |
| SIGNATURE | STUCKI I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bern |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1901-9783 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Aristotelian framing
The Political Use of Evidence and Its Contribution to Democratic Discourse
This article argues that evidence, even when used politically, contributes to high‐quality democratic discourse. Research results on the use of evidence in referendum campaigns in Switzerland show that (1) evidence fosters discourse quality and shifts the focus away from politics to policy; (2) evaluations and basic research contribute positively to discourse, but not opinion surveys and statistics; (3) the participation of experts and administra…
The Making of the Informed Voter
Literature claims that scientific evidence makes better democracies. This paper analyses whether and which voters choose empirical evidence in the form of policy evaluation results when informing themselves about issue‐specific votes. The analysis is based on a split‐ballot survey where participants chose media items with different content to make a decision on a specific issue. Results show that voters do indeed choose evidence‐based information…
Arguing about smoking bans
The theory of discursive institutionalism requires support from empirical work. This article analyzes how evidence is used in conflicting ideas about smoking bans and how social constructions are affected by this. The study is set in the context of 16 public debates that took place during Swiss direct-democratic campaigns on smoking bans between 2005 and 2012. A qualitative content analysis of campaign material revealed that the form of benefit a…
The use of evidence in public debates in the media
This article analyses the reporting of evidence in Swiss direct-democratic campaigns in the health policy sector, assuming that an informed public helps democracy function successfully. A content analysis of the media's news reporting shows that of 5030 media items retrieved, a reference to evidence is found in 6.8%. The voter receives evidence in the form of substantiating arguments, equally distributed among proponents and opponents. Experts ha…
Aristotelian framing
Arguing about smoking bans
The theory of discursive institutionalism requires support from empirical work. This article analyzes how evidence is used in conflicting ideas about smoking bans and how social constructions are affected by this. The study is set in the context of 16 public debates that took place during Swiss direct-democratic campaigns on smoking bans between 2005 and 2012. A qualitative content analysis of campaign material revealed that the form of benefit a…
The Making of the Informed Voter
Literature claims that scientific evidence makes better democracies. This paper analyses whether and which voters choose empirical evidence in the form of policy evaluation results when informing themselves about issue‐specific votes. The analysis is based on a split‐ballot survey where participants chose media items with different content to make a decision on a specific issue. Results show that voters do indeed choose evidence‐based information…
The use of evidence in public debates in the media
This article analyses the reporting of evidence in Swiss direct-democratic campaigns in the health policy sector, assuming that an informed public helps democracy function successfully. A content analysis of the media's news reporting shows that of 5030 media items retrieved, a reference to evidence is found in 6.8%. The voter receives evidence in the form of substantiating arguments, equally distributed among proponents and opponents. Experts ha…
The use of evidence in public debates in the media
This article analyses the reporting of evidence in Swiss direct-democratic campaigns in the health policy sector, assuming that an informed public helps democracy function successfully. A content analysis of the media's news reporting shows that of 5030 media items retrieved, a reference to evidence is found in 6.8%. The voter receives evidence in the form of substantiating arguments, equally distributed among proponents and opponents. Experts ha…
Arguing about smoking bans
The theory of discursive institutionalism requires support from empirical work. This article analyzes how evidence is used in conflicting ideas about smoking bans and how social constructions are affected by this. The study is set in the context of 16 public debates that took place during Swiss direct-democratic campaigns on smoking bans between 2005 and 2012. A qualitative content analysis of campaign material revealed that the form of benefit a…
Aristotelian framing
The Political Use of Evidence and Its Contribution to Democratic Discourse
This article argues that evidence, even when used politically, contributes to high‐quality democratic discourse. Research results on the use of evidence in referendum campaigns in Switzerland show that (1) evidence fosters discourse quality and shifts the focus away from politics to policy; (2) evaluations and basic research contribute positively to discourse, but not opinion surveys and statistics; (3) the participation of experts and administra…
The Making of the Informed Voter
Literature claims that scientific evidence makes better democracies. This paper analyses whether and which voters choose empirical evidence in the form of policy evaluation results when informing themselves about issue‐specific votes. The analysis is based on a split‐ballot survey where participants chose media items with different content to make a decision on a specific issue. Results show that voters do indeed choose evidence‐based information…
Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)