When do consultative referendums improve democracy? Evidence from local referendums in Norway
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| ID | 6299263 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Bjarte Folkestad (0000-0003-3569-2687, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bergen, Norway and Volda University College, Norway, autor correspondente), Jan Erling Klausen (0000-0001-9272-090X, University of Oslo), Jo Saglie (0000-0003-0437-2103, Institute for Social Research), Signe Bock Segaard (0000-0003-0010-4910, Institute for Social Research, Oslo, Norway) |
| Ano | 2021 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Fascículo | 2 |
| Páginas | 213-228 |
| Data de publicação | 2021-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | International Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X |
| Editora | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192512119881810 |
| OpenAlex | W2982270325 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 17 |
| Referências citadas | 21 |
Consultative referendums may provide crucial information about public opinion but have received little attention in the literature compared with their binding counterparts. In this article, we analyse 221 Norwegian local consultative referendums on municipal amalgamation using the Venice Commission’s code on referendums. Much of the referendum literature suggests that consultative referendums are in fact binding. The municipal councils followed the outcomes of the referendums in most cases, but 14% chose to go against it. While the overall impression is that the outcomes of consultative referendums are seen as binding, the data indicate that ballot design may affect voters’ choice as well as council decisions. Although many democratic standards were met, the wording of questions and alternatives on the ballot paper were problematic in a number of cases – reducing the democratic value of the citizens’ advice
Ballot · Commission · Democracy · Direct democracy · Norwegian · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Referendum · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Media and Politics
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| Obras citantes distintas | 17 |
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| Citações por ano | 2,83 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Velocidade de citação | recent |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 17 |