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The Cadillac, the mother-in-law, and the ballot

Individual and contextual roots of ambivalence in Swiss direct democracy

Bibliographic Data

ID4172000
AuthorsAlessandro Nai (0000-0001-7303-2693, University of Geneva, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume33
Pages292-306
Publication date2014-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueElectoral Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0261-3794 • E-ISSN: 1873-6890
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.electstud.2013.06.010
OpenAlexW2006183804
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited42

Ambivalence · Ballot · Democracy · Direct democracy · Political science · Politics · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works12
Citations per year1,09
Citation span2015 - 2025 (11)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 12

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