To assess the likely effects of population ageing on the outcomes of direct democracy, we analyze the effect of age on … study of the Stuttgart 21 referendum on one of the largest infrastructure projects in Germany. The evi-dence suggests that …

not if only occasional single questions are brought to a referendum. Then, the relation between direct democracy and the … the functioning of direct democracy. As a political system it only makes sense if there exists a continuous process and … points that should be observed to safeguard the well-functioning of direct democracy. …

To assess the likely effects of population ageing on the outcomes of direct democracy, we analyze the effect of age on … study of the Stuttgart 21 referendum on one of the largest infrastructure projects in Germany. The evidence suggests that …

out-of-sample case of an in-sample observation, the 2017 independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan. We show that …

discussion of the pros and cons of direct democracy, the ability of direct democracy to help creating a European demos is … discussed. Consequently, we propose a mandatory (required and binding) referendum on total and partial revisions of the European … referendum for financially important projects. …