The Instrumental and Educative Effects of Ballot Measures: Research on Direct Democracy in the American States
State Politics & Policy Quarterly, Vol.7(4), pp.416-445
12/2007
: 10.1177/153244000700700404
Political scientists are increasingly turning to direct democracy, as practiced in the American states, to investigate a broad range of questions dealing with median voter preferences and policy responsiveness, minority interests, theories of representation, policy implementation, political knowledge and behavior, citizen engagement, mobilization and turnout, voter competence, activities of interest groups and political parties, campaign finance, media effects, and agenda-setting. In this review article, we examine recent research on the instrumental effects of ballot measures on policy outcomes as well as the educative (and spillover) effects of the process of direct democracy on candidate contests. Throughout the article we suggest avenues for possible future research.
- The Instrumental and Educative Effects of Ballot Measures: Research on Direct Democracy in the American States
- Daniel A SmithCaroline Tolbert
- Journal article
- State Politics & Policy Quarterly, Vol.7(4), pp.416-445
- SAGE Publications; Los Angeles, CA
- 10.1177/153244000700700404
- 1532-4400
- 1946-1607
- English
- 12/2007
- Political Science; Public Policy Center (Archive); Center for Social Science Innovation
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