What prevents knowledge inequalities among citizens from increasing? Evidence from direct-democratic campaigns in Switzerland

This article seeks to enrich the normative debate on the advantages and drawbacks of direct democracy through an empirical analysis of individual learning about the contents of ballot propositions during campaigns. Following the knowledge gap paradigm, this article examines the factors that prevent...

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Main Author: Laurent Bernhard
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Seismo Verlag 2018-11-01
Series:Studies in Communication Sciences
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