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Browsing SPS Articles by Author "TRECHSEL, Alexander H."
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Title:When Parties (also) Position Themselves: An introduction to the EU Profiler
Author(s):TRECHSEL, Alexander H.; MAIR, PeterDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleSeries/Report no.:[EUDO]Abstract:This article frames and describes a novel method of political party positioning within the European Union and beyond. The EU Profiler project, a large-scale, interdisciplinary, and pan-European research endeavor, takes a ...
Title:Reflexive Accountability and Direct Democracy
Author(s):TRECHSEL, Alexander H.Date:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The concept of democratic accountability is almost exclusively discussed in the context of representative forms of democracy, and with a strong focus on the electoral realm. This means that a large part of the literature ...
Title:Internet Voting in Comparative Perspective: The Case of Estonia
Author(s):ALVAREZ, Michael R.; HALL, Thad E.; TRECHSEL, Alexander H.Date:2009-01-01Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Several countries have conducted Internet voting trials in binding public elections over the past decade, including Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. However, Estonia—a former Soviet republic and now ...
Title:Internet Voting in Comparative Perspective: The Case of Estonia
Author(s):ALVAREZ, Michael R.; HALL, Thad E.; TRECHSEL, Alexander H.Date:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Several countries have conducted Internet voting trials in binding public elections over the past decade, including Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. However, Estonia—a former Soviet republic and now ...
Title:Institutional Openness and the Use of Referendums and Popular Initiatives: Evidence from Swiss Cantons
Author(s):TRECHSEL, Alexander H.; BARANKAY, Iwan; SCIARINI, PascalDate:2003Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Despite the growing interest in direct democratic institutions – like referendums and popular initiatives – the empirical evidence on the relationship between institutional openness and use is still sparse. We use a novel ...