Referendums and Citizen Support for European Integration
Journal
Comparative Political Studies
ISSN
0010-4140
ISSN-Digital
1552-3829
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2002-06-01
Author(s)
Christin, Thomas
;
Hug, Simon
Abstract (De)
A simple game-theoretic model suggests that voter preferences should find stronger reflection in policy outcomes if referendums are possible than if such popular influence is excluded. Relying on the large-scale quasiexperiment of European integration, we test whether referendums lead to more supportive voters with data covering more than 20 years. We find suggestive evidence for our theoretical implication that constitutional provisions for referendums lead to citizens more supportive of European integration. Similarly, the results suggest that voters more strongly support European integration immediately after a referendum vote.
Language
German
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
No
Publisher
Sage
Publisher place
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Volume
35
Number
5
Start page
586
End page
617
Pages
32
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
13106