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- Title
Interests and information in referendum voting: An analysis of Swiss voters.
- Authors
Christin, T.; Hug, S.; Sciarini, P.
- Abstract
Referendums impose considerable informational demands on voters. Recent theoretical and empirical research has emphasized the different shortcuts and heuristics they may employ in deciding how to vote. Relying on a substantial series of votes at the national level in Switzerland, we provide empirical tests on how Swiss voters cope with the informational demands in referendum voting. We combine simple heuristics, like partisan cues and endorsements, with indicators of instrumental interests to explain citizens’ choices in a series of votes.
- Subjects
SWITZERLAND; REFERENDUM; VOTING; DECISION making; POLITICAL participation
- Publication
European Journal of Political Research, 2002, Vol 41, Issue 6, p759
- ISSN
0304-4130
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1475-6765.t01-1-00030