Civic initiatives in the context of legal uncertainty

0395367 - SOÚ 2014 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Gregor, M. - Smith, Michael
Civic initiatives in the context of legal uncertainty.
Journal of Theoretical Politics. Roč. 25, č. 1 (2013), s. 36-62. ISSN 0951-6298. E-ISSN 1460-3667
Institutional support: RVO:68378025
Keywords : civic initiatives * direct democracy * referendum
Subject RIV: AD - Politology ; Political Sciences
Impact factor: 0.840, year: 2013
http://jtp.sagepub.com/content/25/1/36.abstract

We analyze initiatives organized by groups outside of formal politics that involve political confrontation with elected officials, and the need for recourse to courts. We show that a civic initiative submitted by a proposer gives the voter not only the option to constrain the mayor but also the possibility of learning the mayor’s type from the signals conveyed in the legal contest over the initiative’s validity. We show that signaling in the context of legal uncertainty improves responsiveness.
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