Initiatives Without Engagement: A Realistic Appraisal of Direct Democracy's Secondary Effects

by Edward L. Lascher and Joshua J. Dyck

Arguments about the American ballot initiative process date back to the Progressive Era, when processes allowing citizens to decide policy questions directly were established in about half of the states.

When political scientists began to systematically examine whether the state ballot initiative process had spillover consequences, they found the initiative process had a positive impact on civic engagement. Recent scholarship casts doubt on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472131192
• ISBN13: 9780472131198
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"