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Educated by Initiative: The Effects of Direct Democracy on Citizens and Political Organizations in the American States

Title : Educated by Initiative: The Effects of Direct Democracy on Citizens and Political Organizations in the American States
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Rating : 4.56 (866 Votes)
Asin : 0472068709
Format Type : paperback
Number of Pages : 252 Pages
Publish Date : 2016-01-17
Language : English

"Smith and Tolbert make a remarkable contribution to the literature on direct democracy, focusing on the educative rather than the instrumental effects of the initiative and referendum. As such, this book highlights the importance of direct democracy, and provides new information as well as an alternative theoretical structure to examine its role in American political life."--John Allswang, California State University, Los Angeles

Danielle Glover said Easy to read and understand. I had to order this book for a MPA course and the book is informative and easy to read especially compared to my other books.

The result is a fascinating and thoroughly-researched book about how direct democracy teaches citizens about politics, voting, civic engagement and the influence of special interests and political parties. "This body of research not only passes academic muster but is the best guidepost in existence for activists who are trying to use the ballot initiative process for larger policy and political objectives."--Kristina Wilfore, Executive Director, Ballot Initiative Strategy Center and FoundationEducated by Initiative moves beyond previous evaluations of public policy to emphasize the educational importance of

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