Decompressing to prevent unrest: political participation through citizen-initiated mechanisms of direct democracy

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dc.contributor.authorAltman, David
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-10T14:20:14Z
dc.date.available2025-11-10T14:20:14Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores how citizen-initiated mechanisms of direct democracy (CI-MDDs), such as abrogative referendums and popular initiatives, can reduce the likelihood of violent and nonviolent social unrest. By offering institutional ‘safety valves,’ CI-MDDs allow citizens to express grievances and influence policy between election cycles, alleviating frustrations that might otherwise lead to large-scale protests. This is the first cross-national study to empirically assess how CI-MDDs affect social unrest in democratic regimes. Using fixed-effects and random-effects logistic regression models with panel data from democracies worldwide since 1970, the analysis demonstrates that countries with greater access to CI-MDDs experience lower levels of resistance campaigns, even when accounting for economic factors. While these mechanisms help contain societal pressures, they are not without risks, as they can be co-opted by populist or extremist factions. Despite limitations related to data coverage, the findings suggest that CI-MDDs are effective in managing democratic tensions, contributing to long-term political stability and reducing the likelihood of unrest.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2025-11-10
dc.format.extent18 páginas
dc.fuente.origenSRIA
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14742837.2025.2554602
dc.identifier.eissn1474-2829
dc.identifier.issn1474-2829
dc.identifier.scopusid105015158687
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2025.2554602
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/106705
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001564751600001
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Ciencia Política; Altman, David; 0000-0001-5985-6063; 1002601
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido completo
dc.revistaSocial Movement Studies
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectPolitical participation
dc.subjectCitizen-initiated mechanismsof direct democracy
dc.subjectSocialunrest
dc.subjectViolence
dc.subjectDemocracy
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.subject.deweyCiencias socialeses_ES
dc.titleDecompressing to prevent unrest: political participation through citizen-initiated mechanisms of direct democracy
dc.typeartículo
sipa.codpersvinculados1002601
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