caa a22 4500 386378266 CHVBK 20180307112029.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198912 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0008423900020230 doi S0008423900020230 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0008423900020230 Eschet-Schwarz André Université de Haïfa La démocratic semi-directe en Suisse: entre la théorie et la réalité: 1879-1987 [Elektronische Daten] [André Eschet-Schwarz] The semi-direct democracy in Switzerland during the period 1879-1987 is a favourable ground for checking some assumptions related to the theory of participatory democracy such as those involving the inherent characteristics of the popular majority. This article presents a comparative description of the specific features of the referenda votes and general elections in representative democracies. Some aspects of the political behaviour in the Swiss cantons and at the federal level are analyzed as are the fluctuations in referenda participation in relation to institutional factors, competition intensity and the number of signatures collected. Different aspects of amicable agreement democracy, the functioning of interest groups and their relationship to the level of participation are subjects of comprehensive discussion. Copyright © Canadian Political Science Association (l'Association canadienne de science politique) and/et la Société québécoise de science politique 1989 Canadian Journal of Political Science Cambridge University Press 22/4(1989-12), 739-764 0008-4239 22:4<739 1989 22 CJP https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423900020230 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423900020230 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Eschet-Schwarz André Université de Haïfa NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Canadian Journal of Political Science Cambridge University Press 22/4(1989-12), 739-764 0008-4239 22:4<739 1989 22 CJP CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence SWISSBIB 057527695 BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge