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Direct Democracy and Minority Rights: Direct and Indirect Effects on Religious Minorities in Switzerland
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Christmann, Anna Danaci, Deniz |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | Most of the research on the effects of direct democracy on minority rights is empirically limited to the direct effects of direct democracy. This article takes the issue a step further and examines both direct and indirect effects by investigating the rights of religious minorities in Switzerland. The analysis provides two main insights: all direct effects are negative and can be observed when the rights of out-groups like Islamic minorities are at stake. Second, indirect effects on the parliamentary process can be observed, too: parliaments make laws more restrictive toward Islamic minorities if they fear a popular vote. However, they develop strategies to enforce their liberal interests, as shown by the fact that extensions of the rights of religious minorities are passed in total revisions. |
| Related Links | https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/66169/1/christmann.pdf http://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/66169/1/christmann.pdf https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/57099C8F318116FC3D6B2EFD7FE306D4/S1755048311000666a.pdf/div-class-title-direct-democracy-and-minority-rights-direct-and-indirect-effects-on-religious-minorities-in-switzerland-div.pdf |
| Ending Page | 160 |
| Page Count | 28 |
| Starting Page | 133 |
| ISSN | 17550483 |
| e-ISSN | 17550491 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1755048311000666 |
| Journal | Politics and Religion |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 5 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2012-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Politics and Religion Political Science Indirect Effects Religious Minorities Direct Democracy |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Sociology and Political Science Religious Studies |
