Rough days in democracies: Comparing protests in democracies

Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 97 - 120
Published: Jan 1, 2007
Abstract
.  Democratic political institutions are generally designed to channel public opinion; yet citizens often take to the streets in protest. Why would citizens, provided with formal mechanisms to affect the policy process, resort to extraordinary means? This article argues that the strength of representative institutions influences the likelihood of protest. The democratic institution literature does not address the issue of protest and in the...
Paper Details
Title
Rough days in democracies: Comparing protests in democracies
Published Date
Jan 1, 2007
Volume
46
Issue
1
Pages
97 - 120
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