International direct democracy

We live in a world of increasing interconnectedness and territorial changes. This project group researches the territorial and functional dimension of voting on questions of sovereignty. At the centre is the relation between direct democracy and questions of sovereignty.

Ongoing projects

Direct Democracy and Populism in Europe

Das Forschungsprojekt untersucht die Wechselwirkungen zwischen dem Phänomen des Populismus und der Funktionsweise sowie Wirkungen direktdemokratischer Institutionen.
Project leaders: Nadja Braun Binder, Tarik Abou-Chadi
Duration: 2017-2023
Project description

Completed projects

The people's constituent power: referendums on sovereignty issues

Project leader: Fernando Mendez
Project collaborators: Andreas Auer, Corsin Bisaz, Nicolas Aubert, Micha Germann
Research database

The European Referendum Revisited

Project leaders: Andreas Auer, Fernando Mendez, Vasiliki Triga
Research database UZH

Direct democracy