How turnout, majority size, and outcome affect whether citizens think the result of an EU referendum should be implemented
Sveinung Arnesen
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Sveinung Arnesen
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There is an ongoing debate in the UK over whether holding another referendum on EU membership would be democratic or not. Drawing on a new study, Sveinung Arnesen explains that while in general most citizens believe governments should follow the results of referendums on EU membership, this depends heavily upon the level of turnout, the size of the majority, and the outcome of the specific referendum in question.
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There is an ongoing debate in the UK over whether holding another referendum on EU membership would be democratic or not. Drawing on a new study, Sveinung Arnesen explains that while in general most citizens believe governments should follow the results of referendums on EU membership, this depends heavily upon the level of turnout, the size of the majority, and the outcome of the specific referendum in question.
Key concepts: Referendum, Turnout, Political science, Affect (linguistics), Democracy, Outcome (game theory), Direct democracy, Demographic economics