Why do populist citizens oppose climate change? Thus far, data constraints limited the
ability to test different theoretical mechanisms against each other. We argue that populist …

The literature on deliberative mini-publics (DMPs) establishes a link between political
dissatisfaction and support for DMPs. However, little is known about the sources of political …

As representative democracy is increasingly criticized, a new institution is becoming popular
among academics and practitioners: deliberative citizens' assemblies. To evaluate whether …

Are policies proposed by technocrats more easily accepted by citizens than those proposed
by traditional partisan actors? This is a crucial question, as politicians increasingly rely on …

The aim of this research is to gauge public support for ministers who did not follow a typical
“career politician” pathway prior to their nomination (ie, those who never held an elected …

Technocracy is seen as a solution to the political challenges of our time by an increasing
number of citizens. Using survey data from the World Value Survey, this study confirms the …

Europeans, on average, are distrustful toward representative institutions. In recent decades,
to restore confidence in political institutions, several countries have implemented alternative …

Why do citizens support holding a referendum? In this article, we argue that citizens are
instrumental by using heuristics and cues from parties, independent experts, and the …

Democratic innovations scholars note that deliberation has the potential to counteract
populism. However, so far, we do not know what the theoretical foundation would be to …

Technocracy has come to be increasingly regarded as a threat to representative democracy.
Significant attention has thus been recently devoted to exploring public preferences towards …