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Expertise, Integrity, and the Foundations of Legitimacy in Democratic Innovations

Democracy
Governance
Referendums and Initiatives
Competence
P215
Andreas Schäfer
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Sebastien Rojon
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Democratic Innovations in Contested and Constrained Contexts: Strengthening Democratic resilience?

Abstract

This panel examines how expertise and integrity shape the legitimacy of democratic innovations. Contributions explore the selection and influence of experts, emotional and procedural dynamics, and measures of institutional quality in deliberative assemblies and referendums.

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