There is broad consensus among Europeans that turnout levels and majority size matter for the legitimacy of a referendum. We further identify that citizens find it easier to accept an outcome that maintains the status quo situation.
Because of the negative consequences that follow from loss, citizens who dislike the policy decision in question are disposed to believe that the winning camp has acted unfairly. We explore whether a good loser message from an in-group leader – a …
What characteristics in politicians are attractive to populist voters and what constitutes atypical populist politician in the eyes of Western European citizens?
Citizens of lower socio-economic status tend to want politicians with higher socio-economic status even if they know their political views will be less represented.
We elicit citizens' preferences over hypothetical candidates by applying conjoint survey experiments within a probability-based online panel of the Norwegian electorate. Our experimental treatments differ in whether citizens receive information about …
While a majority of citizens in general believe that the government should follow the results of a referendum on European Union membership, its perceived legitimacy in the eyes of the public heavily depends upon the level of turnout, the size of the majority, and the outcome of the specific referendum in question.