referendums

Procedural Congruence and the Delegate-Trustee Dilemma

Should the representatives follow the opinions of their voters, or should they follow their own convictions?

Conditional legitimacy: How turnout, majority size, and outcome affect perceptions of legitimacy in European Union membership referendums.

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.