Issue Unbundling via Citizens' Initiatives

The role of citizens' initiatives figures prominently in contemporary debates on constitutional change. A basic question is why are initiatives necessary in a representative democracy where candidates must already compete for the right to control policy? This paper offers one answer to this question

公民倡议的作用在当代宪法变革的讨论中占据显著地位。一个基本问题是：在代议制民主中，候选人本已为掌控政策的权利展开竞争，为何公民倡议仍有必要？本文为该问题提供了一种解答。