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Figures & data
Table 1. Timeline of the local government reform.
Table 2. Descriptive summary of dependent, explanatory, and control variables.
Figure 1. Issue salience in debate prior to amalgamation decision.
Note: Kernel density distribution of all respondents (N = 3205) of the degree they perceived different issues to have been prevalent in public discourse in their municipality during the LGR.
Table 3. Multilevel logistic regression.
Figure 2. Interaction terms with junior/senior partner.
Note: Interaction regression modelling of independent variable Senior partner (X) on Merge municipalities (Y) given different values of the five explanatories (Z). N = 2,923. The model includes the same controls as Model 4 above. Full regression tables are reported in the accompanying appendix (A3).
Figure 3. Interaction between local democracy and belonging.
Note: Interaction regression modelling of independent variable Debate: Local Belonging (X) on Merge municipalities (Y) given different values of Local Democracy (Z). N = 2,923. The model includes the same controls as Model 4 above. Full regression tables are reported in the accompanying appendix (A4).
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