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Special Issue: Beyond Direct Democracy: Popular Vote Processes in Democratic Systems, Guest editors: Alice el-Wakil and Spencer McKay

Introduction to the Special Issue ‘Beyond ‘Direct Democracy’: Popular Vote Processes in Democratic Systems’

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