New book on the CIR published

After a decade of studying the Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR), John Gastil and Katherine R. Knobloch have published a book on the process with Oxford University Press. Hope for democracy: How citizens can bring reason back into politics showcases the CIR and reveals how this process has helped voters better understand the policy issues placed on their ballots. Placed in the larger context of deliberative democratic reforms, Hope for...

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