The political economy of territorial integration referendums

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serval:BIB_5AF9C3B051AA
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
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Publications
Institution
Titre
The political economy of territorial integration referendums
Périodique
Territory, Politics, Governance
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Strebel Michael A.
ISSN
2162-2671
2162-268X
Statut éditorial
In Press
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Pages
1-21
Langue
anglais
Résumé
When do political communities support territorial amalgamation in referendums? Existing research has identified heterogeneity between communities as a key hurdle for integration reforms. In this paper, I demonstrate that asymmetries between communities do not necessarily impede political integration. An analysis of 1500 municipal merger referendums held in Swiss municipalities since the new millennium shows that voters’ support for integration is lower when potential merger partners are poorer or larger than their own community. However, the effects of wealth and size differences are interdependent. They reinforce each other’s effect on merger support if they point in the same direction, for example, in a relatively rich and relatively small community, but they can also cancel each other out, for example, in a relatively small, but relatively poor community. These results have important implications for understanding under which conditions integration reforms are politically feasible.
Mots-clé
Political Science and International Relations, Geography, Planning and Development
Open Access
Oui
Création de la notice
15/03/2023 11:37
Dernière modification de la notice
19/07/2023 6:56
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