David Altman (@davidaltman.bsky.social)

💡¿Y si Chile hubiese tenido referendos o iniciativas ciudadanas? Siempre intuí que, con mecanismos de democracia directa, no habríamos llegado al estallido social. Hoy tengo más herramientas para sostenerlo. 👉 Lo explico en este nuevo trabajo: doi.org/10.1080/1474...

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Decompressing to prevent unrest: political participation through citizen-initiated mechanisms of direct democracy This paper explores how citizen-initiated mechanisms of direct democracy (CI-MDDs), such as abrogative referendums and popular initiatives, can reduce the likelihood of violent and nonviolent socia... https://doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2025.2554602