Wilhelm Bürklin holds the Lehrstuhl “Regierungssystem der Bundesrepublik Deutschland” at the University of Potsdam and is a member of the Management Board of the Association of German Banks (BdB); his recent books include Eliten in Deutschland: Rekrutierung und Integration (1997) and Wahlen und Wählerverhalten (1998).
October 2001, Volume 12, Issue 4
Direct democracy has come in for praise as being closer to the people’s will than representative democracy. A closer look at the sources of public support, however, reveals some surprises.
