Renwick, A;
Palese, M;
Sargeant, J;
(2020)
Information in Referendum Campaigns: How Can It Be Improved?
Representation
, 56
(4)
pp. 521-537.
10.1080/00344893.2019.1661872.
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Abstract
High-quality information is widely regarded as essential for democratic referendum campaigns, but what this means and how it can be advanced has not been systematically studied. By reviewing existing literature and drawing on a survey of practice around the democratic world, this article addresses this gap by making three contributions. First, it identifies four key dimensions to high-quality information: accuracy; balance; accessibility; and relevance. Second, it identifies four strategies through which information quality may be advanced: controlling campaign finance; confronting misinformation; creating and disseminating quality information; and promoting quality discussion. Third, it examines existing knowledge on the most promising of these strategies, offering preliminary conclusions and pointers for further research. The article suggests that the optimal strategy has not yet been found, and that further research could help to develop it.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Information in Referendum Campaigns: How Can It Be Improved? |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1080/00344893.2019.1661872 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/00344893.2019.1661872 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
Keywords: | Deliberation, democracy, information, referendum |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Political Science |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10082340 |
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