Self-reported health and democratic innovations: the case of the citizens’ initiative in Finland

Henrik Serup Christensen, Maija Jäske, Maija Setälä

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    This study examines the association between self-reported health and the propensity for supporting citizens’ initiatives in Finland. Democratic innovations such as the citizens’ initiative provide novel ways for citizens to express their preferences, but whether people in poor health make use of such possibilities remains unclear. The data come from the Finnish National Election Study (FNES2015), a cross-sectional representative sample of the Finnish population. The results suggest that self-reported health affects the propensity to sign citizens’ initiatives, but the effect depends on age since it mobilizes young citizens in poor health, whereas the impact on older generations is negligible.

    OriginalspråkOdefinierat/okänt
    Sidor (från-till)291–308
    TidskriftEuropean Political Science
    Volym18
    Nummer2
    DOI
    StatusPublicerad - 2019
    MoE-publikationstypA1 Tidskriftsartikel-refererad

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