Showdown in Schönau: a contest case study
This chapter analyzes a referendum campaign as a case study of a contest. The referendum, held in 1996 in the small German town of Schönau, led to the replacement of the convention-al electricity supplier by a firm founded by the local environmentalists. We discuss both quali-tative aspects (activit...
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| author | Dijkstra, Bouwe R. Graichen, Patrick R. |
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| description | This chapter analyzes a referendum campaign as a case study of a contest. The referendum, held in 1996 in the small German town of Schönau, led to the replacement of the convention-al electricity supplier by a firm founded by the local environmentalists. We discuss both quali-tative aspects (activities, arguments and strategies of the environmentalists, the electricity firm and its local allies) and quantitative aspects (lobbying effectiveness, stakes, effort and success probability). We identify voter groups more inclined to vote one way or the other and factors that contributed to the environmentalists’ victory. Finally, we discuss modeling implications. |
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| spelling | nottingham-487672020-05-04T18:38:21Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48767/ Showdown in Schönau: a contest case study Dijkstra, Bouwe R. Graichen, Patrick R. This chapter analyzes a referendum campaign as a case study of a contest. The referendum, held in 1996 in the small German town of Schönau, led to the replacement of the convention-al electricity supplier by a firm founded by the local environmentalists. We discuss both quali-tative aspects (activities, arguments and strategies of the environmentalists, the electricity firm and its local allies) and quantitative aspects (lobbying effectiveness, stakes, effort and success probability). We identify voter groups more inclined to vote one way or the other and factors that contributed to the environmentalists’ victory. Finally, we discuss modeling implications. Springer Buchholz, Wolfgang Rübbelke, Dirk T.G. 2017-03-21 Book Section PeerReviewed Dijkstra, Bouwe R. and Graichen, Patrick R. (2017) Showdown in Schönau: a contest case study. In: The theory of externalities and public goods: essays in memory of Richard C. Cornes. Springer, Cham, pp. 299-326. ISBN 9783319494418 Referendum; Political campaign; Rent seeking https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-49442-5_15 doi:10.1007/978-3-319-49442-5_15 doi:10.1007/978-3-319-49442-5_15 |
| spellingShingle | Referendum; Political campaign; Rent seeking Dijkstra, Bouwe R. Graichen, Patrick R. Showdown in Schönau: a contest case study |
| title | Showdown in Schönau: a contest case study |
| title_full | Showdown in Schönau: a contest case study |
| title_fullStr | Showdown in Schönau: a contest case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Showdown in Schönau: a contest case study |
| title_short | Showdown in Schönau: a contest case study |
| title_sort | showdown in schönau: a contest case study |
| topic | Referendum; Political campaign; Rent seeking |
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