Research and Documentation Centre on Direct Democracy
Content 
The C2D manages a rich database covering data, legal documents and articles concerning 3,500 vote events in more than 200 countries. The library section gives access to a large amount of publications. Webpages are updated regularly and frequently.
Selection 
This website is managed by a large and selected team of academic researchers and experts. Published material is collected or provided by the Centre' itself as research activity results
Format
Detailed annotations and metainfo are provided for a great amount of bibliografic records. Full-text research paper and data are provided as well
Information density
A rich database on direct democracy in Switzerland, Europe and the world, which contains information on referendum and popular initiatives and on their use in popular votes. A large amount of basic infos, data, articles and bibliography is always available
Content Pertinence to Political Science
The Centre aims at promoting research on direct democracy in a cross-disciplinary perspective. Hence its website shows high pertinence to social science, and especially to political science
Updating Rate
Sections on news and press releases present a high updating rate, mainly on a weekly basis