Members of all eight Swiss university political science institutes and the Liechtenstein Institute are involved in SDD-21. The project aims to contribute to the integration of voting research in Switzerland. Thanks to innovative questions, methods and collected data, it should also strengthen the international visibility of Swiss political science. Due to the fact that direct democracy is currently on the rise worldwide, it can be assumed that the results of the project will attract lively international interest.
Direct democracy plays a central role in the public debate in Switzerland. Following referendums, the motives of citizens in particular are at the center of interest. In this context, SDD-21 also aims to make a socially relevant contribution by making findings on current issues accessible to the media and the general public.