Expertise: Global affairs, International relations, democratization processes, electoral processes, participatory and direct democracy. Initials: bk
Bruno is SWI swissinfo.ch’s global democracy correspondent as well as being a long-term foreign correspondent for the Swiss Broadcasting Company, based in Sweden. He is also the Director of International Relations at the Swiss Democracy Foundation, Co-president of the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy and Co-initiator of the International League of Democracy Cities.
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Digital Democracy
CalMatters: digital journalism as a safeguard for democracy
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How a California-based digital investigative platform is using AI to support – and explain – democracy.
How a Swiss diplomat experienced the end of WWII in Japan
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Eighty years ago, the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, precipitating the end of the Second World War. Camille Gorgé captured the moment in his memoirs.
E-collecting brings new lease of life to Italian democracy
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An e-ID and a state-run platform for collecting digital signatures have boosted the paths to participation in Italy – but it’s not all plain sailing towards digital democracy.
How a Swiss innovation is changing democracy in Japan
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For decades, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has dominated Japan’s political landscape. Digital voting tools have the potential to change this.
One Swiss man’s patient work towards a democratic Romania
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After the fall of the Iron Curtain, Stephan Büchi took up a short-term role in a Romanian children’s home. Decades later, his heart still beats for the country.
Swiss economist grapples with US-Canadian trade relationship
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Bern-born Daniela Hauser has to deal with the plans of incoming US President Donald Trump in the Canadian capital Ottawa.
Swiss entrepreneur Max Schneeberger pursues cultural mission in Almaty
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Since taking early retirement, the Swiss national has made a new career giving a boost to democracy in his adopted country of Kazakhstan.
Transparent political finances: a balancing act in Taiwan and Switzerland
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With strict regulations and monitoring instruments, Taiwan has succeeded in strengthening trust in politics. But this also has a dark side.
Learning democracy through games in Taiwanese schools
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Taiwan’s secondary schools come top of global rankings in civic education, leaving Swiss schools in the dust. What makes Taiwan different?
Is it all over for the World Summit for Democracy?
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The World Summit for Democracy is threatening to collapse. This creates an opportunity for Switzerland and its new democratic foreign policy.
2024 represents ‘critical juncture’ for future of democracy
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India, Indonesia and the United States – these are just a few of the many nations holding elections in 2024, the “biggest election year in history”.
‘A defeat not only for Aboriginal people, but also for democracy in Australia’
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Australians have rejected a constitutional amendment that would have given Aboriginal people more say. A political scientist analyses the situation.
The democracy activist boycotting the upcoming Polish referendums
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On October 15, Polish citizens are heading to the polls. A democracy researcher from Bialystok explains why she won’t be among them.
Anger sparks Swiss-Catalan appetite for direct democracy
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The first response from a Swiss Abroad to SWI swissinfo.ch's appeal for personal direct democracy stories comes from Catalonia.
Vilnius NATO summit: what next for neutral Switzerland?
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This week’s annual NATO summit in Lithuania was a landmark gathering for the Western defence alliance. What do the changes mean for Switzerland?
