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Development goals to involve citizens, Swiss president

This content was published on Sep 28, 2015 Addressing a United Nations summit in New York, Sommaruga said civil society as well as the private sector, politics and academic experts were closely involved in the process of defining Switzerland’s priorities for the 2030 AgendaExternal link. That agenda calls on countries to implement the new sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030. “In implementing the…

Campaign posters freshened up for young voters

This content was published on Sep 25, 2015 Political abstention among young people is a familiar phenomenon in the western world. It’s often said that the issues at stake are too complex, politics lack public appeal or that political parties are out of touch with the younger generation and their way of communicating. That’s no different in Switzerland. Although there are few reliable…

Abstention doesn’t necessarily equate with disinterest

This content was published on Sep 22, 2015 Neighbouring Germany registered its lowest participation rate of 70.8% during the 2009 parliamentary elections, while in France, observers were dismayed when turnout in the 2012 legislative elections dropped below 60%. In Switzerland, where you have to go back 40 years to find an election in which more than 50% of the population voted, such figures…

Democracy through the lens of a Swiss filmmaker

This content was published on Sep 19, 2015 Little did Isler know when he started researching his documentary how current affairs would influence his project. The recent approval of controversial initiatives, including a ban on the construction of minarets, the automatic deportation of convicted criminal foreigners and curbs on immigration, made the documentary filmmaker want to examine more closely what was happening with…

‘Democracy is a complex and vulnerable process’

This content was published on Sep 15, 2015 Speaking on the International Day of Democracy on Tuesday, Burkhalter said such a system is complex and fragile, and takes time to develop. “Working for democracy is a constant work in progress for all of us. Democracy is not a static framework, it is a system driven by the people, changing accordingly; it is as…

‘In search of small but significant things for democracy’

This content was published on Sep 15, 2015 They are pretty well set up and their cosy camp features a field kitchen, sleeping tents and a powerful sound system. This summer, members of the conservative right Catholics have been camping out in front of the entrance to the city hall in the South Korean capital, Seoul, and they know exactly what they don’t…

Cyd Ho

This content was published on Sep 15, 2015 Ho is a directly elected member of the legislative council of Hong Kong

Jung-ok Lee

This content was published on Sep 15, 2015 Lee works as professor of sociology at the Catholic University of Daegu

Ramon Casiple

This content was published on Sep 15, 2015 Casiple is a founder and executive director of the Institute for Political and Electoral Reforms in the Philippines

Liu Shih-chung

This content was published on Sep 15, 2015 Liu is deputy secretary-general of the Tainan City government

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