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Campaign launched to make vaccination consent mandatory

This content was published on Dec 1, 2020 A people’s initiative to guarantee the right to prior consent to vaccination has been launched in Switzerland.

Fraunefaust auf Plakat vor Supreme court

Rule of law and direct democracy: a tense relationship

This content was published on Nov 27, 2020 In the United States the courts are called in after elections, in Germany before them – and in Switzerland hardly ever (so far).

Direct democracy: child’s play

This content was published on Nov 26, 2020 An update from our correspondents. This week: academics have tried to claim it as a science, and idealists as an art, but is politics just a game?

Virus continues to infect citizen initiatives and referendums

This content was published on Nov 22, 2020 While democracy relies on people coming together, measures to contain Covid-19 are keeping them apart. Citizen campaigners are struggling to adapt.

Despite Covid-19, digital signature collection has not taken off

This content was published on Nov 19, 2020 The pandemic is weighing on direct democracy, with many initiatives blocked by difficulties collecting signatures. What are the digital alternatives?

After the election is before the election!

This content was published on Nov 18, 2020 An update on the stories shaping the (direct) democratic world. This week: more voting in Georgia, and the upcoming ballots in Switzerland.

Covid-19 sparks flood of letters to Swiss government

This content was published on Nov 16, 2020 The people of Switzerland have sent thousands of letters and emails to the federal authorities regarding the coronavirus crisis.

The Responsible Business Initiative’s orange revolution

This content was published on Nov 13, 2020 Backers of the responsible business vote have been highly visual in spreading their message. Is it a new way of doing direct democracy or mere colour?

Opinion

Can multinational corporations be responsible?

This content was published on Nov 12, 2020 Can we hold individuals or a multinational responsible for their entire chain of production, asks Daniel Warner.

The US election shows democracy at its best – and worst

This content was published on Nov 4, 2020 Never have so many Americans participated in an election. And never has a presidential candidate declared victory before the final results were known.

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