Archive – Democracy

Signatures handed in for national vote on health costs

This content was published on Mar 10, 2020 The Christian Democratic Party has handed in signatures to force a national vote on their plan to reduce the cost of health insurance premiums.

Switzerland as a test case for European populism

The ‘rise of populism’ that has caused headaches across Europe recently was experienced much earlier in Switzerland.

‘The more power citizens have, the more responsible they become’

This content was published on Mar 8, 2020 Author, journalist, and ex-SBC head Roger de Weck analyses how to modernise democracy in a book to appear this week.

Will a more feminine parliament advance the Swiss gender agenda?

This content was published on Mar 8, 2020 Last year a record number of women were elected to parliament in Switzerland. Will they help bring more equality in other spheres?

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The perfect democracy does not exist – not even in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 5, 2020 Many Swiss pride themselves on having the oldest and best democracy in the world. The research community provides a more nuanced perspective.

Populism – how to measure a slippery concept

This content was published on Mar 4, 2020 Academics, authors, politicians, journalists, and barflies usually agree it’s a bad thing. It might even be a grave menace to democracy. But what is populism?

Unions say anti-EU initiative is bad for workers

This content was published on Feb 24, 2020 Trade unions have said scrapping the freedom of movement agreement with the European Union, saying a “yes” vote would be “an attack on all workers”.

Farmers and climate activists join forces in Bern

This content was published on Feb 22, 2020 Some 4,500 people demonstrated in Bern on Saturday to promote agriculture based on social and ecological values.

Democracy doom-rankings come thick and fast

This content was published on Feb 19, 2020 An overview of the latest Swiss and international democracy news from our direct democracy reporters.

Can Switzerland compel its citizens to do public service?

This content was published on Feb 18, 2020 A popular initiative calls for the introduction of mandatory civic duty to help solve challenges facing Swiss society.

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Will a more feminine parliament advance the Swiss gender agenda?

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The perfect democracy does not exist – not even in Switzerland

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