Cluster: Democracy

Media ‘crucial’ in creating transparency

This content was published on Mar 17, 2017 Can the traditional media still fulfill their role as watchdog in a direct democracy when social media increasingly set the pace?

Democracy

Major pension reform wins majority in parliament

This content was published on Mar 16, 2017 Parliament has approved a plan to raise the retirement age for women and a slight increase in old age pension benefits.

Democracy

Why a report could help improve civic education

This content was published on Mar 15, 2017 How far should governments go to ensure voters have the knowledge to make informed decisions at the ballot box?

Democracy

Asian democracy power unleashed

This content was published on Mar 14, 2017 The successful impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has the potential to become a historic milestone in the development of modern democracy across Asia.

Democracy

Public broadcaster faces political pressure

This content was published on Mar 13, 2017 Parliament is debating the role of public broadcasting in Switzerland. The political right and private media claim it has a monopoly position.

Democracy

Swiss Post launches demo version for e-voting

This content was published on Mar 11, 2017 Swiss citizens of some cantons who live abroad now have a choice of two systems with which to vote online in votes in their home country.

Democracy

Does democracy make people happy?

This content was published on Mar 10, 2017 The more options people are given to participate politically, the happier they are. So shouldn’t every country introduce Swiss-style direct democracy?

Democracy

When women were told to ‘cook not vote’

This content was published on Mar 8, 2017 Swiss women had to wait until 1971 to vote – 1991 in one canton. Is Switzerland particularly backward?

Democracy

Democracy needs more than elections and rule of law

This content was published on Mar 7, 2017 In the 20th century, the legitimacy of governments was based almost solely on the rule of law and the right to vote. In the future, governments may rise or fall depending on whether they are allowing citizens to take meaningful roles in agenda-setting, decision-making, problem-solving and community-building. Changes in democracy are occurring now because of…

Democracy

Armenia’s difficult search for (more) democracy

This content was published on Feb 28, 2017 When I was child, people across Europe used to send questions to ‘Radio Yerevan’. These questions, formulated as a joke, always got an answer, starting with “In principle yes…“ or “In principle no…” followed by explanations saying the contrary. During Communist times, these jokes were a way of challenging the official ‘truth’ and to circumvent…

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