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Complex laws and ignorance: the obstacles that hinder citizen participation in Mexico

This content was published on Feb 27, 2023 For some Mexicans, citizen participation tools are “mechanisms with padlocks to prevent them from being activated”.

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Collecting signatures for diversity and against transphobia in Mexico

This content was published on Feb 27, 2023 Alba Rojas launched a citizens’ initiative calling for the creation of a “Diversity Square” in Guadalajara’s Parque Revolución.

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Participatory budgeting: how to prevent the destruction of a park

This content was published on Feb 27, 2023 Residents of Mexico City’s Miguel Hidalgo borough made use of public funds to help prevent a public park from falling into private hands.

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A history of direct democracy in Mexico

This content was published on Feb 27, 2023 Mexico is one of the countries that has introduced the most mechanisms of direct democracy into its legislation over the past 20 years.

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How to report on China from outside the country

This content was published on Feb 21, 2023 Chinese authorities are pushing out foreign journalists. Many have relocated to Taiwan, but how does one report on a country when not actually there?

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‘The world can’t ignore things that are happening in Nigeria’

This content was published on Feb 14, 2023 Diaspora Nigerian and ETH Zurich security expert Medinat Malefakis explains why the upcoming Nigerian elections are particularly important.

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Putin opponent Mikhail Khodorkovsky is planning for a change of guard in the Kremlin

This content was published on Feb 11, 2023 Khodorkovsky is at the forefront of the resistance against Vladimir Putin. He sees Switzerland as a model for the future Russia.

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The Bern food cooperative Güter

This content was published on Feb 8, 2023

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Slovakia follows the laborious Swiss path of multiplying popular initiatives

This content was published on Jan 20, 2023 Slovakia and Switzerland have both tried change the constitution by popular initiatives to call for early elections. Both have failed.

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