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Switzerland articles on Democracy Chronicles

News about the struggle for democracy in Switzerland. Surrounded on all sides by the European Union, the federal Swiss model of democracy is highly regarded as one of the best models of democracy in the world. Officially known as the Swiss Confederation, the government is a representative democracy with strong tools of direct democracy built in. A pure form of direct democracy exists in two Swiss cantons, the equivalent of American states. Also check out our section on World Democracy.

Bern, the Swiss Capital of Women in Politics

By DC Editors - February 24, 2021 Leave a Comment

Bern, the Swiss Capital of Women in Politics

Bern in Switzerland is known for its bear pit and for being a World Heritage site since 1983. But it is also the Swiss capital of women politics

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Switzerland, Women and Democracy, Women Voting Rights

How the Global Battle for Female Suffrage Influenced Switzerland

By DC Editors - February 10, 2021 Leave a Comment

Switzerland

A great review of this subject comes from a really interesting article at Swissinfo, produced by the

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Australia, Europe, Indigenous and Democracy, Switzerland, Women and Democracy, Women Voting Rights

Swiss Preschoolers Learn Democracy in ‘Citizenship Project’

By DC Editors - January 25, 2021 Leave a Comment

Swiss Preschoolers Learn Democracy

Swiss preschoolers line up to cast their ballots in a vote that will shape lives in the make-believe village where they call the shots.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Direct Democracy and Referendums, Education, Europe, Switzerland

How Swiss Referendums Still Thrive Amid Covid

By DC Editors - January 14, 2021 Leave a Comment

Swiss Referendums direct democracy

The worry was that new rules would make life impossible for citizen campaigners, who rely on human contact and rallies to launch initiatives.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Direct Democracy and Referendums, Election Methods, Europe, Switzerland

Capitalism vs democracy: Europe’s hard problem – or source of resilience?

By DC Editors - August 31, 2019 Leave a Comment

Capitalism vs democracy: Europe’s hard problem – or source of resilience?

Mark Mazower Modern Europe’s political structure is based on supposition that capitalism and democracy can be compatible. This requires closer examination.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Sweden, Switzerland

Life sentence for Ambazonian separatist leader Ayuk Tabe may be a threat to world peace

By DC Editors - August 21, 2019 Leave a Comment

Ayuk Tabe life sentence threat to world peace

Life sentence for Ambazonian leader Ayuk Tabe may be a threat to world peace. An international forum should address the Anglophone conflict in Cameroon.

Filed Under: International Democracy Originals Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon, Democracy Protests, Dictatorships, Europe, Switzerland

Ensuring Ballot Secrecy In The Age Of Remote Voting

By DC Editors - July 19, 2019 Leave a Comment

Ensuring Ballot Secrecy In The Age Of Remote Voting

Human-rights declarations and various legal instruments state that elections must be conducted by secret ballot, but silent about precisely what that means.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Australia, Internet and Democracy, Spying and Privacy, Switzerland, Voting Technology

No E-Vote Option Available For The Swiss Parliamentary Election

By DC Editors - July 6, 2019 Leave a Comment

No E-Vote Option Available For The Swiss Parliamentary Election

Swiss Post has suspended e-voting system effectively spelling the end of online trials with the current technology for the October parliamentary elections.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Internet and Democracy, Switzerland, Voting Technology

Swiss E-Voting Suffers Another Setback Amid Expat Concerns

By DC Editors - June 29, 2019 Leave a Comment

Swiss E-Voting Suffers Another Setback Amid Expat Concerns

The government has decided to suspend efforts to enshrine electronic voting in Swiss law, but it plans to continue trials using improved systems.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Internet and Democracy, Switzerland, Voting Technology

Should We Draw Lots For Fairer Elections?

By DC Editors - June 28, 2019 Leave a Comment

Should We Draw Lots For Fairer Elections?

To what extent are elections truly democratic? At the dawn of democracy in Athens, elected representatives used to be picked by lot.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Election History, Election Methods, Europe, Greece, Switzerland

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