Swiss citizens have the privilege of direct participation in decision making: Direct democracy. This weekend, three federal initiatives...
Tag - democracy
Dimitri Burkhard
Why Schaffhausen takes democracy as seriously as ancient Athens
Despite not being nestled on the jagged cliffs of the Aegean sea, Switzerland did have similarities with ancient Greece over 700 years ago...
Christian
Elections: No Thanks, Say the Swiss. Again.
Last week the Swiss voted on a topic of profound national importance that would boggle the minds of most Americans...
Bill Harby
Explaining the Smoking Ban Initiative (Sept 2012)
I felt like I was stepping back in time when I moved to Switzerland in 2012. In fact, with all this second-hand smoke for free, I have often wondered why people (particularly at train stations) will pay for cigarettes...
Nualan