Author: Nenad Stojanović

I nomi che disturbano: le discriminazioni nelle elezioni svizzere

01.10.2019 , in ((Visible Minorities)) , ((No Comments))

Il sistema elettorale svizzero permette ai votanti di stralciare sulla scheda di partito i nomi di candidate e candidati indesiderati. Questo comportamento però può tornare a svantaggio delle persone con un passato migratorio che non hanno cognomi “tipicamente svizzeri”, come dimostrano due recenti studi. Una delle caratteristiche individuali che possono ...

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Do Swiss Voters Discriminate against Candidates with a Migration Background?

27.03.2019 , in ((Bodies and Spaces in Times of Crisis, Discrimination)) , ((No Comments))
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In view of the upcoming Swiss national parliamentary elections this year, we discuss discrimination by voters against immigrant-origin candidates. Such discrimination in elections poses major challenges to liberal Western democracies and may contribute to the persisting political underrepresentation of the population with a migration background in Switzerland as in many ...

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When the Right to Vote and the Right to Run for Political Office Do Not Coincide

09.11.2017 , in ((Dual Citizenship of Politicians, Politics)) , ((No Comments))

Ignazio Cassis’ renunciation of his Italian citizenship has re-launched the debate on the meaning of political rights – and, in particular, the right to run for political office – in Switzerland. According to Cassis, his decision was necessary – politically, although not legally – in order to be elected to the Federal Council. At the same time, Cassis did not see dual citizenship as an obstacle to vote or to run as a candidate to the Federal Parliament. This episode shows that the right to vote and the right to run for political office are not necessarily aligned. ...

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