Archive: service to citizens

Finding the Right Balance for Public Services

Focus of the month Switzerland’s tradition of “service public” sits oddly with commercial priorities

30.11.2021, Haig Simonian

The Uniquely Dynamic Momentum of the Lake Geneva Region

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08.05.2019, Jérôme Cosandey

Rethinking Public Services in a Digital Age

Big changes are needed to adapt supply to deregulation, tighter budgets and fickle demand

31.03.2019, Haig Simonian

Universal Postal Services in the Digital Age

Rethinking Public Services

21.03.2019, Samuel Rutz

Passive voting rights for active foreigners

Possibilities for political engagement at local level

08.09.2015, Tibère Adler, Hugo Moret, Nicole Pomezny and Tobias Schlegel

Radical Cure Proposed for Lack Of Political Volunteers

The news portal Swissinfo has picked up Avenir Suisse’s idea for a mandatory civic duty to keep alive the so-called militia System, a unique feature of Swiss politics: Citizens serving as volunteers in governments and administrations.

16.03.2015, Urs Geiser

Citizens’ state and state-minded citizens

The “militia” system between myth and modernity

13.01.2015, Andreas Müller, with contributions of Sarah Bütikofer, Hans Geser, Stefan Thomas Güntert, Martin Heller, Hanna Ketterer, Georg Kohler, Andreas Ladner, Patrik Schellenbauer and Theo Wehner

How can Switzerland's militia system, that encourages volunteering for part time civil office, be preserved for the future? (Picture: Wikimedia Commons)

Which Future for Switzerland’s Militia System?

Between republican ideals and liberal lifestyles

10.04.2013, Andreas Müller

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