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Popular Initiative as an Instrument of Migration Policy in Switzerland [PDF]
The main aim of this article was to present the popular initiatives in Switzerland concerning migration. The initiatives were presented in chronological order and analysed from historical and current perspectives, starting from 1968 with the initiative ...
Magdalena Perkowska
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Demokracja bezpośrednia w Austrii – praktyka i perspektywy rozwoju
DIRECT DEMOCRACY IN AUSTRIA – PRACTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS First, the article traces the historical development of and legal regulations related to the instruments of direct democracy in the Second Republic.
Justyna Miecznikowska-Jerzak
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Features of direct democracy in Switzerland
The subject. The article is about the peculiarities of referendum and popular initiative which are the main forms and institutions of direct democracy in Switzerland.The purpose of the article is to determine the peculiarities of direct democracy in ...
Svetlana A. Solomonova
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Vote Buying in Brazil: From Impunity to Prosecution
Politicians often buy votes with impunity. Brazil outlawed vote buying for many years, but prosecutions were rare. However, popular pressure mounted against the practice in the late 1990s. Over one million Brazilians signed a petition against vote buying,
Simeon Nichter
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Inicjatywa ludowa na przykładzie wybranych państw europejskich [PDF]
Niniejsza publikacja koncentruje się na instrumencie demokracji bezpośredniej, jakim jest inicjatywa ludowa. W pierwszej części artykułu ukazano podstawowe rodzaje inicjatyw ludowych oraz wyjaśniono najważniejsze zasady ich stosowania.
Aleksandra Daniluk
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Citizens’ Resolution Initiative of the Inhabitants of Local Government Units in Poland
One of the consequences of the political changes in Poland after 1989 was granting citizens the right to initiate legal acts. It has activated society’s participation in public life and contributed to building a civil society.
Joanna Kielin-Maziarz +1 more
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Objective: To evaluate implementation of an educational initiative with elements of Popular Health Education on empowerment and changes in health for prevention of scorpion stings, in women from municipality of Tetecala, Morelos.
Jair Yañez Santaolalla +2 more
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El pueblo legislador: iniciativa popular y referéndum en perspectiva comparada
RESUMEN: El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar dónde y cómo el pueblo puede legislar directamente, fuera del circuito institucional representativo, constituido por el eje Parlamento-Ejecutivo. Primero, se define la clase del «pueblo-legislador»,
Silvia Bagni
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Tracking societal concerns on pesticides – a Google Trends analysis
We analyze public interest in pesticides and plant protection products over time utilizing Google Trends data for Switzerland from 2011 until 2019. We find that the aggregated public interest in pesticides and plant protection products has increased ...
Sergei Schaub +2 more
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The intelligibility of initiative proposals is of utmost importance in case of direct democratic decisions. This study sums up the tools by means of which voters are informed about referendum issues in countries or states with well developed direct ...
László Komáromi, Gabriella Antalicz
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