Professor Kübler will share insights of the most recent World of Referendums report released by the Center for Democracy Studies at the University of Zurich in 2023, comment on the constantly high use of referendums in different countries across the world, and discuss the economic, societal and political impact of direct democracy by drawing on the example of Switzerland.
This event is hosted by China Crossroads with the support and collaboration of Swissnex in China and the University of Zurich.
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Bio
Daniel Kübler
Professor of Democracy and Public Governance, Co-Director of the Center for Democracy Studies, University of ZurichDaniel Kübler, born in 1969, is a Professor at the Department of Political Science and co-directs the Centre for Democracy Studies at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. He studied political science at the University of Lausanne, where he also obtained his PhD. He has held visiting positions at the University of Constance, the University of New South Wales, the University of Canberra, as well as at Science Po Paris. His research interests are direct democracy and citizen participation, local and urban politics and governance, as well as public policy analysis and evaluation.
China Crossroads hosts talks on all topics related to China, including business, foreign policy, and other areas as they relate to China, the idea being that China is both already a “crossroads” of the world and itself at a “crossroads” in terms of its future global influence. For more information, contact Frank Tsai at [email protected]