Cross-Border Democracy
2012
Today, most political conflicts have a cross-border dimension. This raises the question of how democratic self-determination can work. Political decisions almost always extend beyond the borders of democratically constituted communities – municipalities, cantons, states.
With journalist and publicist Karl Lüönd moderating, Prof. Dr. iur. Andreas Auer, Public Law Chair, University of Zurich; Prof. Dr. Francis Cheneval, Political Philosophy Chair, University of Zurich; Dr. Daniel Müller-Jentsch, Project Manager at Avenir Suisse; and Dr. Philipp Stähelin, retired State Councilor, Frauenfeld, discussed democracy in a ‘borderless’ world at the University of Lucerne on April 19, 2012.
