The hardest decision of my lifeI saw him in the tear gas attack. All I wanted was to run towards him. But instead, I was running the other way, because it was just infeasible to go through thousands of protesters — it was physically impossible to survive the attempt. And yet, that was the hardest […]
,On Sunday, October 6, 2019, Kosovars go to the polls in a general election. Up for grabs are 120 seats in the National Assembly. These are extraordinary elections, precipitated by Ramush Haradinaj leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), the current Prime Minister. The AAK was in coalition with, among others, the […]
Guest post by Patricia Atkinson Canadians head to the polls on October 21, 2019 Up until a few days ago, the leaders were shoring up support in constituencies throughout the country by addressing issues that their parties have determined are pocketbook issues. Andrew Scheer, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, is promising tax […]
In December 2018, the Constitutional Court of Slovenia ruled unconstitutional legislative provisions determining the size of electoral districts. Since the number of voters differs from one district to another, the court determined that the votes of those in smaller districts counted for more than those in larger districts. As Slovenian politicians debate changing the election […]
I was born and lived in Hungary until 2018. The first time I heard about refugees was in 1988-89 when ethnic Hungarians escaped from Ceausescu’s Romania where his frantic dictatorship reached its last phase: demolishing Hungarian villages in Transylvania. Welcoming Refugees Transylvania historically belonged to Hungary until the end of the 1st World War, and […]
Nearly two weeks after Australia’s general election, votes are still being counted – results are close in several seats and balloting is diverse (pre-poll voting, absentee ballots, postal votes) – it is still being described by the socially progressive national broadcaster as a surprise victory for the conservative Liberal National Coalition. The deadline for the […]
To mark the International Women’s Day 2019 campaign theme: #BalanceforBetter, the Director of Jordan’s Karak Castle Center for Training and Consultations, Esraa Mahadin shares her thoughts on the Kingdom’s ranking in the Gender Gap Index. Jordan is perceived globally as a country of modernity. It plays a vital role in key issues in the region […]
In several countries, International Women’s Day is “celebrated” by giving women flowers – usually roses. We invited BCI’s friend and Moroccan expert on women’s rights and gender equality, Siham Bojji, to tell us what she wants, in lieu of roses. In the original French, with Arabic and English translation below. Non merci! Je ne veux […]
BCI recently collaborated with the Karak Center for Consultations and Training in Jordan to evaluate the Kingdom’s decentralisation law and its implementation at the local level. The project team, funded by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, conducted focus groups and in-depth interviews with members of Governorate Councils to hear how, one year after their election to […]
To mark the first International Day of Education on January 24, 2019, BCI’s Programme Manager, Eszter Kósa shares her thoughts on the role of education in her life: as a social scientist, as a social worker and as a mother. Eszter also had a conversation with an educator, Christine Binda, on the importance of education. […]