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The Foreigner-Shaped Hole at the Centre of Swiss Democracy
Just over half a century ago, Swiss women were granted federal voting rights. Today, the same arguments that excluded women from the political process are used to disenfranchise ‘foreign’ residents. Clare O’Dea explains why this democratic deficit is unjust and unsustainable.