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En la CPE, aprobada en el año 2009, Bolivia se constituye en un Estado Plurinacional, reconociendo la existencia de 36 lenguas e idiomas nativos en el territorio nacional. Además, refuerza una amplia gama de derechos para los pueblos indígena originario campesino en el país, demostrando la enorme diversidad cultural que tiene Bolivia. Para que la sociedad pueda transformarse de acuerdo a este importante marco jurídico constitucional, es de suma importancia que las ciudadanas y los ciudadanos conozcan sus derechos y deberes, que los interioricen y que apoyen su implementación para la construcción de una cultura política democrática. En este sentido, con el objetivo de fortalecer, socializar y difundir los contenidos de la CPE, la Fundación Konrad Adenauer (KAS), en colaboración con el Ministerio de Culturas y Turismo y el Viceministerio de Descolonización trabajó el año 2015 en la traducción de la CPE al idioma nativo Aymara incluyendo la Ley N°045 Contra el Racismo y toda forma de Discriminación. La publicación tuvo muy buena recepción por parte de instituciones públicas, Naciones y Pueblos Indígena originario campesinos de habla Aymara, Organizaciones Sociales y diferentes universidades, motivo por el cual se decide realizar esta tercera edición.
Dr. Dale Medearis is Senior Regional Planner for the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC). Two years ago, we published his paper on strategic international engagement at the local and regional level. Now, he revisits this topic with a close look at the relevance and potential of such cooperation and which benefits for a region's economy and technological and environmental status it can reap.
On May 21, 2023, Greece is going to elect a new Parliament. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has asked the President to dissolve the Vouli at the end of his 4-year term. There is a good chance that Mitsotakis will remain Prime Minister and be able to stay his course of stability, progress and growth; but opposition leader Tsipras is also trying to form a possible coalition of up to four parties. However, due to the changed electoral law and some uncertainties, a second ballot will very likely be necessary before a new government is formed.
Paraguay's voters have given the clietelistic-conservative Colorado Party an outright victory. Its candidate Santiago Peña was not only newly elected to the presidency with a clear majority, but can also count on an absolute majority in both chambers of parliament in the future. While a right-wing anti-establishment candidate performed surprisingly well, the political left and also the center are the big losers of these elections. The most important challenge facing the young new head of state will be to fulfill his promise of political renewal. His closeness to the former head of state Horacio Cartés, who has been accused of corruption, is his blind spot in this regard.
In research as well as in the political debate on consultative participation procedures such as citizens' councils, the discourse frequently centers on possible advantages and drawbacks of the procedures themselves, as well as on questions of legitimacy, decision-making competence, and effectiveness. However, researchers and policymakers rarely address the specific involvement of experts, and there has been little research conducted in this area. This publication aims to address this gap by exploring the functions that experts perform in consultative participation processes, identifying different role-profiles, and examining how experts perceive their role in practice.
Adam Kądziela, doktorant WNPiSM Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, jest autorem raportu badawczego na temat zachowań politycznych młodego pokolenia Polaków. Istotne jest, iż wyniki te sporządzone zostały na podstawie wywiadów przeprowadzonych przez Centrum Badań Markentingowych Indcator. Fundacja Adenauera jest partnerem tego projektu.
Against the backdrop of the war, our core themes - security, innovation and representation and participation - have once again proven their worth in the past year. They have given our work the necessary orientation in turbulent times. We were able to sharpen our positions and communicate them to the public in a targeted manner.
Federal Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Tbilisi. The visit comes at an important time: last July, the EU held out the prospect of candidate status to Georgia and made it conditional on Georgia's compliance with twelve recommendations, primarily in the areas of the rule of law and the fight against corruption. The most important point related to the depolarisation of the political debate in the country, which escalated in early March with mass protests against a law on agents planned by the government. Once again, Georgians demonstrated impressively that they want to join the EU. For Europe, the country is an important ally in a complicated region surrounded by authoritarian-ruled states (Russia, Iran) and semi-authoritarian-ruled states (Turkey). Georgia is also a key country in the so-called Middle Corridor, an alternative transport link for the movement of goods between East and West that has become crucial to global supply chains as Russia has become isolated.
Die Reform des Wahlrechts zur Verkleinerung des Bundestages, die von der Ampelregierung verabschiedet wurde, hat eine hitzige Debatte ausgelöst. Professor Grzeszick äußert sich im Interview zu der Frage, wie es jetzt weitergeht und ob wir uns auf „amerikanische Verhältnisse“ einstellen müssen.
Almost two years after the collapse of the government and the takeover by the Taliban in Kabul, the situation in Afghanistan has worsened drastically and is of grave concern to the international community. With millions of people needing humanitarian assistance and severe human rights abuses, the security and terrorist dimension of this development, should not be underestimated. The following publication addresses this complex of issues from different perspectives: The situation in Afghanistan, the effects in the regional and international context, and the consequences for Germany and the European Union.
