I am happy to give interviews or comment on current affairs regarding Swiss politics, federalism, regionalism or local governments. English, German, French or Italian are all fine.
See also my profile at Avis d’Experts
Here’s a selection of past media appearances & citations:
18.5.2025: TeleBielingue, on the elections for prefects in Canton Bern (French & German)
15.5.2025: Swissinfo, on e-voting in Switzerland (French, Italian & German)
6.5.2025: Swissinfo, on the Glarus Landsgemeinde (English, French and German)
5.5.2025: Albinfo, on the local elections and migrant communities in Canton Geneva (French & Albanian)
30.4.2025: Le Lemps, on the Glarus Landsgemeinde (French, with Antoine Chollet)
28.4.2025: RTS Forum, on the half-cantons BS+BL (French(
11.4.2025: SRF Echo der Zeit, Regierungskrise in VD (German)
2.4. 2025: Léman Bleu TV, on the local elections and migrant communities in Canton Geneva (French)
25.3.2025: SRF online, on Swiss parties and cantonal elections (German)
17.3.2025: SRF4 News, on the Swiss Federal Council (German)
10.3.2025: Le Nouvelliste, on the low participation at the VS cantonal elections (French)
4.3.2025, TeleBielingue, on the Solothurn cantonal elections (German; French)
2.+3.3.2025: SRF radio, on the cantonal elections in VS (German)
13.2.2025: Swissinfo, on language competences of Swiss ministers (German; French)
13.2.2025: Bieler Tagblatt, on the workload in the city parliament
7.2.2025: SRF radio, on the Valais/Wallis cantonal elections
23.1.2025: RSI “Modem”, on the problems of the Centre Party to find suitable candidates
23.1.2025: Ticinonews, on young people and democracy
4.1.2025: Politico, on direct democracy in Switzerland & California
3.1.2025: on RTS “Forum”, on the forged signatures & e-signatures
11.12.2024: In Le Temps, on the “cantonal freedom index”
30.11.2024: In the NZZ am Sonntag, on the left-wing drift of Swiss cities
25.11.2024: Newspaper Watson, on the Swiss referendums
25.11.2024: RTS “Forum”, sur les votations populaires
25.11.2024: SRF Radio, on the Berne city elections
22.11.2024: SRF “10 vor 10”, zum Röstigraben
17.11.2024: Platform J, on the Bern city elections
23.9.2024: RSI Telegiornale & RTS “1930”, on the Swiss popular votes
15.9.2024: Politico, on direct democracy in Switzerland & Basel-City
11.9.2024: TeleBielingue, on the Biel local elections
25.4.2024: RTS Podcast, sur le conservatisme en Suisse
4.3.2024: Radio SRF, on the Valais constitutional referendum
30.11.2023: RSI Telegiornale, sul divario città-campagna
27.11.23: RSI Telegiornale, sulla successione di Alain Berset
13.11.23: RTS “Forum”, sur le clivage villes-campagne
22.10.23: BlueNews, über das Resultat der Schweizer Wahlen 2023
14.10.23: NZZ am Sonntag, über die kommenden Schweizer Wahlen
1.9.23: RTS “Forum”, sur la démocratie directe
31.3.23: SRF Podcast “Einfach Politik”, on the Röstigraben
9.12.22: RTS “Forum”, sur le poids politique des villes
3.11.22: RTS “Forum”, sur la succession de Simonetta Sommaruga
27.12.21: RTS “Forum”, sur la Question jurassienne
29.3.21: Radio and TV interviews for RSI, SRF4 and TeleBärn on the Moutier referendum [Italian and German]
30.9.20: RTS, radio interview on rebel cities [French]
22.9.20: Bluewin.ch, online interview on the Swiss parliament [German]
19.2.20: TeleTicino, TV talkshow on democracy by sortition [Italian]
12.2.20: RSI, radio talk on Swiss party presidents [Italian]
19.1.20: SRF Ostschweiz, radio interview on cantonal elections in SG & TG [German]
6.1.20: Cooperazione, print interview on Canton Ticino [Italian]
3.10.19: Swissinfo, print interview on the Swiss parliamentary elections [French + 7 other languages]
17.1.19: RSI, radio talk on the “Affaire Maudet” [Italian]
6.11.18: RSI, radio talk on the Moutier question [Italian]
7.9.18: Swissinfo, video explainer on “What is Federalism?” [German + 9 other languages]
18.10.17: SRF2 Kultur “Kontext, Gespräch zu Sezessionen in Europa. Audio [German] here