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The killing by the Mexican military of Mexican drug lord Nemesios Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho", has triggered a violent backlash from his powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Dozens of people have already been killed in the clashes. Europe's press discusses how the conflict will affect the country's stability.

Die Schweizer Hotellerie hat im Jahr 2025 einen neuen Rekord erzielt. Mit insgesamt 43,9 Millionen Logiernächten wurde der höchste je gemessene Wert erreicht. Die Zahl der US-Gäste legte erneut deutlich zu. Besonders beliebt sind in der Schweiz Städtereisen.

The article examines how citizens’ expectations in social contracts lead them to take to the streets for contentious collective action. It draws on original, nationally representative telephone surveys in Tunisia and Lebanon that we commissioned in late 2020 and unpacks popular preferences about the social contract and states’ obligations to deliver social service provision, protection, and political participation. We measure empirically whether participation in protest can be explained predominantly by people’s grievances with their states’ social contract obligations or the position of people in society. Findings reveal intriguing differences between the two countries, but also among social groups within societies. We find that socially privileged people are more likely to take to the streets in pursuit of their demands, lending support to theories that identify society’s middle classes as drivers of protest action. We believe that the article’s findings will have significant implications for studies of contentious state society relations in the MENA region and beyond.

The article examines how citizens’ expectations in social contracts lead them to take to the streets for contentious collective action. It draws on original, nationally representative telephone surveys in Tunisia and Lebanon that we commissioned in late 2020 and unpacks popular preferences about the social contract and states’ obligations to deliver social service provision, protection, and political participation. We measure empirically whether participation in protest can be explained predominantly by people’s grievances with their states’ social contract obligations or the position of people in society. Findings reveal intriguing differences between the two countries, but also among social groups within societies. We find that socially privileged people are more likely to take to the streets in pursuit of their demands, lending support to theories that identify society’s middle classes as drivers of protest action. We believe that the article’s findings will have significant implications for studies of contentious state society relations in the MENA region and beyond.

The article examines how citizens’ expectations in social contracts lead them to take to the streets for contentious collective action. It draws on original, nationally representative telephone surveys in Tunisia and Lebanon that we commissioned in late 2020 and unpacks popular preferences about the social contract and states’ obligations to deliver social service provision, protection, and political participation. We measure empirically whether participation in protest can be explained predominantly by people’s grievances with their states’ social contract obligations or the position of people in society. Findings reveal intriguing differences between the two countries, but also among social groups within societies. We find that socially privileged people are more likely to take to the streets in pursuit of their demands, lending support to theories that identify society’s middle classes as drivers of protest action. We believe that the article’s findings will have significant implications for studies of contentious state society relations in the MENA region and beyond.

Matthew Kellenberger wechselt zum HC Ajoie. Der 27-Jährige unterschreibt einen Zweijahresvertrag bei den Westschweizern.

400'000 Franken veruntreut: Eine Ex-Kassiererin aus Grellingen BL wurde zu 30 Monaten Haft verurteilt. Das Bundesgericht wies ihre Beschwerde ab.

Nouveau cap juridique pour la question de la nationalité algérienne. Un décret présidentiel signé par le président de la République, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, introduit des dispositions […]

L’article La loi sur la déchéance de la nationalité algérienne prend effet : que change le décret présidentiel ? est apparu en premier sur .

Ein ehemaliger Schweizer Spitzenschiedsrichter hat beim SCR Altach das Frauen-Team heimlich in der Dusche und Umkleide gefilmt. Schweizer Spielerin Eleni Rittmann lief selber für den österreichischen Klub auf. Über die Ereignisse und das Urteil zeigt sie sich geschockt.

Die Preise für Zweitwohnungen in Schweizer Tourismusregionen steigen weiter. 2025 verteuern sich die Objekte im Schnitt um 4,3 Prozent, wie eine Studie zeigt.

Weil der Autofahrer bei einer Verkehrskontrolle beim Kasernenplatz in der Stadt Luzern nicht stoppte, hat ein Polizist einen Schuss abgegeben. Der betrunkene Automobilist wurde kurz darauf in der Nähe von der Polizei gestoppt.