Swiss Democracy
Possible Solutions to Conflict in Multicultural Societies
by Wolf Linder, Sean Mueller
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Sean Mueller is Senior Researcher at the Institute of Political Science, University of Berne, Switzerland. His main areas of research are Swiss and comparative federalism, power-sharing and direct democracy. 
Book Description
This open book provides an updated and fully revised 4th edition of this authoritative analysis of Swiss democracy. It particularly explains the institutions of federalism and consensus government through political power sharing. In this new edition, the authors also address several important changes and challenges that have affected Swiss democracy, including the country's relationship with the EU, fiscal equalisation, direct democracy and the legitimacy of national referendums, territorial conflict, as well as the polarisation of party politics. Wolf Linder is Professor emeritus of the Institute of Political Science, University of Berne, Switzerland. His main areas of research are Swiss politics, direct democracy and Europeanisation.Sean Mueller is Senior Researcher at the Institute of Political Science, University of Berne, Switzerland. His main areas of research are Swiss and comparative federalism, power-sharing and direct democracy.
This open book is licensed under a Creative Commons License (CC BY). You can download Swiss Democracy ebook for free in PDF format (4.1 MB).
Book Details
Title
Swiss Democracy
Subject
Politics and Government
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Published
2021
Pages
310
Edition
1
Language
English
ISBN13
9783030632656
ISBN10
3030632652
ISBN13 Digital
9783030632663
ISBN10 Digital
3030632660
PDF Size
4.1 MB
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