Hanspeter Kriesi (Universitat Zurich), Alexander H. Trechsel (Florence European University Institute)

The Politics of Switzerland

Continuity and Change in a Consensus Democracy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An authoritative survey of the processes and policies of the Swiss political system, revealing the richness of its history and institutions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780521606318
• ISBN-10: 0521606314
• Artikelnr.: 23895314

Autorenporträt

Hanspeter Kriesi is Professor for Comparative Politics in the Department of Political Science at the University of Zurich.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The development of the modern Swiss nation-state; 2. Neutrality; 3. Federalism; 4. Direct democracy; 5. The Swiss system of government; 6. The party system; 7. Interest associations and labour relations; 8. The decision-making process; 9. Economic policy: liberalization under constraints; 10. Social policy: the Swiss welfare state; 11. Foreign policy: Switzerland and the EU.

Rezensionen

'A superb book on Swiss politics by two of the most prominent scholars in the field. Kriesi and Trechsel provide an excellent introduction to a fascinating political system whose relevance to the rest of the world is inversely proportional to its size.' Paolo Dardanelli, Lecturer in European and Comparative Politics, University of Kent