Swiss democracy : : possible solutions to conflict in multicultural societies / / Wolf Linder, Sean Mueller.

This open access 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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
VerfasserIn:
Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2021.
Year of Publication:2021
Edition:4th ed. 2021.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 295 pages) :; illustrations (some color)
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This open access 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.
ISBN:3030632660
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Wolf Linder, Sean Mueller.