The politics of Switzerland: continuity and change in a consensus democracy
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| Abstract: | Despite Switzerland's small size, its political system is one of the most complex and fascinating among contemporary democracies. By focusing on its intricacies but also taking in broader issues of general interest, the broad scope of this study will appeal to all those interested in contemporary European politics. |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XV, 223 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 9780521844574 9780521606318 |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of figures page
viii
List of tables
ix
Preface
xi
List of abbreviations
xiv
1
The development of the modern Swiss nation-state
1
1.1
State formation
1
1.2
Nation building
б
1.3
Switzerland: a nation-state?
10
1.4
Conclusion
16
2
Neutrality
18
2.1
Introduction
18
2.2
The traditional meaning of neutrality
19
2.3
Swiss neutrality today: orphan of its substance?
23
2.4
The future of neutrality: living with the empty
shell
30
3
Federalism
34
3.1
The gradual consolidation
34
3.2
Cantonal autonomy
vis-à-vis
the federal level
36
3.3
Federal dependency at the cantonal level
38
3.4
Cooperative federalism
40
3.5
Assessing Swiss federalism
42
3.6
Conclusion: reforming Swiss federalism
46
4
Direct democracy
49
4.1
The institutions of direct democracy
49
4.2
The logic and use of
referendums
and popular
initiatives
56
4.3
Voting in direct-democratic processes
61
4.4
Conclusion
66
vi
Contents
5
The Swiss system of government
69
5.1
Introduction
69
5.2
The Federal Parliament
69
5.3
The Federal Council
75
5.4
The future of the Swiss system of government
81
6
The party system
84
6.1
Introduction
84
6.2
The fragmentation of the Swiss party system
84
6.3
The structuring of the party system
86
6.4
The parties as organizations
90
6.5
The transformation of the party system
93
6.6
Conclusion
98
7
Interest associations and labour relations
99
7.1
Introduction
99
7.2
The structuring of the system of business interest
associations
100
7.3
The structuring of the unions
104
7.4
Labour relations: social partnership
106
7.5
Other associations and actors
110
7.6
Conclusion
112
8
The decision-making process
115
8.1
Introduction
115
8.2
The pre-parliamentary phase
117
8.3
The parliamentary phase
119
8.4
The direct-democratic phase
120
8.5
The implementation phase
123
8.6
The transformation of the decision-making
process: internationalization
125
8.7
The transformation of the decision-making
process: the changing national context
128
8.8
Conclusion
130
9
Economic policy: liberalization under constraints
132
9.1
Introduction
132
9.2
Structural reforms
136
9.3
Other factors
145
9.4
Conclusion
152
Contents
vii
10
Social
policy: the Swiss welfare state
155
10.1
Introduction
155
10.2
The origins of the specificities of the Swiss
welfare state
156
10.3
Factors behind the catching-up
162
10.4
Factors contributing to the structural
transformation
166
10.5
Conclusion
168
11
Foreign policy: Switzerland and the
EU 172
11.1
Introduction
172
11.2
Historical overview
172
11.3
Prospects for accession
183
11.4
Switzerland s European future: customized
quasi-membership
186
Appendix
191
References
193
Index
218
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