Swiss Democracy

Possible Solutions to Conflict in Multicultural Societies
3rd Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-230-23189-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 421 g

An updated 3rd edition of this authoritative analysis of Swiss democracy, the institutions of federalism, and consensus democracy through political power sharing. Linder analyzes the scope and limits of citizens' participation in direct democracy, which distinguishes Switzerland from most parliamentary systems.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Linder, W.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Building a Multicultural Society by Political Integration Federalism Direct Democracy Consensus Democracy: The Swiss System of Power Sharing Comparative Perspectives

Über Autor(innen)

WOLF LINDER is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and former Director of the Institute of Political Science at the University of Bern, Switzerland. His main research field is Swiss politics. Linder worked as an expert for national and international agencies in developing countries for questions of institutional power sharing, federalism and decentralization.