Swiss Federalism
Title | Swiss Federalism PDF eBook |
Author | Adrian Vatter |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 286 |
Release | 2018-06-12 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 135186582X |
The political and economic crisis of EU integration has made it increasingly apparent how challenging it is to bring together different sovereign cultures, languages and regions into a single political system. Switzerland – being one of the three classic federations in the world – can provide insights, particularly in relation to the accommodation of cultural, linguistic, religious and regional diversity, which can help tackle contemporary challenges. This book describes and analyses the characteristics, institutions, and processes of Swiss federalism, along with its combination of stability and change. It presents a comprehensive study of the federal system of Switzerland, where it comes from, how it operates, and the way it has changed of late. This will allow readers to appreciate the specific and current answers the Swiss case offers to the main questions raised by wider federal research. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students in federalism and territorial politics, political institutions, local and regional government studies, multi-level governance and more broadly to European and comparative politics.
Federalism--the Swiss Experience
Title | Federalism--the Swiss Experience PDF eBook |
Author | Nicolas Schmitt |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 190 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Federal government |
ISBN |
This title offers readers an insight into one of the most sophisticated constitutional and political systems of the world. Very little has been written in English on the differenent levels of government.
Federalism and Multiethnic States
Title | Federalism and Multiethnic States PDF eBook |
Author | Lidija R. Basta Fleiner |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 260 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Federal government |
ISBN |
The Federal Government of Switzerland
Title | The Federal Government of Switzerland PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard Moses |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 272 |
Release | 1889 |
Genre | Constitutional law |
ISBN |
Swiss Constitutional Law
Title | Swiss Constitutional Law PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Fleiner |
Publisher | Kluwer Law International B.V. |
Total Pages | 310 |
Release | 2005-01-01 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9041124047 |
Switzerland is not only one of the oldest democracies in the world, but also an enduring model of peaceful multiethnic policy, characterized by a Constitution that is constant flux. The new Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation took effect on January 1, 2000; and it is with the intention of staying abreast of the constitutional changes and of the case law of the Federal Court that the authors have prepared the current volume. A general introduction of the constitutional history and the foundations of the Swiss political system are followed by the following issues: Sources of Swiss Constitutional Law; Organisational Design of the Swiss Confederation; Federalism in General and the Position of the Cantons and the Municipalities in the Swiss Confederation; Citizenship, Fundamental Rights and Liberties and their Judicial Protection, Protection of Minorities, Judicial Control of Administrative Action; Treaty and Foreign Affairs Powers, Taxing and Spending Powers, the Relationship between the State and the Church. Thomas Fleiner is Professor of constitutional and administrative law and Director of the Institute for Federalism at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland; Alexander Misic, lic.iur., LL.M.; Nicole Toepperwien, Dr. iur., LL.M.
The Politics and Government of Switzerland
Title | The Politics and Government of Switzerland PDF eBook |
Author | C. Church |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 285 |
Release | 2003-12-16 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0230509002 |
The Politics and Government of Switzerland is one of very few English language studies of contemporary Swiss politics. Drawing on recent research in Switzerland, and the author's own observations, it offers wide coverage of Swiss political forces, processes and policies. Church argues that Switzerland is actually a vibrant and pluralist polity, in which politics are increasingly competitive. However, it still retains some distinctive characteristics like direct democracy, which mean that the Swiss people play a larger role than in other countries.
Swiss Public Administration
Title | Swiss Public Administration PDF eBook |
Author | Andreas Ladner |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 397 |
Release | 2018-08-07 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 3319923811 |
Swiss citizens approve of their government and the way democracy is practiced; they trust the authorities and are satisfied with the range of services Swiss governments provide. This is quite unusual when compared to other countries. This open access book provides insight into the organization and the functioning of the Swiss state. It claims that, beyond politics, institutions and public administration, there are other factors which make a country successful. The authors argue that Switzerland is an interesting case, from a theoretical, scientific and a more practice-oriented perspective. While confronted with the same challenges as other countries, Switzerland offers different solutions, some of which work astonishingly well.