Swiss Politics For Complete Beginners 2nd Edition

Author : Pierre Cormon
Publisher : Éditions Slatkine
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9782832106877

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Swiss Politics for Complete Beginners - 2nd edition by Pierre Cormon Pdf

If you need to learn quickly and efficiently about Switzerland, this essay is made for you Do you want to understand why the Swiss seem to spend their time voting on every imaginable issue? Why the housing shortage is so acute? Why Switzerland may be the only democratic country that has no majority and opposition? Why shops close so early? And you don’t want it explained in a scholarly way, as you are more interested in the spirit than in the letter? This is your book. A straight-to-the-point essay that will provide you with key elements to understand this small but complex country that is Switzerland !--StartFragment--EXTRAIT "“Who in the room knows the name of the Swiss president?” That’s the question I asked a group of three hundred expatriates living in Geneva area at the beginning of a “Swiss Politics for Dummies” seminar in June, 2009. Around 10 to 15% of them raised their hands. About what I’d expected. And certainly not a bad score: these were people curious about Swiss politics. Enough, at least, to sacrifice an entire evening to listen to a lecture about it. With another group, things could have been much worse. I don’t blame them. All the puzzled looks following my seemingly simple question reminded me of a ride on the Cairo underground a few years earlier. It was the final years of Hosni Mubarak era."!--EndFragment-- ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pierre Cormon is a journalist and writer from Geneva, as well as an active member of the expats network glocals.com. He has written three books of fiction, in French.

Author : Pierre Cormon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 2832106587

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Swiss politics for complete beginners by Pierre Cormon Pdf

Do you want to understand why the Swiss seem to spend their time voting on every imaginable issue? Why the housing shortage is so acute? Why Switzerland may be the only democratic country that has no majority and opposition? Why shops close so early? And you don't want it explained in a scholarly way, as you are more interested in the spirit than in the letter? This is your book. Pierre Cormon is a journalist and writer from Geneva, as well as an active member of the expats network glocals.com. He has written three books of fiction, in French.

Author : Ulrich Klöti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Switzerland
ISBN : 3038231363

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Handbook of Swiss Politics by Ulrich Klöti Pdf

Over the years, the Handbook of Swiss Politics has established itself as a classic work. This new and extended second edition of the Handbook comprises 32 chapters, all by leading Swiss political scientists. The contributors write about fundamentals, institutions, interest groups, political parties, new social movements, the cantons and municipalities, elections, popular votes, policy processes and public policies. They address several important issues in the current international debates, such as the internationalization of domestic politics, multi-level governance, and the role of metropolitan agglomerations. Nine new chapters enrich this second, completely updated version. The section on public policies has been significantly extended, and covers a dozen of policy domains. Grounded on the latest scientific knowledge, this volume also serves as an indispensable reference for a non-academic audience of decision-makers, diplomats, senior officials and journalists.

Author : C. Church
Publisher : Springer
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230509009

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The Politics and Government of Switzerland by C. Church Pdf

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.

Author : Adrian Vatter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351865821

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Swiss Federalism by Adrian Vatter Pdf

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.

Author : Patrick Emmenegger
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 897 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192871787

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The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics by Patrick Emmenegger Pdf

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the many different facets of the Swiss political system and of the major developments in modern Swiss politics. It brings together a diverse set of more than 50 leading experts in their respective areas, who explore Switzerland's distinctive and sometimes intriguing politics at all levels and across multiple themes. In placing the topics in an international and comparative context and in conversation with the broader scholarly literature, the contributors provide a much-needed counterpoint to the rather idealized and sometimes outdated perception of Swiss politics. The work is divided into thematic sections that represent the inherent diversity of the Swiss political sphere: following a detailed introduction from the editors, the parts of the volume explore foundations, institutions, cantons and municipalities, actors, elections and votes, decision-making processes, and public policies, with a three-chapter epilogue. Throughout, The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics presents new arguments, insights, and data, and offers analyses relevant not only to political science but also to international relations, European studies, history, sociology, law, and economics.

Author : C. Church
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0333692772

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The Politics and Government of Switzerland by C. Church Pdf

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.

Author : Yannick Vanderborght
Publisher : Presses univ. de Louvain
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9782874632754

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Arguing about Justice by Yannick Vanderborght Pdf

Fifty of today's finest thinkers were asked to let their imaginations run free to advance new ideas on a wide range of social and political issues. They did so as friends, on the occasion of Philippe Van Parijs's sixtieth birthday.

Author : Vincent Kucholl
Publisher : Bergli
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 3905252635

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Swiss Democracy in a Nutshell by Vincent Kucholl Pdf

An accessible, illustrated introduction to Switzerland's unique form of democracy. Written by well-known comedian and political scientist Vincent Kucholl, and illustrated by Mix & Remix, the book is both for those new to Switzerland as well as anyone who would like to finally understand direct democracy, political parties, or what goes on in Bern. Winner of the 2013 Albert Oeri Democracy Prize.

Author : Robert D. Burrowes
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Yemen (Republic)
ISBN : 9780810855281

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Historical Dictionary of Yemen by Robert D. Burrowes Pdf

A small and extremely poor Islamic country, Yemen is located on the edge of the Arab world in the southernmost corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It was the product of the unification of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in May 1990. The location of the two Yemens on the world's busiest sea-lane at the southern end of the Red Sea where Asia almost meets Africa gave them strategic significance from the start of the age of imperialism through the Cold War. More vital today is the fact that Yemen shares a long border with oil-rich Saudi Arabia and is a key to efforts both to spread and to end global revolutionary Islam and its use of terror. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Yemen has been thoroughly updated and greatly expanded. Through its list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 800 cross-referenced dictionary entries, greater attention has been given to foreign affairs, economic institutions and policies, social issues, religion, and politics.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 916 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11521473

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Nature by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 908 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CHI:72977481

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The Athenæum by Anonim Pdf

Author : Clive H. Church
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317443667

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Political Change in Switzerland by Clive H. Church Pdf

Political Change in Switzerland explains the striking recent political developments in Switzerland, an important but surprisingly little known and often misunderstood country, aiming to dissipate prevailing myths about Switzerland in its European context. Firstly, the title provides an analysis of the way the practice and processes of Swiss politics have so dramatically changed over the last 25 years, setting out the differences between outside perceptions and changing Swiss realities. Secondly, it discusses how far the country has moved, from the stability of the post-war period to a new era of uncertainty, in which the so called Sonderfall, or special case, no longer seems to apply. In doing so it analyses the populist movement, centred on the Swiss People’s Party, examining its support and tactical operations, as well as the response of the establishment to the challenges the movement poses, both generally and where key questions of policy on foreigners and the EU are concerned. Finally, the title explains how much of this change is related to Europe, and discusses the prospects for Switzerland, Europe and the EU member states in the light of this new Swiss uncertainty. The way in which globalization has imposed new stresses on Switzerland, both in external policy and social terms, is the key theme of the title. These stresses have, in turn, encouraged the growth of a new populist movement, drawing on social classes previously supportive of other forces, and employing aggressive new tactics, creating a challenge that the establishment has found it hard to counter, so that stability has been compromised. As a result, Switzerland now faces two linked policy challenges, to find ways of accommodating unease about immigration and to devise a realistic and widely acceptable new relationship with the EU. The book’s underlying belief is that these changes have left the country divided and uncertain about its future. This title offers in-depth analysis of Switzerland's domestic and European politics and policies. It is also innovative in trying both to bring out the European roots of recent political changes in Switzerland and of the challenges these pose to the Swiss status quo and for the evolution of the EU and member states such as the United Kingdom. This is a book for those interested in Switzerland, academics, business people, diplomats, journalists and political commentators.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11332148

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Catalogue of the Educational Division of the South Kensington Museum by Anonim Pdf

Author : Victoria and Albert museum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:591013421

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Catalogue of the educational division of the South Kensington museum by Victoria and Albert museum Pdf