With the project "Conflict Lines in the Federal State" we investigated the controversial but little explored question of the extent to which political structures dampen conflicts, or whether concordance only contributes to a balance once the conflicts in society have already peaked. The case study Switzerland was used to investigate: - the evolution and development of the lines of conflict; - the clashes of interests as they emerged at the level of the political elite as well as possible connections between the behaviour of political parties in the voting struggle and the voting behaviour of the population; - the forerunning or following up of political integration in relation to institutional change towards concordance; - the political pra...
The present article addresses the question of whether Switzerland can continue to be seen as an extr...
This article outlines the modern historical evolution of the Swiss political system and describes th...
Background. The ethnic factor is important in the development of federal relations. Federalism is a...
The federal structure is a defining feature of the Swiss polity. According to the disenchanted hypot...
The political system of Switzerland is unique and in no other country around the world exists a syst...
The federal structure is a defining feature of the Swiss polity. According to the disenchanted hypot...
Eight years after the Federal Assembly\u27s vote which ended Christoph Blocher\u27s mandate as a mem...
David Lanz's chapter draws attention to how conflict prevention represents a fundamental interest fo...
The study on the role of European parliaments in solving social conflicts was carried out by the Com...
Despite Switzerland's small size, its political system is one of the most complex and fascinating am...
peer-reviewedImperial Germany is a prominent historical case in the study of Western Europe’s politi...
Large coalition governments, including all relevant parties, are at the heart of the consociational ...
The aim of this chapter is to study the interactions between Switzerland’s mainstream parties and th...
The main goal of the project was to investigate change and persistence in the ideological structure ...
In modern democratic systems, usually no single collective actor is able to decisively influence pol...
The present article addresses the question of whether Switzerland can continue to be seen as an extr...
This article outlines the modern historical evolution of the Swiss political system and describes th...
Background. The ethnic factor is important in the development of federal relations. Federalism is a...
The federal structure is a defining feature of the Swiss polity. According to the disenchanted hypot...
The political system of Switzerland is unique and in no other country around the world exists a syst...
The federal structure is a defining feature of the Swiss polity. According to the disenchanted hypot...
Eight years after the Federal Assembly\u27s vote which ended Christoph Blocher\u27s mandate as a mem...
David Lanz's chapter draws attention to how conflict prevention represents a fundamental interest fo...
The study on the role of European parliaments in solving social conflicts was carried out by the Com...
Despite Switzerland's small size, its political system is one of the most complex and fascinating am...
peer-reviewedImperial Germany is a prominent historical case in the study of Western Europe’s politi...
Large coalition governments, including all relevant parties, are at the heart of the consociational ...
The aim of this chapter is to study the interactions between Switzerland’s mainstream parties and th...
The main goal of the project was to investigate change and persistence in the ideological structure ...
In modern democratic systems, usually no single collective actor is able to decisively influence pol...
The present article addresses the question of whether Switzerland can continue to be seen as an extr...
This article outlines the modern historical evolution of the Swiss political system and describes th...
Background. The ethnic factor is important in the development of federal relations. Federalism is a...