1st Edition

Swiss Federalism The Transformation of a Federal Model

By Adrian Vatter Copyright 2018
304 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

304 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

304 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Foundations and Structure of Swiss Federalism

3. The Institutions of Swiss Federalism

4. Subnational Actors in the Swiss Federal System

5. The Process of Swiss Federalism

6. Conclusions

Biography

Adrian Vatter is Professor of Political Science (Swiss Politics) at the Institute of Political Science, University of Bern in Switzerland.