1st Edition

Switzerland-EU Relations Lessons for the UK after Brexit?

Edited By Paolo Dardanelli, Oscar Mazzoleni Copyright 2021
224 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers an up-to-date assessment of the state of Switzerland-EU relations with the aim of drawing lessons from the Swiss experience to shed light on the challenges facing the UK post-Brexit and, more broadly, on how non-member states can adapt to "integration without membership". The book covers the main issues in the Swiss experience of dealing with the EU over the last 30 years.... Read more

1. Introduction

Oscar Mazzoleni and Paolo Dardanelli

2. Looking Back: 1992 as a Critical Juncture

Georg Kreis

3. The Economic Dimension

Sergio Rossi and Guillaume Vallet

4. The Bilateral Approach: Achievements and Limitations

René Schwok

5. The Question of Immigration: A Challenge to National Identity and Social Cohesion

Sabine Jenni

6. European Integration and State Structures: What Connections?

Paolo Dardanelli

7. Political Parties and Europe: An Enduring Dilemma

Blaise Fontanellaz and Paolo Dardanelli

8. Explaining Support for European Integration in Direct Democracy Votes

Pascal Sciarini

9. Rooting for Europe: Territorial Patterns in Voting Behaviour

Sean Mueller

10. The Cultural Roots of Euroscepticism in German-speaking Switzerland and England

Tobias Theiler

11. Regionalism and Euroscepticism: The Case of Ticino

Oscar Mazzoleni

12. Learning from Switzerland after Brexit: More Barriers than Breakthroughs

Clive H. Church

13. Conclusions: Insights from Switzerland’s Experience

Paolo Dardanelli and Oscar Mazzoleni

Biography

Paolo Dardanelli is Reader in Comparative Politics at the University of Kent, UK.

Oscar Mazzoleni is Professor of Political Science at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

"... an excellent starting point for any scholar looking to understand the complex and multidimensional relations between Switzerland and the EU."

Stefanie Walter, (2021) in Swiss Political Science Review 27(3): 682–685