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The Politics and Government of Switzerland

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  • © 2004

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  1. Clive H. Church

    1. University of Kent, UK

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

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      Pages 1-8

  3. The Setting

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. The Swiss and their History

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      Pages 11-22

    3. The Socio-Economic Context

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      Pages 23-34

    4. The Constitutional Framework

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      Pages 35-47

  4. Political Actors and Institutions

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      Pages 49-49
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    2. The People at Politics

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      Pages 51-59

    3. Political Parties

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      Pages 60-70

    4. Interest Groups

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      Pages 71-81

    5. Social and Other Movements

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      Pages 82-91

    6. Cantons and Communes

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      Pages 92-102

    7. Parliament

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      Pages 103-112

    8. The Executive

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      Pages 113-122

    9. Judiciary, Police and Army

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      Pages 123-130

  5. Political Processes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. The Electoral Process

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      Pages 133-142

    3. The Direct Democratic Process

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      Pages 143-153

    4. The Federal Process

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      Pages 154-162

    5. Consultation and the National Policymaking

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      Pages 163-171
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About this book

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.

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'Clive Church, one of the leading foreign experts on Switzerland, has crowned 30 years of research with a book, written in English, on the Swiss political system. The Politics and Government of Switzerland seeks to destroy the illusion of a sleep alpine nation where very little happens.' - www.swissinfo.org

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  • University of Kent, UK

    Clive H. Church

About the author

CLIVE H. CHURCH has taught in Dublin, Lille and the Universities of Lancaster and Kent, where he became Jean Monnet Professor of European Studies. As well as publishing widely on the European Union and its treaties, he is the author of many articles on Swiss history and politics.

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