The Making of Modern Switzerland, 1848-1998

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Part I

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The 1848 Conflicts and their Significance in Swiss Historiography

      • Thomas Maissen

      Pages 3-34

   3. Contemporary Reactions to ‘1848’ by Writers and Intellectuals

      • Rémy Charbon

      Pages 35-46

   4. How to Create a National Myth: Switzerland Reflected in its Contemporary Writing

      • Urs Bugmann

      Pages 47-71

3. Part II

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. Reforming the Swiss Federal Constitution: an International Lawyer’s Perspective

      • Thomas Cottier

      Pages 75-96

   3. Swiss Politics Today

      • Wolf Linder

      Pages 97-110

   4. Finding a New Role in International Conflict Resolution: Switzerland after the End of the Cold War

      • Andrew Williams

      Pages 111-122

   5. The Swiss Economy: Facing the Future

      • Dominik Furgler

      Pages 123-136

   6. Redefining Swiss Relations with Europe

      • Clive H. Church

      Pages 137-160

4. Back Matter

   Pages 161-163

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A fascinating collection of essays by leading British and Swiss scholars which explore the development of Swiss democracy from 1848 to the present day. Culture and literature, politics and economics are looked at in turn in an attempt to unravel the extraordinary success of this microcosmic, multicultural society at the heart of Europe. The problem of contemporary Switzerland, faced with rapid changes within the European Union, are outlined with refreshing candour. The question is posed whether the country can retain its distinctive identity and traditional attitudes while at the same time seeking closer cooperation with the newly emerging Europe and accepting the challenges of the globalized economy.

• cold war
• conflict
• constitution
• democracy
• economy
• Europe
• European Union
• European Union (EU)
• historiography
• politics
• european union politics

• University of Birmingham, UK

  Michael Butler

• University of Strathclyde, UK

  Malcolm Pender, Joy Charnley

URS BUGMANN Journalist, Luzerner Neueste Nachrichten REMY CHARBON Lecturer in Modern German Literature, Universities of Fribourg and Geneva CLIVE H. CHURCH Jean Monnet Chair of European Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury THOMAS COTTIER Professor of International Law, University of Bern DOMINIK FURGLER Economic Counsellor and Head of the Economic Department, Swiss Embassy, London WOLF LINDER Professor of Politics and Director of the Institute for Swiss Politics, University of Bern THOMAS MAISSEN Historical Analyst ANDREW WILLIAMS Reader in International Relations, University of Kent, Canterbury

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