The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the many different facets of the Swiss political system and of the major developments in modern Swiss politics. It brings together a diverse set of more than 50 leading experts in their respective areas, who explore Switzerland's distinctive and sometimes intriguing politics at all levels and across multiple themes. In placing the topics in an international and comparative context and in conversation with the broader scholarly literature, the contributors provide a much-needed counterpoint to the rather idealized and sometimes outdated perception of Swiss politics. The work is divided into thematic sections that represent the inherent diversity of the Swiss political sphere: following a detailed introduction from the editors, the parts of the volume explore foundations, institutions, cantons and municipalities, actors, elections and votes, decision-making processes, and public policies, with a three-chapter epilogue. Throughout, The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics presents new arguments, insights, and data, and offers analyses relevant not only to political science but also to international relations, European studies, history, sociology, law, and economics.

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• Authors: Emmenegger, Patrick Emmenegger, Patrick (Professor of Comparative Poli Emmenegger, Flavia Fossati, S Hausermann
• Assisted by: Emmenegger (Editor), Fossati (Editor), Hausermann (Editor), Papadopoulos (Editor), Sciarini (Editor), Vatter (Editor), Patrick Emmenegger (Editor), Patrick (Professor of Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy Emmenegger (Editor), Emmenegger Patrick (Editor), Flavia Fossati (Editor), Flavia (Assistant Professor for Inequality and Integration Studies Fossati (Editor), Sijla (Professor of Political Science Hausermann (Editor), Sijla Häusermann (Editor), Yannis Papadopoulos (Editor), Yannis (Professor of Swiss Politics and Public Policy Papadopoulos (Editor), Papadopoulos Yannis (Editor), Pascal Sciarini (Editor), Pascal (Professor of Swiss and Comparative Politics Sciarini (Editor), Sciarini Pascal (Editor), Adrian Vatter (Editor), Adrian (Full Professor of Political Science (Swiss Politics) Vatter (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.11.2023
• EAN: 9780192871787
• ISBN: 978-0-19-287178-7
• No. of pages: 888
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 250 mm x 60 mm
• Series: Oxford Handbooks
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Switzerland, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations, Political structure & processes, Comparative Politics, Political structure and processes