Church, Clive H.; Vatter, Adrian (2016). Shadows in the Swiss Paradise? Journal of Democracy, 27(3), pp. 166-175. The Johns Hopkins University Press 10.1353/jod.2016.0039
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Richard Rose claimed in 2000 that threats to Swiss consensus democracy had reached a peak. But in recent years there have been major new developments: shifts in the balance of power; party polarization; changes in public opinion, mainly involving hostility to foreigners; a new abrasive tone to politics and changes in elite behavior. Hence, the country has moved from a paradigmatic case of a consensus democracy to a more polarized, centrifugal and competitive system. To an extent these things have come about because of external pressures and the use made of them by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party. They have left the majority of the Swiss with a deep feeling of alienation and distrust, and the threat of becoming isolated internationally.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Institute of Political Science |
UniBE Contributor: |
Vatter, Adrian |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 320 Political science |
ISSN: |
1045-5736 |
Publisher: |
The Johns Hopkins University Press |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Ladina Triaca |
Date Deposited: |
04 Jul 2017 10:58 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:04 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1353/jod.2016.0039 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.98227 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/98227 |
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