Der schweizerische Bundesstaat von 1848 bis 1874: Mehrheits- oder Konsensusdemokratie?

Wirz, Rolf (2014). Der schweizerische Bundesstaat von 1848 bis 1874: Mehrheits- oder Konsensusdemokratie? Swiss political science review / Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 20(1), pp. 165-178. Wiley 10.1111/spsr.12070

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This paper examines the question of whether the Swiss democracy was already a strong consensus democracy in the first period after the foundation of the confederation in 1848. To answer this question, the study makes use of the concept of Arend Lijphart (2012) with the distinction between majoritarian and consensus democracy. Based on literature and document analysis, Lijphart's indicators were coded for the Swiss State of 1848–1874. Results show that, on Lijphart's democracy map, the political system of young Switzerland is located close to the position of the USA. Consistent with expectations, this is especially true concerning the horizontal division of power.

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