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Swiss Democracy: Possible Solutions to Conflict in Multicultural Societies
Wolf Linder
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Description for Swiss Democracy: Possible Solutions to Conflict in Multicultural Societies
Paperback. An updated 3rd edition of this authoritative analysis of Swiss democracy, the institutions of federalism, and consensus democracy through political power sharing. Linder analyzes the scope and limits of citizens' participation in direct democracy, which distinguishes Switzerland from most parliamentary systems. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFH; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
An updated 3rd edition of this authoritative analysis of Swiss democracy, the institutions of federalism, and consensus democracy through political power sharing. Linder analyzes the scope and limits of citizens' participation in direct democracy, which distinguishes Switzerland from most parliamentary systems.
An updated 3rd edition of this authoritative analysis of Swiss democracy, the institutions of federalism, and consensus democracy through political power sharing. Linder analyzes the scope and limits of citizens' participation in direct democracy, which distinguishes Switzerland from most parliamentary systems.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230231894
SKU
V9780230231894
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Wolf Linder
WOLF LINDER is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and former Director of the Institute of Political Science at the University of Bern, Switzerland. His main research field is Swiss politics. Linder worked as an expert for national and international agencies in developing countries for questions of institutional power sharing, federalism and decentralization.
Reviews for Swiss Democracy: Possible Solutions to Conflict in Multicultural Societies
Reviews of the 2nd Edition: 'The real value of the book lies in its critical dissection of features of Swiss democracy that are frequently praised in theory but rarely assessed in practice. Linder shows that behind its apparent populist democracy lurks the power of interest groups. So he makes a contribution to thought about democracy which could ... Read more