Wolf Linder
Biographic Data
| ID | 2033500 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wolf Linder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wolf |
| FAMILY NAME | Linder |
| SIGNATURE | LINDER W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bern |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 79 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
How blame-avoidance and credit-claiming attempts affect policy change in times of crisis
How do blame-avoidance and credit-claiming attempts affect the way officeholders govern a crisis and, in turn, adjust their policies? By answering this research question, we shed light on the relationship between officeholders’ aim to avoid blame and claim credit, their problem definition, and policy change. We thus argue that crisis governance is not only guided by crisis-related problems but also by politically motivated goals. In this way, we …
Introduction to the Debate
The discrepancy in political participation between men and women or the lower turnout of young voters in elections and direct democracy frequently captures the interest of researchers. In contrast, Swiss studies on the participation and voting behavior of citizens with a low level of education are rare exceptions (Bühlmann & Freitag, 2006; Giger et al., 2012; Dermont, 2016; Sciarini et al., 2016; Linder, 2020). This is even more surprising as the…
Politics of education
In the 1960s, Swiss education experts identified three significant groups of young individuals facing disadvantages in accessing higher education: women, rural youth, and those with parents from lower social classes. Since then, federal and cantonal policies have successfully addressed equality for women and rural youth; however, young individuals from lower social classes continue to experience persistent disadvantages. This case study on social…
Conclusions to the Debate
As mentioned in the introduction to this debate, studies examining the voting behaviour of citizens with a low level of education are rare in Switzerland (Bühlmann & Freitag 2006; Giger et al., 2012; Dermont, 2016; Sciarini et al., 2016). This contrasts with the numerous in-depth analyses of the participation gap experienced by women and young people. The empirical investigations in this debate, some of which use new databases, reveal novel insig…
Swiss Legislation in the Era of Globalisation
How do globalisation and internationalisation influence Swiss legislation? While the other contributions to this debate focus on direct and indirect effects of Europeanisation, the following article deals with the more general question of internationalisation. The development of international law as part of the Swiss legislation is observed over a long period of 25, partly of 60 years. Quantitative empirical findings are used to give some answers…
Switzerland and the EU
Switzerland is not a member of the EU and in 1992 refused to join the European Economic Area (EEA) treaty in a popular vote. A conservative majority preferred to keep utmost national autonomy, and consequently, relations between the EU and Switzerland are regulated by a series of bilateral treaties. This process of Europeanisation without institutionalisation has led to profound changes of Swiss politics over the last two decades. While many effe…
On the Merits of Decentralization in Young Democracies
Three features of decentralization proposed by institutional development theory are analyzed for Mozambique's Autarquias, politically autonomous municipalities since 1997. The three issues analyzed in this article are: Consolidation of the fiscal state, democracy, and the development of service quality in the local administration. Under decentralization, each of the three features is shown empirically to allow progress toward political developmen…
What drives democratisation in Asia and Africa
With many developing countries stuck in an uneasy middle ground between full‐fledged democracy and outright dictatorship, the question of favourable and unfavourable conditions for democratisation is dramatically brought back into focus. Yet, systematic comparative analysis that analyses a range of favourable and unfavourable political, economic and cultural factors is rare, particularly as far as African and Asian countries are concerned. This a…
The parliamentary elections in Switzerland, October 1999
Institutions and outcomes of Swiss federalism
2001). Institutions and outcomes of Swiss federalism: The role of the cantons in Swiss politics. West European Politics: Vol. 24, The Swiss Labyrinth Institutions, Outcomes and Redesign, pp. 95-122
Konkordanztheorie und Abstimmungsdaten
Bei Überprüfung der Konkordanztheorie für die Schweiz stellt sich immer wieder das Problem, wie sich die Konfliktlinien zwischen den Sprachgruppen, Konfessionen, sozialen Schichten und Stadt‐Land in der bundesstaatlichen Geschichte seit 1848 tatsächlich entwickelt haben. Es bleibt unklar, wie sich die Intensität dieser Konfliktlinien und das Ausmass an Konkordanz wechselseitig beeinflusst haben. Stimmt die Vermutung, dass die Konfliktlinien an Be…
Le Parti radical démocratique suisse
Lorsque Laurent Labrot a soumis le bref article qui suit la Revue suisse de science politique, les opinions ont rapidement diverg sur l'intrt de sa thse provocante rsume dans son titre "Le Parti radical dmocratique suisse: du parti dominant au parti prdominant?". Conformment nos rgles d'valuation anonyme, le manuscrit a t envoy trois valuateurs dont les opinions taient elles aussi divergentes, mme si tous ont considr qu'il mritait d'tre publi dan…
Determinanten politischer Kultur am Beispiel des Schwyzer Stimmverhaltens
Am Beispiel des Schwyzer Stimmverhaltens werden die verschiedenen Determinanten zur Erklärung einer spezifischen politischen Kultur in der Schweiz theoretisch hergeleitet und empirisch überprüft. Insbesondere sollen sieben zum Teil konkurrierende Hypothesen verschiedener theoretischer Ansätze der Wahl‐ und Abstimmungsforschung hinsichtlich ihrer Erklärungskraft für das Abstimmungsverhalten im Kanton Schwyz getestet werden. Die Datenbasis beruht a…
Debate
Schweizerische Politikwissenschaft
Der folgende Beitrag setzt sich im ersten Teil mit der Entwicklung der Politikwissenschaft an den schweizerischen Hochschulen auseinander. Daran knüpft ein Literaturbericht über die schweizerische Forschung in den wichtigsten Teilgebieten ‐ Institutionen, politische Verhalten, Aussenpolitik und internationale Beziehungen sowie die Policy‐Forschung ‐ an. Einige Ueberlegungen zur weiteren Entwicklung der Disziplin in der Schweiz runden den Beitrag …
Swiss democracy
The features of Swiss democracy are frequently praised in theory but rarely assessed in practice. In this book Wolf Linder explains the way government and politics work in Switzerland. Combining the essence of many empirical studies with own observations, and giving illustrative examples, the author thoroughly analyses the institutions of federalism and consensus democracy through political power-sharing. With the critical eye of a political scie…
Institutions and outcomes of Swiss federalism
2001). Institutions and outcomes of Swiss federalism: The role of the cantons in Swiss politics. West European Politics: Vol. 24, The Swiss Labyrinth Institutions, Outcomes and Redesign, pp. 95-122
What drives democratisation in Asia and Africa
With many developing countries stuck in an uneasy middle ground between full‐fledged democracy and outright dictatorship, the question of favourable and unfavourable conditions for democratisation is dramatically brought back into focus. Yet, systematic comparative analysis that analyses a range of favourable and unfavourable political, economic and cultural factors is rare, particularly as far as African and Asian countries are concerned. This a…
On the Merits of Decentralization in Young Democracies
Three features of decentralization proposed by institutional development theory are analyzed for Mozambique's Autarquias, politically autonomous municipalities since 1997. The three issues analyzed in this article are: Consolidation of the fiscal state, democracy, and the development of service quality in the local administration. Under decentralization, each of the three features is shown empirically to allow progress toward political developmen…
Switzerland and the EU
Switzerland is not a member of the EU and in 1992 refused to join the European Economic Area (EEA) treaty in a popular vote. A conservative majority preferred to keep utmost national autonomy, and consequently, relations between the EU and Switzerland are regulated by a series of bilateral treaties. This process of Europeanisation without institutionalisation has led to profound changes of Swiss politics over the last two decades. While many effe…
The parliamentary elections in Switzerland, October 1999
Determinanten politischer Kultur am Beispiel des Schwyzer Stimmverhaltens
Am Beispiel des Schwyzer Stimmverhaltens werden die verschiedenen Determinanten zur Erklärung einer spezifischen politischen Kultur in der Schweiz theoretisch hergeleitet und empirisch überprüft. Insbesondere sollen sieben zum Teil konkurrierende Hypothesen verschiedener theoretischer Ansätze der Wahl‐ und Abstimmungsforschung hinsichtlich ihrer Erklärungskraft für das Abstimmungsverhalten im Kanton Schwyz getestet werden. Die Datenbasis beruht a…
Swiss Legislation in the Era of Globalisation
How do globalisation and internationalisation influence Swiss legislation? While the other contributions to this debate focus on direct and indirect effects of Europeanisation, the following article deals with the more general question of internationalisation. The development of international law as part of the Swiss legislation is observed over a long period of 25, partly of 60 years. Quantitative empirical findings are used to give some answers…
Le Parti radical démocratique suisse
Lorsque Laurent Labrot a soumis le bref article qui suit la Revue suisse de science politique, les opinions ont rapidement diverg sur l'intrt de sa thse provocante rsume dans son titre "Le Parti radical dmocratique suisse: du parti dominant au parti prdominant?". Conformment nos rgles d'valuation anonyme, le manuscrit a t envoy trois valuateurs dont les opinions taient elles aussi divergentes, mme si tous ont considr qu'il mritait d'tre publi dan…
Schweizerische Politikwissenschaft
Der folgende Beitrag setzt sich im ersten Teil mit der Entwicklung der Politikwissenschaft an den schweizerischen Hochschulen auseinander. Daran knüpft ein Literaturbericht über die schweizerische Forschung in den wichtigsten Teilgebieten ‐ Institutionen, politische Verhalten, Aussenpolitik und internationale Beziehungen sowie die Policy‐Forschung ‐ an. Einige Ueberlegungen zur weiteren Entwicklung der Disziplin in der Schweiz runden den Beitrag …
Swiss democracy
The features of Swiss democracy are frequently praised in theory but rarely assessed in practice. In this book Wolf Linder explains the way government and politics work in Switzerland. Combining the essence of many empirical studies with own observations, and giving illustrative examples, the author thoroughly analyses the institutions of federalism and consensus democracy through political power-sharing. With the critical eye of a political scie…
Debate
Schweizerische Politikwissenschaft
Der folgende Beitrag setzt sich im ersten Teil mit der Entwicklung der Politikwissenschaft an den schweizerischen Hochschulen auseinander. Daran knüpft ein Literaturbericht über die schweizerische Forschung in den wichtigsten Teilgebieten ‐ Institutionen, politische Verhalten, Aussenpolitik und internationale Beziehungen sowie die Policy‐Forschung ‐ an. Einige Ueberlegungen zur weiteren Entwicklung der Disziplin in der Schweiz runden den Beitrag …
Determinanten politischer Kultur am Beispiel des Schwyzer Stimmverhaltens
Am Beispiel des Schwyzer Stimmverhaltens werden die verschiedenen Determinanten zur Erklärung einer spezifischen politischen Kultur in der Schweiz theoretisch hergeleitet und empirisch überprüft. Insbesondere sollen sieben zum Teil konkurrierende Hypothesen verschiedener theoretischer Ansätze der Wahl‐ und Abstimmungsforschung hinsichtlich ihrer Erklärungskraft für das Abstimmungsverhalten im Kanton Schwyz getestet werden. Die Datenbasis beruht a…
Le Parti radical démocratique suisse
Lorsque Laurent Labrot a soumis le bref article qui suit la Revue suisse de science politique, les opinions ont rapidement diverg sur l'intrt de sa thse provocante rsume dans son titre "Le Parti radical dmocratique suisse: du parti dominant au parti prdominant?". Conformment nos rgles d'valuation anonyme, le manuscrit a t envoy trois valuateurs dont les opinions taient elles aussi divergentes, mme si tous ont considr qu'il mritait d'tre publi dan…
Konkordanztheorie und Abstimmungsdaten
Bei Überprüfung der Konkordanztheorie für die Schweiz stellt sich immer wieder das Problem, wie sich die Konfliktlinien zwischen den Sprachgruppen, Konfessionen, sozialen Schichten und Stadt‐Land in der bundesstaatlichen Geschichte seit 1848 tatsächlich entwickelt haben. Es bleibt unklar, wie sich die Intensität dieser Konfliktlinien und das Ausmass an Konkordanz wechselseitig beeinflusst haben. Stimmt die Vermutung, dass die Konfliktlinien an Be…
Institutions and outcomes of Swiss federalism
2001). Institutions and outcomes of Swiss federalism: The role of the cantons in Swiss politics. West European Politics: Vol. 24, The Swiss Labyrinth Institutions, Outcomes and Redesign, pp. 95-122
The parliamentary elections in Switzerland, October 1999
What drives democratisation in Asia and Africa
With many developing countries stuck in an uneasy middle ground between full‐fledged democracy and outright dictatorship, the question of favourable and unfavourable conditions for democratisation is dramatically brought back into focus. Yet, systematic comparative analysis that analyses a range of favourable and unfavourable political, economic and cultural factors is rare, particularly as far as African and Asian countries are concerned. This a…
On the Merits of Decentralization in Young Democracies
Three features of decentralization proposed by institutional development theory are analyzed for Mozambique's Autarquias, politically autonomous municipalities since 1997. The three issues analyzed in this article are: Consolidation of the fiscal state, democracy, and the development of service quality in the local administration. Under decentralization, each of the three features is shown empirically to allow progress toward political developmen…
Switzerland and the EU
Switzerland is not a member of the EU and in 1992 refused to join the European Economic Area (EEA) treaty in a popular vote. A conservative majority preferred to keep utmost national autonomy, and consequently, relations between the EU and Switzerland are regulated by a series of bilateral treaties. This process of Europeanisation without institutionalisation has led to profound changes of Swiss politics over the last two decades. While many effe…
Swiss Legislation in the Era of Globalisation
How do globalisation and internationalisation influence Swiss legislation? While the other contributions to this debate focus on direct and indirect effects of Europeanisation, the following article deals with the more general question of internationalisation. The development of international law as part of the Swiss legislation is observed over a long period of 25, partly of 60 years. Quantitative empirical findings are used to give some answers…
How blame-avoidance and credit-claiming attempts affect policy change in times of crisis
How do blame-avoidance and credit-claiming attempts affect the way officeholders govern a crisis and, in turn, adjust their policies? By answering this research question, we shed light on the relationship between officeholders’ aim to avoid blame and claim credit, their problem definition, and policy change. We thus argue that crisis governance is not only guided by crisis-related problems but also by politically motivated goals. In this way, we …
Introduction to the Debate
The discrepancy in political participation between men and women or the lower turnout of young voters in elections and direct democracy frequently captures the interest of researchers. In contrast, Swiss studies on the participation and voting behavior of citizens with a low level of education are rare exceptions (Bühlmann & Freitag, 2006; Giger et al., 2012; Dermont, 2016; Sciarini et al., 2016; Linder, 2020). This is even more surprising as the…
Politics of education
In the 1960s, Swiss education experts identified three significant groups of young individuals facing disadvantages in accessing higher education: women, rural youth, and those with parents from lower social classes. Since then, federal and cantonal policies have successfully addressed equality for women and rural youth; however, young individuals from lower social classes continue to experience persistent disadvantages. This case study on social…
Conclusions to the Debate
As mentioned in the introduction to this debate, studies examining the voting behaviour of citizens with a low level of education are rare in Switzerland (Bühlmann & Freitag 2006; Giger et al., 2012; Dermont, 2016; Sciarini et al., 2016). This contrasts with the numerous in-depth analyses of the participation gap experienced by women and young people. The empirical investigations in this debate, some of which use new databases, reveal novel insig…
Politics (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Law (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Economics (5 works) · Political economy (5 works) · Democracy (4 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (4 works) · Humanities (4 works) · Public Administration and Political Analysis (4 works)