The transformation of access and veto points in swiss federalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12575946 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adrian Vatter (0000-0002-6588-8771, University of Konstanz, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-17 |
| Publication date | 2005-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Regional & Federal Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-7566 • E-ISSN: 1743-9434 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13597560500083758 |
| OpenAlex | W2067851428 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 20 |
This article aims to delineate changes in the institutions of Swiss federalism. It shows that that the ‘old’ instruments of federalism, established in the nineteenth century, still represent strong veto points which enable the small, conservative and rural cantons to block national policy decisions. Urban cantons, on the other hand, resort to the ‘new’ institutions of federalism, developed in the course of the twentieth century, in order to influence the federal policy formulation process. Furthermore, cantonal governments have opened up informal channels of influence in order to compensate for their loss of power in the course of the strengthening of direct democracy
Cooperative federalism · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Federalism · Order (exchange · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Veto · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Patterns of Regional Authority
Appendix C
Vertical influence or horizontal coordination? The purpose of intergovernmental councils in Switzerland
Operationalizing Regional Authority
Swiss federalism in a changing environment
Between Deadlock and Decentralization
The Silent Reform of Swiss Federalism
Combining Federalism and Decentralization
Swiss democracy
Le système politique suisse
Veto Players
Regions and the Convention on the Future of Europe
Institutions and outcomes of Swiss federalism
How does direct democracy matter? The impact of referendum votes on politics and policy‐making
The Swiss Elections of October 2003
Föderalismusreform am Beispiel des Ständemehrs
The Spanish Case
Connecting Minorities to the Swiss Federal System
Recent Developments of Swiss Federalism
Consociational Democracy and Corporatism in Switzerland
Federalism, Direct Democracy, and Welfare State Development in Switzerland
EU treaty reform as a three-level process
Veto Players and Institutional Analysis
European Journal of Political Research
The impact of constitutional structures and collective and competitive veto points on income inequality in industrialized democracies
Decision Making in Political Systems
Institutional Reform of Federalism
| Citations per year | 0.44 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2017 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |