Recent Developments of Swiss Federalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6376127 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Fleiner (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 97-124 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a004949 |
| OpenAlex | W1986376032 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
Since the year 2000, Switzerland has had a totally revised constitution. The main changes deal with issues of federalism. Globalization has and will have strong centralizing effects, although localization might trigger emotional and nationalistic reactions within the different ethnic communities of Switzerland. The growing mobility of people and the important percentage of foreigners living in Switzerland (20 percent) are additional challenges to the already existing but constitutionally provided diversity. This article explains the new constitution within this framework of the modem world. In particular, it focuses on the specificity of Swiss diversity and the new balance between self-rule and shared rule
Federalism · Political science · Politics · Law · Law and Political Science · Political Systems and Governance · Religion, Theology, and Education
Democratizing the Hegemonic State
Exploring Draheim's three dimensions of success in cooperative organizations—the case of collective Alpine summer farms
Between Deadlock and Decentralization
The transformation of access and veto points in swiss federalism
Les immersions de munitions dans les lacs suisses et français (1919-aujourd'hui), de l'oubli à un statu quo évolutif
Does an Active Use of Mechanisms of Direct Democracy Impact Electoral Participation? Evidence from the U.S. States and the Swiss Cantons
Shared Rule in Federal Political Systems
Switzerland's nationhood
The acid test? Competing theses on the nationality – democracy nexus and the case of Switzerland
New Structuralism and Institutional Change
| Citations per year | 0.48 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2023 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |