Swiss Democracy
Subtitle: Possible Solutions to Conflict in Multicultural Societies
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: May 25, 2010
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780230231894
Subjects: Law -- Perspectives on Law -- Non-US Legal Systems; Nonfiction -- Government -- Democracy; Nonfiction -- Politics -- Practical Politics; Nonfiction -- Social Sciences -- Political Science -- Political Doctrines
Description: 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.