Political Decision-Making in Switzerland: The Consensus Model Under Pressure

This in-depth study of the decision-making processes of the early 2000s shows that the Swiss consensus democracy has changed considerably. Power relations have transformed, conflict has increased, coalitions have become more unstable and outputs less predictable. Yet these challenges to consensus politics provide opportunities for innovation.

Author: P. Sciarini, M. Fischer, D. Traber
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 06/12/2015
Pages: 291
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9781137508591

About the Author
Pascal Sciarini is Professor of Swiss and Comparative Politics at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Manuel Fischer is Researcher at the Department of Environmental Social Sciences at Eawag, Dübendorf, and lecturer at the Institute of Political Science, University of Bern, Switzerland.

Denise Traber is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Political Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland.