Swiss Democracy Possible Solutions to Conflict in Multicultural Societies /

This open access book provides an updated and fully revised 4th edition of this authoritative analysis of Swiss democracy. It particularly explains the institutions of federalism and consensus government through political power sharing. In this new edition, the authors also address several important...

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Main Authors: Linder, Wolf (Author), Mueller, Sean (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Edition:4th ed. 2021.
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