englischNot only do interest groups lobby, but regions do too: This book re-examines federalism through the lenses of interest groups and lobbying research. It focuses on ‘shared rule’, a foundational pillar in federal theory that necessitates the active involvement and representation of subnational [...]

englischWhat characterises the phenomenon of populism, and how has it developed in recent decades? In this study, Edward Weber addresses these questions using quantitative longitudinal analyses of three areas of investigation: the responsiveness of political elites, populism among citizens and [...]

englischHow is citizen participation in nuclear waste storage siting processes designed in the Swiss Confederation? Drawing on a set of criteria, this book first evaluates citizen participation in the Swiss nuclear waste storage siting process (the so-called ‘regionale Partizipation’). In its second [...]

englischThis book provides an in-depth overview of the development of cantonal right-wing parties in Switzerland in terms of their populist approaches. It focuses on the parties’ political style by applying a newly developed index on right-wing populism. This measurement tool is a strong argument [...]

englischThis book provides a theoretically and methodologically sophisticated analysis of the determinants of participation in popular votes. It examines in detail the effects on the dependent variables as well as the effects on and relationships between explanatory variables. What stimulates [...]

englischAustria and Europe are experiencing turbulent times. As part of the internationally renowned series of publications entitled “Politik und Demokratie in den kleineren Ländern Europas” (Politics and Democracy in Europe’s smaller Countries), the new and updated edition of this volume offers a [...]

englischIs there such a thing as suburban political preference in Western Europe, and if so, how would such a finding be related to political cleavages? To answer these questions, this book combines approaches from political science and urban studies to explain how political preferences of core city [...]

englischFor the first time, the question whether town-meeting democracy entails «more» or «less» democracy than ballot-box voting is examined by means of a broad empirical comparison between modern assembly democracies and ballot-box democracies. Based on systematic analyses of three decades of [...]

englischThis volume considers the legislative turnover in the cantonal parliaments of Switzerland. For the first time the legislative turnover in the cantons was empirically analysed over a period from 1960 to 2012, and research was conducted on motives and reasons for leaving a cantonal [...]

englischTo what extent have political decision-making processes become mediatized? Based on this question, the author analyzes media coverage and parliamentary actors’ (MPs) strategies and perceptions in three conflicted decision-making processes in Switzerland. Mediatization of politics refers to [...]