THE SWISS PARADOX: Egalitarianism and Hierarchy in a Model Democracy.

The Swiss system of direct democracy is in many ways paradoxical. The federal structure counteracts the formation of centralizing state hierarchies and protects the egalitarian representation of local political interests. Simultaneously, local political structures can have hierarchical and exclusion...

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Published in:	Social Analysis Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 22 - 44
Main Author:	Gold, Marina
Format:	Article
Published:	Berghahn Books Spring2019
Subjects:	European Union Equality Democracy Political systems Right-wing extremism
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost