Revival: Real Democracy in Operation: The Example of Switzerland (1920)

Name: Revival: Real Democracy in Operation: The Example of Switzerland (1920)
ISBN: 9780203704431

doi:10.4324/9780203704431

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ABSTRACT

This book describes the mechanism of the democratic institutions peculiar to Switzerland, explains the effects of those institutions, and examines the democratic features which are so strongly marked in the institutions.

Revival: Real Democracy in Operation: The Example of Switzerland (1920)

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter I|20 pages

Federalism in Switzerland

chapter II|16 pages

The Evolution of Democracy in Switzerland

chapter III|31 pages

The Landsgemeinde

chapter IV|17 pages

The Referendum

chapter V|22 pages

The Results of the Referendum

chapter VI|14 pages

The Popular Initiative

chapter VII|13 pages

The Results of the Initiative

chapter VIII|14 pages

The Election of the Government and Officials by the People

chapter IX|14 pages

Democracy in the Communes and the Churches

chapter X|6 pages

Compulsory Voting and Woman Suffrage

chapter XI|10 pages

Proportional Representation

chapter XII|10 pages

Democracy in the Army and the Maintenance of Neutrality

chapter XIII|12 pages

The Future of Democracy in Switzerland