Multilingual democracy : Switzerland and beyond /: Switzerland and beyond. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nenad Stojanovic.
• Authors: Stojanović, Nenad, 1976-
• Contents: 1. Introduction: Democracy in a Multilingual Country <span style="font-weight:bold;">Part I: The Idea of a Multilingual Nation 2. When is a Country Multinational? 3. The Acid Test? Competing Theses on the Nationality-Democracy Nexus and the Case of Switzerland <span style="font-weight:bold;">Part II: Centripetal Institutions: Direct Democracy and Electoral Systems 4. Centripetal Effects of Direct Democracy 5. Direct Democracy and Minorities 6. Do Multicultural Democracies Really Need Proportional Representation? 7. Does the Choice of Electoral System for Parliament Have an Impact on the Multi-Ethnic Composition of the Cabinet? Conceptual Issues in Light of the Swiss Example 8. Party, Regional and Linguistic Proportionality Under Majoritarian Rules: Swiss Federal Council Elections <span style="font-weight:bold;">Part III: Multilingual Democracies in Comparison 9. A Federal Electoral District for Belgium: An Appraisal with Three Amendments 10. Political Parties in Deeply Multilingual Polities (Belgium, Canada, Switzerland): Institutional Conditions and Lessons for the European Union 11. Conclusion: Switzerland, A Linguistic Consociation?
• Publisher Details: Colchester : ECPR Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 306.446; Multilingualism -- Political aspects; Multilingualism -- Political aspects -- Switzerland; Multilingual communication; Multilingual communication -- Switzerland; Democracy; Democracy -- Switzerland
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781785523328
• Related ISBNs: 9781785523311
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