Switzerland-EU Relations

This book offers an up-to-date assessment of the state of Switzerland-EU relations with the aim of drawing lessons from the Swiss experience to shed light on the challenges facing the UK post-Brexit and, more broadly, on how non-member states can adapt to 'integration without membership'.

Autorentext

Paolo Dardanelli is Reader in Comparative Politics at the University of Kent, UK. ** Oscar Mazzoleni** is Professor of Political Science at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Looking Back: 1992 as a Critical Juncture 3. The Economic Dimension 4. The Bilateral Approach: Achievements and Limitations 5. The Question of Immigration: A Challenge to National Identity and Social Cohesion 6. European Integration and State Structures: What Connections? 7. Political Parties and Europe: An Enduring Dilemma 8. Explaining Support for European Integration in Direct Democracy Votes 9. Rooting for Europe: Territorial Patterns in Voting Behaviour 10. The Cultural Roots of Euroscepticism in German-speaking Switzerland and England 11. Regionalism and Euroscepticism: The Case of Ticino 12. Learning from Switzerland after Brexit: More Barriers than Breakthroughs 13. Conclusions: Insights from Switzerland's Experience