Liberal and Radical Democracies: The Swiss Cantons Compared

Q3 Social Sciences

World Political Science Pub Date : 2014-10-01 DOI:10.1515/wpsr-2014-0017

Marc Bühlmann, A. Vatter, Oliver Dlabac, H. Schaub

引用次数: 6

Abstract

Abstract This article examines the widespread hypothesis that German-speaking Swiss cantons exhibit radical-democratic characteristics, while the Latin cantons possess stronger liberal-representative democratic profiles. Empirical and multi-dimensional measuring of the quality of democracy in the cantons shows that this hypothesis does not do the complexity of cantonal democracy justice. Today’s position of the cantons along the axes of liberal and radical democracy is best explained with reference to the strong liberal and democratic constitutional movements within the cantons during the middle of the 19th century.

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自由民主与激进民主:瑞士各州之比较

摘要本文考察了一种普遍存在的假设，即瑞士德语区具有激进民主特征，而拉丁语区具有更强的自由代议制民主特征。对各州民主质量的实证和多维度测量表明，这一假设并不能公正地反映各州民主的复杂性。今天各州在自由民主和激进民主的轴线上的位置，最好的解释是参照19世纪中期各州内部强大的自由民主宪政运动。

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