Switzerland and the European Union A Close Contradictory and Misunderstood Relationship 1st Edition by Clive Church ISBN 978-0415371995 0415371996

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ISBN 10:   0415371996

ISBN 13: 978-0415371995

Author: Clive H. Church

Despite its geographical centrality and its considerable economic involvement in Europe, Switzerland remains unusual in that it is neither a member of the European Union or the European Economic Area. At a time when the Union is both expanding and seeking to develop its integration, the country constitutes a real anomaly amongst west European states.

This book demonstrates the range, depth and complexity of Switzerland’s developing relations with Europe and provides detailed and up-to-date information on Switzerland itself. Considering a variety of dimensions of the country and its ambiguous relations with the EU, the contributors, all of whom are leading specialists on Swiss-EU relations, explore:

• the classical political obstacles to entry: federalism, direct democracy, neutrality and the growing strength of anti-European populism
• policy barriers to integration: in trade and economics generally, in financial matters, and in social provisions relating to the movement of people
• the negotiation of the two sets of bilateral accords which presently structure Swiss relations with the Union
• the EU response and the prospects for future Swiss-EU relations.

Switzerland and the European Union will appeal to specialists on Switzerland, academics and students in politics and international relations, and practitioners in European integration and Swiss politics.

Table of contents: 

Part A: Political Problems
2. Federalism: Institutional Adaptation and Symbolic Constraints – Paolo Dardanelli
3. Direct Democracy and European Integration: A Limited Obstacle? – Alex Trechsel
4. Swiss Neutrality – An Obstacle on the Path towards the EU? – Daniele Ganser & Georg Kreis
5. Populism in Switzerland and the EU: From Vox Populi to Vox Mediae – Regula Stampfli

Part B: Economic and Social Difficulties
6. Swiss International Economic Relations: Assessing a Small and Open Economy – Rolf Weder
7. Sectors, Structures and Suspicions: Financial and Other Aspects of Swiss Economic Relations with the EU – Clive H. Church with Christina Severin & Bettina Hurni
8. The (Contentious) Human Face of Europeanization: Free Movement and Immigration – Philippe Koch & Sandra Lavenex

Part C: The EU and International Contexts
9. The Wider Setting of Swiss Foreign Policy – Laurent Goetschel
10. Continuities Within Change: The Background of Swiss Relations with Europe – Clive H. Church
11. Back to the Future: The First Round of Bilateral Negotiations with the EU – Cedric Dupont & Pascal Sciarini
12. Bilaterals II: Reaching the Limits of the Swiss Third Way? – Alexandre Afonso & Martino Maggetti
13. Switzerland: Special Case or Scallywag? The View from the EU – Sieglinde Gstohl
14. Prospects – Yannis Pappadopolous

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