Conflict and Consensus in Switzerland 1st Edition by Carol L Schmid ISBN 0520312007 9780520312005

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ISBN 10: 0520312007 
ISBN 13: 9780520312005
Author: Carol L Schmid

Switzerland has long been an enigma in this age of cultural nationalism: Its people speak four different languages and practice two major religions yet have managed to live in relative harmony. At a time when the internal solidity of many countries is being shattered by discordant ethnic groups, the situation in Switzerland lends credibility to the refreshing perspective that peaceful co-existence of heterogeneous people is indeed possible.   Schmid analyzes the development of Switzerland’s harmonious ethnic diversity, arguing that this country has been able to establish a common “civic culture” that transcends cultural and ethnic boundaries and provides the foundation for the toleration among the various linguistic and religions groups that is generally evident today. Regional autonomy, linguistic equality, a coalition of the political leaders of all the major communities, and proportionality for parliamentary election and allocation of civil service appointment has helped the diverse groups achieve a stable an relatively amicable confederation of cantons. Though surrounded by countries that define nationalism linguistically, Switzerland defies this norm and is instead united by a self-conscious politcal definition of nationhood.   Schmid also examines the delicate problems this vital country now faces: How will it deal with the political status of the Jura–a region repeatedly threatened by intense linguistic and religious conflict, and what will be the fate of that voiceless, non-national, political minority–the foreign workers who threaten to disrupt Switzerland’s complex balance of ethnic forces?  

Conflict and Consensus in Switzerland 1st Table of contents:

1. The Swiss Enigma

• Some Historical Background on the Status of Swiss Linguistic and Religious Minorities

• Considerations of Geography and the Smallness of the Swiss State

• Cross-Cutting Cleavages

• Myths and Realities of the Swiss Case

• Consociational Democracy and the Swiss Experience

2. The Ethnic Factor: Foundations of a Multicultural Society

• Linguistic and Religious Composition

• Federalism and the Ethnic Factor

• Informal Practices and Social Patterns

• Recognition of Minorities

3. The Transmission of Values: Ethnicity and Political Socialization in Switzerland

• An Overview of the Swiss Educational System

• Foreign Language Instruction in Switzerland

• The Role of the School Curriculum

• The Selection of Swiss History Textbooks

• Historical Interpretation and the Pull of Religion

• Historical Interpretation, Partisan Feelings, and the Attraction of Language and Culture

• Recurring Themes in Swiss History

• Summary

4. Diversity and Social Relations in Swiss Society: The Attitudes of Young People Toward Multiculturalism

• Research Procedure

• Awareness of Diversity

• Multiple Loyalties

• Attitudes Toward Multiculturalism and Multilingualism

• Areas of Consensus and Cleavage in Swiss Life

• Core Values and National Consensus

• Summary

5. Contemporary Problems

• The Jura Question

• The Gastarbeiter Problem

6. Reflections on Diversity in Switzerland

• A Portrait of Swiss Intergroup Relations

• Theoretical and Practical Implications for Other Countries

• Cultural Pluralism, Democracy, and the Swiss Case

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