5 July 2023
Switzerland is the outcome of centuries of cooperation, alliances, exchanges and contacts between the cantons. After the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815), it seemed impossible to unite these sovereign republics and their different languages, religions, cultures and (economic) interests in a federation with a national currency, government, parliament, army or even a flag or a national … Read more » “Switzerland, A European Microcosmos ?”
26 May 2023
The opening of the House of Cantons (Haus der Kantone, Maison des cantons) in 2008 was a milestone in the cooperation between the 26 cantons. As a joint umbrella organisation of 13 governmental and 16 associated organisations of the cantons, it functions as a centre for knowledge, discussion and consultation. The House of Cantons concentrates … Read more » “The House of the Cantons”
5 April 2023
One of the essential characteristics of Swiss democracy is its militia system ( Milizsystem, système de milice). It means that the citizens make, form and supervise the state at all levels, the res republica. History The system is a centuries-old concept of the “Landsgemeinde” (the cantonal assembly) in the so-called Urschweiz, i.e. the cantons in central Switzerland. Switzerland (die … Read more » “The Swiss Militia System”
