Communal Democracy and Liberal Democracy: An Outside Friend's Look at the Swiss Political Tradition
Daniel J. Elazar
This article offers a brief overview of the history Swiss communal liberty. The author traces development key concepts and practices, especially use covenant, that were employed to strengthen expand federation. then explains how cultural background peoples settled Switzerland contributed formation polity. In comparative analysis between liberal democracy democracy, notes struggle synthesize conflict theories practices these two forms has been at heart politics for last 200 years.
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