Table of Contents

List of illustrations and Tables Abbreviations Introduction 1. Theoretical Bases 2. Institutions and Decision-Making Processes 3. Policy Fields Conclusions

About the Author

Laurent Goetschel is Professor of Political Science at the University of Basel and Director of the Swiss Peace Foundation in Berne. His research interests include European integration, foreign policy analysis and peace and conflict research. He has published widely on Swiss foreign policy. Magdalena Bernath is scientific collaborator for the Swiss Political Yearbook (Année politique suisse) specialising on elections, parties, financial and spatial planning policy. Daniel Schwarz currently works for the'politools' political research network in Berne, specializing in e-democracy projects.