Conflict and Consensus in SwitzerlandSchmid discusses this anomaly, concluding that Switzerland remains "united by a self-conscious political definition of nationhood", having developed a system early in its history that has ensured all ethnic and religious groups fair treatment politically, socially, and economically. |
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Foundations of | 15 |
Ethnicity | 41 |
Contemporary Problems | 125 |
Reflections on Diversity in Switzerland | 147 |
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