MACMILLAN Contemporary Switzerland: Revisiting the Special Case

This volume presents the major findings involved in a large scale research programme to describe and analyse the transformation of contemporary Swiss society. The contributions focus on three key areas: the Swiss way of life, the Swiss labour market and the country's political institutions. The chapters give an idea of current trends in Swiss society, each one framing their argument in a comparative perspective. About the Author SPYROS ARVANITIS Senior Research Economist, Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland MARLIS BUCHMANN Professor of Sociology, University of Zurich and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland MONICA BUDOWSKI Professor of Social Work and Social Policy, University of Fribourg, Switzerland ANDREAS DIEKMANN Professor of Sociology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland ACHIM ELFERING Lecturer in Work and Organisational Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland LARS P. FELD Professor of Economics, University of Marburg, Germany SIMONE GREBNER Research and Teaching Assistant in Work and Organisational Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland YVES HÄNGGI Assistant, Chair of Clinical Psychology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland KATIA IGLESIAS Researcher, Sociological Department, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland BEN JANN Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland WOLFGANG KÄLIN Research and Teaching Assistant in Work and Organisational Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland JEAN KELLERHALS Professor of Sociology, University of Geneva, Switzerland GEBHARD KIRCHGÄSSNER Professor of Economics and Econometrics and Director, Swiss Institute of International Economics and Applied Research, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland DANIEL KÜBLER Professor of Political Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland ANDREAS LADNER Assistant Professor, Center of Competence for Public Management, University of Bern, Switzerland RENÉ LEVY Professor of Sociology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland GISELA MICHEL Research Fellow, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland SARAH NICOLET Teaching Asssistant, Department of Political Science, University of Geneva, Switzerland MEINRAD PERREZ Professor of Clinical Psychology and Head, Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland STEFAN SACCHI Senior Researcher, Chair of Sociology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland ALEXANDER SALVISBERG Researcher, Department of Sociology, University of Zurich, Switzerland ANNETTE SCHERPENZEEL Psychologist and Freelance Senior Researcher, Swiss Household Panel, Switzerland DOMINIK SCHOEBI Research Fellow, Chair of Clinical Psychology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland PASCAL SCIARINI Professor of Political Science, Graduate Institute of Public Administration, Switzerland NORBERT K. SEMMER Head of Work and Organisational Psychology, University of Berlin, Germany RETO STEINER Lecturer in Business Administration, Center of Competence for Public Management, University of Bern, Switzerland CHRISTIAN SUTER Professor of Economic Sociology, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland FRAZISKA TSCHAN Professor in the Social Psychology of Work, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland DÖRTE WATZEK Research Fellow, Chair of Clinical Psychology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland ERIC WIDMER Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland PETER WILHELM Assistant, Chair of Clinical Psychology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland