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Swiss Foreign Policy provides in-depth perceptivities into the procedures and constraints of Swiss alien policy, answering questions such as:

* Why is Switzerland not a fellow member of the European Union?
* What are the significations of staying isolated and how important is neutrality in today's Europe?
* What are the significances of federalism and direct democracy on alien policy?
* How will have to conflicting interests in alien policy decision-making be dealt with?

The book is necessary reading to all those fascinated in alien policy analysis, the kinship amongst democracy and international relations, the signification of being a little state in contemporary Europe and the specificities of the Swiss political system.

About the AuthorLaurent Goetschel is Professor of Political Science at the University of Basel and Director of the Swiss Peace Foundation in Berne. His exploration interests include European integration, alien policy analysis and peace and conflict research. He has published widely on Swiss alien 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 presently works for the'politools' political exploration network in Berne, specializing in e-democracy projects.

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