How to solve the dilemma of power sharing? Formal and informal patterns of representation in the swiss multilingual cantons

Representation

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-253

  Stojanovic, Nenad ^a  

^a Institute of Political Science   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Consociational theory; Multilingual societies; Power sharing; Quotas; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650093060     PISSN: 00344893     EISSN: 17494001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00344890802237015     Document Type: Article

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