Part I. The Context Structures and the Policy-Specific Debates: 1. Introduction: shaping the debate on unemployment and the labor market Hanspeter Kriesi, Laurent Bernhard, Flavia Fossati and Regula Hanggli; 2. Theoretical framework: production of policy-specific political communication Regula...

Relative deprivation and well-being : Switzerland in a comparative perspective / Christian Suter and Katia Iglesias -- What pluralization of the life course? An analysis of personal trajectories and conjugal interactions in contemporary Switzerland / Eric Widmer, Jean Kellerhals and Ren(c)♭...

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...