Swiss Human Rights Policy: From Reluctance to Normalcy

Fanzun, Jon A.

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“…Thus the Swiss foreign minister from 1945 to 1961, Max Petitpierre, coined the formula ‘neutrality and solidarity’ (Trachsler ). According to Fanzun (: 130), “Its emphasis on international solidarity was meant to compensate and legitimize the disadvantages of neutral abstinence and to counteract international isolation.”…”

Section: Development Of Swiss Peace Promotion Activities Since 1848mentioning

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“…: 82‐83). The Council's 1993 report on foreign policy went in the same direction, elevating peace promotion and human rights to primary foreign policy objectives (Fanzun : 141‐142). This was met with resistance by the ascending right‐wing Swiss People's Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei, SVP), which particularly contested deployment of Swiss soldiers in peacekeeping missions.…”

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Conclusions: Switzerland as a paradigmatic case of small‐state peace policy?

Graf

Lanz

2013

Swiss Political Sci Review

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This concluding article looks at the findings of the special issue through the lens of the Swiss experience. It traces the development of Swiss peace promotion activities, emphasising the emergence of a fully institutionalized peace policy since the end of the Cold War. Drawing on role theory, it makes sense of this process by referring to changes in the structure of the international system, altered role expectations by external actors, as well as internal processes of role contestation. In comparison to other small states, the article argues that Switzerland can be seen as a paradigmatic case on some levels. Notably, Switzerland extended its peace promotion activities as part of a niche foreign policy, which emerged in response to the post-Cold War world order as well as a change in dominant foreign policy role conceptions. At the same time, there are a number of idiosyncrasies: Switzerland as a non-member of EU and NATO enjoys a higher degree of autonomy in crafting its peace policy and its peace promotion activities remain largely focused on civilian instruments.

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Section: Development Of Swiss Peace Promotion Activities Since 1848mentioning

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Section: Development Of Swiss Peace Promotion Activities Since 1848mentioning

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Conclusions: Switzerland as a paradigmatic case of small‐state peace policy?

Graf

Lanz

2013

Swiss Political Sci Review

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2020

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Why does the mind matter for joint action? Contentious Minds is a comparative study of how cognitive and relational processes allow activists to sustain their commitment. With survey data and narratives of activists engaged in three commitment communities, the minds of activists involved in contentious politics are compared with those devoted to institutional and volunteering action. The book’s main argument is that activists of one commitment community have synchronized minds concerning the aim and means of their activism as they perceive common good (aim) and politics (means) through similar cognitive lenses. The book shows the importance of direct conversational contact with individuals in bringing about this synchronization. Assessing the synchronization within communities as well as the variation between them constitutes a major purpose of this book. It shows that activists construct and enact community-specific democratic cultures, thereby entering the public sphere through collective action. The book makes three major contributions. First, it emphasizes the necessity to return the study of the mind to research on activism, Second, it calls for an integrated relational perspective that rests on the structural, instrumental, and interpretative dimensions of social networks. Finally, it advocates a substantial integration of culture in the study of social movements by effectively valuing the role of culture in shaping a person’s mind.

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Swiss Human Rights Policy: From Reluctance to Normalcy

Cited by 14 publications

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Conclusions: Switzerland as a paradigmatic case of small‐state peace policy?

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