Due to the lockdown in Austria, our session today will be held online via Zoom.
Here is the access info:
https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/93695466034?pwd=Rm14cWN0cE83bS84TFpialBzUkVTQT09
Meeting ID: 936 9546 6034
Passcode: fall2021
Culture, Society and Politics in the German-speaking Countries
Week 11: Quiz II + Introduction to Switzerland
(23.11.2021)
A short quiz will be administered online (ROPOT) at the beginning of today's session. The ROPOT will become available to you at 10:00 CET. You will have 25 minutes to answer 10 questions.
The quiz covers the topic of Austria (week 8-10) and is based on our sessions, the presentations used in the sessions, and the mandatory reading material.
We will resume our session at 10:30 and discuss Switzerland. Please mind that today's session will be taught ONLINE. More info is below.
Today's Session will be held ONLINE
Mandatory reading
Switzerland country profile available here: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/switzerland/ |
Kriesi, H., & Trechsel, A. H. (2008). The politics of Switzerland: Continuity and |Change in a Consensus Democracy (Chapter 1). |
Further Reading
Fahrni, D. (2003). An outline history of Switzerland: from the origins to the present day. |
Kriesi, H., & Trechsel, A. H. (2008). The politics of Switzerland: Continuity and change in a consensus democracy (Chapters 5 + 6). |
| Church, C. H. (Ed.). (2007). Switzerland and the European Union: a close, contradictory and misunderstood relationship (Vol. 11). Routledge. Introduction (pages 1-14). |
