The Swiss People’s Party Versus COVID-19
There are few countries in Western Europe where the radical populist right has been more successful in recent years than in Switzerland. Switzerland poses a fascinating puzzle to anyone interested…
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Benito Mussolini, Dr. hc: Switzerland, the Fascist Temptation and the Populist Right
The Pareto optimum is one of the best-known concepts in economics. It is named after Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian social scientist considered one of the founders of microeconomics. What is…
Icons of the Radical Right: Christoph Blocher and the SVP
Introduction A couple of weeks ago, Swiss art aficionados started to flock to Martigny in the canton of Valais. Martigny is a relatively small town. But it boasts an exquisite…
Everything That is Wrong is the Fault of ’68: Regaining Cultural Hegemony by Trashing the Left
In the burgeoning literature on the populist right, smouldering resentment has so far not been sufficiently appreciated and expressed. The SVP (Swiss People’s Party) is Switzerland’s largest political party. This…