26 August 2026
Towards the end of the Second World War, the fighting drew ever closer to the Swiss border and sometimes even crossed it. This was particularly evident in the region around the town of Domodossola (Italy). There, in the autumn of 1944, a short-lived free partisan republic emerged, which maintained close ties with Switzerland. Although it … Read more » “Swiss support for partisans in the Ossola region 1943–1945”
12 February 2025
«Dornach 1499» Documentary (45 minutes, German language) by Francis de Andrade (idea and production) and Moritz Willenegger (scenario and realisation). At the end of the 15th century, the northern regions of today’s Switzerland were at war with the Habsburg Empire along the current borders. The documentary explains the background and outcomes of this conflict. Contents: … Read more » “«Dornach 1499» and the Swiss Confederation around 1500”
11 January 2025
Amid authoritarian monarchies, 22 (25) cantons in central Europe, with a desire for freedom, founded a democratic state in 1848. Modern Switzerland emerged from the old Confederation, laying the foundations for an unprecedented economic boom. In the German-language publication, the author demonstrates what is required to establish a liberal democracy founded on the rule of … Read more » “A Sustainable Democracy with a Future”
11 January 2025
Winston Churchill came to know, appreciate, and cherish Switzerland as a young man. At a young age, he climbed Monte Rosa, admired the beauty of the Bernese and Valais Alps, and nearly drowned in Lake Geneva. As a minister in eight different departments and prime minister (1940-1945, 1951-1955), Switzerland was one of many subjects for … Read more » “Winston Churchill and Switzerland”
28 March 2024
Available in German
8 March 2024
Available in French
18 December 2023
As a critical friend of Switzerland, Karl Wolfgang Deutsch (1912-1992) addressed in 1976 the challenges of the 20th and the 21st century for Switzerland. In the main part of the text, Deutsch deals with the “special case Switzerland”, the so-called – nowadays criticised – “Sonderfall der Schweiz” (special case Switzerland). The basic question to be … Read more » “The long Process of Political Integration in Switzerland”
7 August 2023
The book presents for the first time a complete overview of the linguistic history of the different regions of today’s French-speaking Switzerland, from the Celts and Romans, the Franks, Burgundians, and Huguenots to the present day. This linguistic history is accessible to a wide readership and is based on scholarly research. The book traces the … Read more » “The history of the French language in the Romandie”
18 July 2023
The Politics and Government of Switzerland is a study of Swiss politics. It offers wide coverage of Swiss political forces, processes and policies. The author argues that Switzerland is a vibrant and pluralist country with increasingly competitive politics. However, it still retains some distinctive characteristics like direct democracy. The Swiss people play, for example, a … Read more » “The Politics and Government of Switzerland”
29 May 2023
Available in German. (Realisation: Chantal Duocommun, publisher: Schwabe AG, Johann Peter Hebel. Kalendergeschichten in Comics & Illustrationen, Basel 2010).
