Patterns of Democracy in the Swiss Cantons (dataset)

The dataset ”Patterns of Democracy in the Swiss Cantons” comprises annual data on political institutions in the 26 Swiss cantons for the period 1979 to 2018. It covers the following aspects: electoral systems, direct democracy, parliamentary and governmental elections. The dataset was compiled under the direction of Prof. Dr. Adrian Vatter by researchers working at the Chair of Swiss Politics. In part, it continues the data collection on “Quality of Democracy in the Swiss Cantons” by Adrian Vatter, Marc Bühlmann, Hans-Peter Schaub, Oliver Dlabac und Rolf Wirz (2012) covering the period from 1979 to 2008.

Citation (please refer to the dataset as follows)

Vatter, Adrian; Arnold, Tobias; Arens, Alexander; Vogel, Laura-Rosa; Bühlmann, Marc; Schaub, Hans-Peter; Dlabac, Oliver; Wirz, Rolf (2020): Patterns of Democracy in the Swiss Cantons, 1979–2018 (dataset). University of Bern, Institute of Political Science.

Data & Documentation

Codebook

Feedback

The authors are grateful for any comments and suggestions regarding the data, e.g. errors, ambiguities or possibilities for improvement. Please contact Martina Flick Witzig.

Project Manager

Adrian Vatter

Adrian Vatter is professor of political science (Swiss politics) at the Institute of Political Science, University of Bern, Switzerland. His research focuses on the political institutions in Switzerland, especially on federalism, direct democracy and consociational democracy. Research on subnational democracy forms another central area of his work.

E-Mail: adrian.vatter@ipw.unibe.ch
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