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Projects FNS
Local Power Structures and Transnational Connexions. New Perspectives on Elites in Switzerland, 1890-2020
2019 - 2023 (48 mois)
Applicant : André Mach, Stéphanie Ginalski, Eric Davoine (UniFr) et Matthieu Leimgruber (UZH)
Urban Transformations and Local Political Elites: A Comparative Study among four Swiss Cities
2016 - 2020 (48 mois)
Applicant : Oscar Mazzoleni, Andrea Pilotti et André Mach (co-requérants)
Other partners : Roberto Di Capua, Karim Lasseb
This project aims to contribute to a better knowledge of the profile of urban elected representatives over time in connection with urban transformation. To what extent do social, institutional, and political changes affect the profile of the elected representatives? And is it possible to observe an increasing democratization and professionalization of the urban political elite? Assuming sub-national legacies are crucial in the evolution of urban political elites, this project simultaneously adopts a comparative approach and a prosopographic perspective able to take into account change and persistence over time. The research will focus on the evolution of four cities in Switzerland which represent different legacies among the main urban Municipalities, from demographic, institutional, economic, and political point of view. For each of the municipalities involved, we will analyze the evolution of the elected representatives (age, training, profession, gender, and political longevity) in legislative and executive institutions in the period between 1946 and 2016, in relation to socio-economic, institutional, and political transformations.
Réseaux ou bonnes campagnes? Le succès électoral des candidats aux élections fédérales suisses 2015
2015 - 2018 (36 mois)
Applicant : Georg Lutz
Other partners : André Mach (co-requérant)
Networks of good campaigns? Electoral success of Swiss candidates in the 2015 election
Les institutions politiques suisses à l'épreuve d'un scandale : emergence et désamorçage du scandale des fiches
2015 - 2018 (36 mois)
Applicant : Bernard Voutat (co-requérant) et André Mach (co-requérant)
Other partners : Hervé Rayner (chercheur), Fabien Thetaz (doctorant)
Swiss political institutions put to the test: the emergence of the secret files scandal and how it was defused.
Lobbying, litigation and direct democracy: comparing advocacy strategies of interest groups in Switzerland and California
2014 - 2017 (36 mois)
Applicant : Frédéric Varone et André Mach
Academic Elites in Switzerland (1910-2000): between Autonomy and Power
2013 - 2016 (36 mois)
Applicant : Félix Bühlmann, André Mach et Thomas David
Les élites suisses au 20e siècle : un processus de différenciation inachevé ?
2007 - 2010
Applicant : André Mach et Thomas David
Les règlementations du gouvernement d'entreprises en Suisse: origine, evolution et changements récents du comportement des entreprises
2003 - 2006
Applicant : Thomas David et André Mach
Reshaping Decision-Making Processes under External Pressure
2000 - 2002 (27 mois)
Applicant : Y. Papadopoulos
Other partners : co-requérant : André Mach
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