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Switzerland has institutions that deal with polarization, as it has had centuries of experience (most notably along the french/german border, also known as the
by H8crilA 2y ago
Switzerland has institutions that deal with polarization, as it has had centuries of experience (most notably along the french/german border, also known as the rosti trench :) ). For example seats in the executive branch are shared between parties. It's kind of insane, but somehow it works. And Switzerland isn't the only country with institutionally handled polarization.
- arethuza 2y agoIs that the border between French and German speaking parts of Switzerland?
- bsdooby 2y agoIt is not a border, ofc. It is just a "mental concept"; and not a hard cut. There are villages/cities where both languages are spoken/understood. So one language spoken gradually changes into the other one.
- arethuza 2y agoYeah sorry - I didn't mean "border" in the sense of a legal boundary between countries or regions.
- onemoresoop 2y agoBut polarization on some kind of issues still does happen. From the article: Which issues are polarizing society today? Häusermann: In the 21st century, it’s socio-political issues like minority rights, equality and migration in particular that are having a polarizing effect. And internationalization – should a country open itself up or cut itself off. By contrast, in the 20th century the polarizing issues were mainly distributional questions in relation to taxes and social benefits, for example.