Liberalism had the opportunity to govern alone between 1830 and 1835. Its distrust of the state prevented it from continuing the experiment. Since then, to maintain its influence, it has had to form alliances. But with whom?
Author of a canonical «History of Switzerland» and of recent guided walks in his series «Au fil de l'histoire suisse», the university professor welcomes Le Regard Libre a few steps from the medieval ramparts of Fribourg.
In «The Transformation of Switzerland (1847-1920). Regards de Georges Dommen», Bridget Dommen plunges us into a pivotal period in Swiss history, through the journey of a man at the crossroads of social, economic and technological change.
If there's one country where the army is a constant topic of debate, it's Switzerland. A look back at the history of an institution that is still very much alive, built on a militia system that has no equivalent anywhere in the world.
The dictatorship of feelings, the virtues of intoxication, lessons from Swiss history... From March 6 to 10, our editor-in-chief Jonas Follonier invites you to Geneva's Centre Palexpo for five meetings dedicated to intellectual conversation.
The history of Swiss political parties is rich and complex. However, it reveals a certain continuity through which they learn to renew themselves as direct democracy, and the evolution of society it often reflects, impose new themes on their agendas.
Neutrality has never been subject to a corseted definition. Its entire history demonstrates this. It depends on the goodwill of the other powers, and only makes sense if it is understood in the context of the moment.
Professor of History at the University of Geneva, Irène Hermann specializes in Swiss neutrality. Although neutrality is under particular scrutiny today, it has never been unambiguous for the historian, who demystifies it in the light of the past. Interview.
Cinema is doubly an art of light. It sculpts images, movement and rhythm. And it creates characters to embody, underline and concretize ideas and characters. With «A Forgotten Man», the fourth film by Swiss director Laurent Nègre, this light becomes history, in a limpid and sublime form.
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