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Swiss identity as seen through the conflicting eyes of two historians
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Swiss identity as seen through the conflicting eyes of two historians

written by Fanny Agostino

DOSSIER «SWITZERLAND, DEFINITION», Fanny Agostino | The particularities of Switzerland make it a veritable minefield for the question of identity. Unique in the eyes of some, it is plural in the eyes of others. Still others consider it non-existent. To define the contours of this issue, we compared the points of view of two historians specializing in Swiss history, Dominique Dirlewanger and Olivier Meuwly. What is their vision of Swiss identity? And how do they view recent events such as the unbolting of statues and the feminization of street names? Regards croisés.

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By Erica Berazategui · May 19, 2022
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Switzerland and the European Union, a long history
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Switzerland and the European Union, a long history

By Clément Guntern · 03 June 2017
As the question of the future of Switzerland's relationship with the European Union (EU) is central to the future of our country in general, and as we will shortly be called upon to vote on this issue several times, it seems appropriate to retrace the history of this relationship and to refocus a debate which too often focuses on the emotional rather than the rational.