1. Intercultural Communication
Executive Master
Intercultural Communication
Lugano 2009
Modul Fleiner
Class 4:
Principles

2. Swiss Diversity
With regard to
Languages
Religion and
Municipalities

3. German
Austria
French
Romonsh
Italien

5. Protestant (Dark) 40%
Religion
Catholic white 46%

7. Constitutional Principles
With regard to the
Reality of Diversity

8. Legitimacy
Rule of Law
Shared
Rule
Self-Rule
Democracy

9. 1. Take cultural diversity seriously
Legitimacy
1. Take cultural diversity seriously
2. Fatherland for minorities
3. Composed Nation
4. Multiple loyalty

10. 1. Take cultural diversity seriously
Preamble of the Constitution:
Determined to live together with their diversities
respecting each other and in equity,
2. Fatherland for minorities
Article 37 Nationality and Citizenships
Everyone who holds citizenship of a Commune, and of
the Canton to which it belongs, has Swiss citizenship.
3. Composed Nation
Article 1 The Swiss Confederation (Prev. Const.)
The Peoples united by the actual alliance of
the Cantons of Zurich, Berne, Lucerne, …. and
Jura form in tehir totality the Swiss Confederation.
4. Multiple loyalty multiple Citizenship

11. 5. The Right to be different, or: equal rights
Rule of Law
5. The Right to be different, or: equal rights
versus the right to be equal
6. Four Dimension of Freedom:
From, By, To, Within, the State
7. Liberty and Peace

12. 5. The Right to be different, or: equal rights
versus the right to be equal
Article 4 National Languages
The National Languages are German,
French, Italian, and Romansh.
6. Four Dimension of Freedom:
From, By, To, Within, the State
7. Liberty and Peace
Article 18 Freedom of Language
The freedom of language is guaranteed.
Art. 70 Par.2
In order to preserve harmony between linguistic com-
munities, the cantons shall respect the traditional
territorial distribution of languages, and shall take
indigenous linguistic minorities into account.

13. 8. Participation of ethnic Groups In Constitution making
Shared Rule
8. Participation of ethnic Groups
In Constitution making
9. Power sharing of cultural communities

14. Article 45 Participation in Federal Decision Making
In the cases specified by the Federal Constitution,
the Cantons shall participate in the decision-making
process at the federal level, in particular in
formulating federal legislation.
(2) The Confederation shall inform the Cantons of its
plans, fully and in good time; it shall consult them if
their interests are likely to be affected.
Art. 53
(2) All alterations to the number of the Cantons, or
to their status, are subject to the assent of the rele-
vant electorate and of the Cantons concerned, and
also of a double vote of the People and the Cantons.
(3) All changes to the territory of a Canton are subject
to the approval of the electorate of the Cantons con-
cerned, and to the assent of the Federal Assembly
in the form of a federal decree.

15. 11. Enhancing diversity to overcome ethnification
Self
Rule
10. Autonomy
11. Enhancing diversity to overcome ethnification
of politics

16. 11. Enhancing diversity to overcome ethnification of politics
10. Autonomy
Article 3 Cantons
The Cantons are sovereign insofar as their sove-
reignty is not limited by the Federal Constitution;
11. Enhancing diversity to overcome ethnification
of politics
Article 2
(2) It (Confederation) shall promote…., the internal
cohesion and the cultural diversity of the country.

17. 12. Self-determination of individuals as aim of democracy
13. Value of compromise as alternative to the
winner takes all democracy
14. Conflict management

18. 12. Self-determination of individuals as aim of democracy
Preamble
Resolved to renew their alliance so as to strengthen liberty, de-
mocracy, independence and peace in a spirit of solidarity and
openness towards the world
13. Value of compromise as alternative to the
winner takes all democracy
Art. 175 The various regions and language communities must be
equitably represented in the Federal Council.
14. Conflict management
Art Disputes between Cantons or between Cantons and
the Confederation shall wherever possible be resolved by
negotiation or mediation.