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Switzerland after Blocher voted out (2)

course, it would be interesting to put Blocher with Putin and Chavez in a row. In the era of globalization and the Internet culture is a significant desire for strong leaders is clear. This applies not just a couple of Russian pensioners, or favela, but broader medium-sized layers.

It would be wrong, the tendency towards personality cults in to see the SVP primarily as a parody of Putin and Berlusconi. Rather, the history of modern Switzerland is her links. First, it was

in crisis situations and breaking every now and again charismatic patriarch, who went more or less large parts of the population under its spell. Escher, or Dutti Guisan could build greater power bubbles. The burst but in due course or was ground by the millstones of direct democracy to small parts.

Second, there are in the right middle of Zurich is an old tradition, to be guided by authoritarian German models. This flow felt the German empire much more connected than the direct-democratic Tradition of Switzerland. Dese relatively authoritarian tendencies to the taste of Carl Schmitt retained in the Federal Republic of Adenauer's considerable weight and influence. After National Socialism was discredited, however, follows the leaders thought that the rights in Switzerland had the fingers on it. It took the relativism of values and routinization of provocation in the postmodern approaches to the personality cult is now in the local middle class are reflected become socially acceptable. We do not

a renaissance of fascism, but the rise of a hybrid mix populism, the effective authoritarian and libertarian elements. That cult of personality with the best traditions of Switzerland such as federalism and civil society Democracy breaks makes him quite vulnerable. If left and liberal citizens more re-invigorated the rule of law and direct democracy, Switzerland, could the latest attack of a personality cult will soon leave behind.

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Switzerland to Blocher

Switzerland after Blocher deselection (1)

That crier, polarizers and state contempt times must insert a hammer and is no more than poetic justice. Who distributes ruthlessly may not be surprised by occasional retort.

The bridge of the Helvetic ship is now equipped with one of the better crews, to which we can remember. We assume that a tackle policy with a sense of proportion and a certain momentum, the important problems raised. Certainly not the left, but perhaps more efficient.

The defeat Blocher should not obscure the fact that the SVP is still on a sustained rise. With their rejection of a sovereign self-awareness and adjustment policies on internal market and the EU's center-left parties have left the terrain of the SVP, which can contact a minimum of effort and credibility as a defender of democracy and sovereign Switzerland at scene. If these forces continue on the adaptation rate, will increase the SVP percent more voters.

The SVP would not want to go to stop. You is already a bit more opposition party. It will tighten the sound and behave more aggressively. Of these needs, the new Federal Council is not too much to fear. From Europe and migration policy apart the great majority of the population is prepared to proudly accept in referenda solutions in line with the Federal Council. For the time being exacerbated the whole thing looks more like an interlude in opposition to the SVP, when, after a historically new situation. As a historical

sweet woman I see the majority at the head of the state. Women are probably not better people. But perhaps better Federal Councillor girls!

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The film Manufactured Landscapes puts the steaming springs of the global flow of goods into the picture. In a minute-long tracking shot surrounds the opening sequence, a birthplace electrical ground products. Thousands of people produce in a clean layout assembly hall components and devices. In other scenes will be seen en photographers at work, to scrap transfer points, container terminals, or a construction site of the Three Gorges Dam.

In the shadow of the photographer Edward Burtynsky is followed by the director be determined with a narrative. The pictures hardly an analytical approach to deepen and enrich not ethical reasoning. One neither pompous nor denouncing aestheticization it is possible to show viewers new approaches. Beauty does not have to necessarily glorify.

The film documents how high is the substrate of the western industrial information society remained. The screens and iron, iPods and Gucci bags adheres to an aura of coal dust and low-paid industrial jobs.

The film Manufactured Landscapes by Jennifer Baichwal runs as a premiere in Zurich Filmpodium .

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hype about knowledge society knowledge society debate

In a discussion we recently talked about how far the concept of the knowledge society rather clarifying or veiling effect. The occasion is the thesis of two Swiss sociologist, that the concept of a critical analysis of social reality in the way of "stand (1).

technocratic approaches to knowledge-based and transfiguration are observed perfectly. Especially in sociology lined up for fifty years together approaches that can be overshadowed by the brilliance of information and knowledge of other aspects of social life. But

are difficult to discern any exponent who interpret in a dogmatic way, the company essentially and exclusively as an information or knowledge society. A propensity for exaggeration is observed but already. And it can not be dismissed out of hand, that in specific contexts, a high-gloss ideology of knowledge society serves to legitimize questionable social and cultural modernization initiatives.

The emphasis on knowledge is not by chance. In a milder form, I agree with Daniel Bell's forty years old thesis: The use of knowledge has become a dynamic center for modern societies. This suggests a pragmatic approach to the concept of the knowledge society close - combined with a fact-close look at various fields of social development. Which form a contradictory mess. This can be well in the light of the knowledge society reflect. But not be easily captured with the single term.


(1) "Introduction to the discussion about the knowledge society." In: Gemperle, M.; Streckeisen, P. (ed.): A new era of knowledge? Critical contributions to the debate about the knowledge society. Zurich: Seismo, 2007.