RESEARCH AGENDA

University of Fribourg, Habilitation project: “Customised Social Europe: Swiss contestation against European social policies in comparative perspective” (June 2023-present)

 

Abstract: This project analyses the causes of domestic resistance to the adoption of European social policies and examines domestic preferences and coalitions. The empirical analysis is mainly based on the case of Switzerland in the context of the Bilateral Agreements III. The project will also adopt a comparative perspective, comparing Switzerland with other EU member and non-member states. Finally, attention will be paid to European policy-making processes in order to understand which EU social policies are more or less supported than others and the processes through which these policies are finally adopted at the EU level.

 

Published article: The domestic politics of the Swiss-EU negotiations on the Institutional Framework Agreement (and beyond). Swiss Political Science Review.

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Under review: Welfare Chauvinism among Voters and Political Parties: Exploring Preferences for Restricting EU Migrants' Access to Social Assistance in Switzerland (with Chueri, J. and Gandenberger, M.)

 

Working paper 1: Goodness of fit or domestic veto players? The relationship between the EU Posting of Workers directive(s) and the Swiss flanking measures.

 

Working paper 2: Why not a directive this time? The EU Recommendation on an Adequate Minimum Income (with Ronchi. S.)