Die gut erhaltene Terrassenlandschaft oberhalb von Ramosch hat eine lange Geschichte, deren ackerbauliche Nutzung im Mittelalter durch historische Quellen belegt ist. Doch bereits die... Show moreDie gut erhaltene Terrassenlandschaft oberhalb von Ramosch hat eine lange Geschichte, deren ackerbauliche Nutzung im Mittelalter durch historische Quellen belegt ist. Doch bereits die prähistorische Siedlung auf der Mottata beweist, dass sie in eine stark vom Menschen überprägte Landschaft eingebettet war. Um der Frage nach der Entwicklung der Terrassen nachzugehen, engagiert sich seit einigen Jahren ein interdisziplinäres Forschungsprojekt mit dem Ursprung dieser Anlagen. Show less
Defining an alternative arrangement for the UK’s future relationship with the Union following the country’s ‘Brexit’ will raise both substantive and institutional issues. In the public debate, the... Show moreDefining an alternative arrangement for the UK’s future relationship with the Union following the country’s ‘Brexit’ will raise both substantive and institutional issues. In the public debate, the latter tend to be underestimated. The present article is based on the thesis that, should the UK seek a market access agreement based on EU law rules, it will face strict institutional demands from the Union that go far beyond the element, often mentioned in the ‘Brexit’ debate in the context of EEA membership, of having to accept Union-made law as it comes. The thesis is derived from experience with the Union’s legal arrangements with other partners, notably the EFTA States as well the current negotiations with Andorra, Monaco and San Marino. Show less
The relations between Islamic revival and ethnic allegiances are all too often presented as being in opposition. Islamic identity - and this dimension is very present in Islamic discourse - is by... Show moreThe relations between Islamic revival and ethnic allegiances are all too often presented as being in opposition. Islamic identity - and this dimension is very present in Islamic discourse - is by its very nature dedicated to transcending the centrifugal tendencies of ethnicity, of nationalism or of any form of segmentarism. In the face of ideological discourse, the social imaginaries of the interested parties are contradictory. Arab nationals in Switzerland affirm an engaged Muslim identity by a rejection of national and cultural ethnicities, while the Turks affirm their Muslim identity by borrowing the paths of ethnicity. These divergences from the trajectory of 'Islamization' have less to do with cultural differences between places of origin than with forms of social change that have diversely affected these two populations of Muslim origin since their settling on Helvetic territory. Show less
