Balancing the Commons in Switzerland : Institutional Transformations and Sustainable Innovations (Paperback)

Prologue: Why Switzerland Jon Mathieu 1 Ostrom’s legacy of robustness and the ‘Swiss commons lab’: Introductory reflections on change and power in commons studies Tobias Haller, Jean-David Gerber, Karina Liechti, Stephane Nahrath, Christian Rohr, Martin Stuber, Francois-Xavier Viallon and Rahel Wunderli PART I Disciplinary approaches and theoretical reflections 2 Transformations of common pastures and woodlands in Switzerland: A historical perspective Martin Stuber and Rahel Wunderli 3 How do the commons meet the state? A political science perspective Francois-Xavier Viallon and Stephane Nahrath 4 Commons and peasant studies: Insights from social anthropology, human geography and agrarian economics Tobias Haller, Karina Liechti And Stefan Mann PART II Case studies 5 Scopes and challenges of a huge corporation over time: The case of the Korporation Uri (Canton Uri) Rahel Wunderli 6 Urban commons in Alpine areas: The case of the Burgergemeinde Chur (Canton Grisons) Martin Stuber 7 Transformation, diversification, partnerships: The case of the Sarnen commoners’ organisations (Canton Obwalden) Karina Liechti 8 Weak commons management, strong identity: The case of Val d’Anniviers (Canton Valais) Francois-Xavier Viallon 9 A fragile balance?: The case of pasture and forest management in Olivone (Canton Ticino) Mark Bertogliati PART III Synthesis 10 Transformation and diversity: Synthesis of the case studies Tobias Haller, Mark Bertogliati, Karina Liechti, Martin Stuber, Francois-Xavier Viallon and Rahel Wunderli