Projects

The Swiss elite observatory hosts a string of research projects funded by the Swiss national science foundation. These projects are related to each other and are based on the same, cumulative database.

Local Power Structures and Transnational Connections. New Perspectives on Elites in Switzerland, 1890-2020
Applicants: André Mach, Stéphanie Ginalski, Eric Davoine and Matthieu Leimgruber
Collaborators: Baptiste Antoniazza, Pedro Araujo, Pierre Benz, Jean Ceppi, Claire-Lise Debluë, Geoffroy Legentilhomme, Steven Piguet, Jonas Plüss, Michael A. Strebel and Emilie Widmer
Funded by: SNF Sinergia
Duration: 2019-2024

 

The making of political careers: evaluating the role of trade unions in the pathway of workers to elected office in Switzerland
Applicants: Adrian Zimmermann, Line Rennwald and André Mach
Funded by: Ellen Rifkin Hill Fund at the Swiss Social Archives
Duration: 2022-2024

 

Open Elite Data
Applicant: Felix Bühlmann
Collaborators: Anne-Sophie Delval, Glen Lomax and Steven Piguet
Funded by: Swissuniversities
Duration: 2023-2024

 

Transformation of Swiss Finance: an Analysis of three Power Configurations
Applicant: Felix Bühlmann
Collaborators: Lena Ajdacic, Johanna Behr et Amal Tawfik
Funded by: SNF
Duration: 2023-2027

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