Archive: Andreas Müller

Andreas Müller was Vice Director and Head of Strategic Policy Analysis of Avenir Suisse until December 2016. He formerly served as personal advisor to Swiss Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann and communications advisor to Federal Councillors Pascal Couchepin and Didier Burkhalter. One area of focus of his work for Avenir Suisse was the Swiss “militia system” (the holding of political office while in employment).

Passive voting rights for active foreigners

Possibilities for political engagement at local level

08.09.2015, Tibère Adler, Hugo Moret, Nicole Pomezny and Tobias Schlegel

Learning Switzerland

It’s time for a more liberal view of history. Instead of celebrating Switzerland’s isolation, it is change that should be emphasised.

03.08.2015, Andreas Müller

Citizens’ state and state-minded citizens

The “militia” system between myth and modernity

13.01.2015, Andreas Müller, with contributions of Sarah Bütikofer, Hans Geser, Stefan Thomas Güntert, Martin Heller, Hanna Ketterer, Georg Kohler, Andreas Ladner, Patrik Schellenbauer and Theo Wehner

Managed Immigration

Switzerland’s referendum vote to curb immigration has prompted questions about how a quota based system could be implemented. A new Avenir Suisse special publication examines and rates administrative and price-based options. The comparisons reveal an auction system would be the “least bad” alternative.

08.04.2014, Gerhard Schwarz, Urs Meister und Patrik Schellenbauer (Publishers)