The Author: René Schwok occupies the Jean Monnet Chair in Political Science at the European Institute and at the Department of Political Science of the University of Geneva. He is also Director of the Masters Programme of Advanced Studies in International and European Security, jointly with the Geneva Center for Security Policy. Since 2008, René Schwok has been President of the European Community Studies Association (Switzerland). He has been Visiting Professor at the Diplomatic Academy of Malta, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Université de Fribourg, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, and Université catholique de Louvain.

Contents: The First Four Decades – The European Economic Area (EEA) – The First Bilateral Agreements – The Bilateral Agreements II – Pursuing a Bilateral Path – Accession to the EEA – Accession to the EU – Why Switzerland Refused to Join the European Union – Conclusions: Interesting Paradoxes. Inhaltsverzeichnis