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28.07.2023
Andreas Müller
Andreas Müller
Cindy Bischofberger, Josephine Smith, Mario Hediger, Julian Ferber, Steven Hill

Stories of Home: Dominant National Narratives in Switzerland

Stories of Home: Dominant National Narratives in Switzerland

The study “Stories of Home” aims to gain in-depth insights into dominant national narratives in Switzerland and their use in political communication. Commissioned by Pro Futuris, the study was conducted by five students at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Zurich as part of a “capstone” course. For the purpose of this analysis, the research institute Sotomo created a comprehensive and novel corpus of over 14,000 political documents authored by various Swiss political actors.
The study “Stories of Home” aims to gain in-depth insights into dominant national narratives in Switzerland and their use in political communication. Commissioned by Pro Futuris, the study was conducted by five students at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Zurich as part of a “capstone” course. For the purpose of this analysis, the research institute Sotomo created a comprehensive and novel corpus of over 14,000 political documents authored by various Swiss political actors.
The study “Stories of Home” aims to gain in-depth insights into dominant national narratives in Switzerland and their use in political communication. Commissioned by Pro Futuris, the study was conducted by five students at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Zurich as part of a “capstone” course. For the purpose of this analysis, the research institute Sotomo created a comprehensive and novel corpus of over 14,000 political documents authored by various Swiss political actors.
The study “Stories of Home” explores dominant national narratives in Switzerland. It analyzes over 14,000 political documents and illustrates how storytelling shapes political communication.
The study “Stories of Home” explores dominant national narratives in Switzerland. It analyzes over 14,000 political documents and illustrates how storytelling shapes political communication.
The study “Stories of Home” explores dominant national narratives in Switzerland. It analyzes over 14,000 political documents and illustrates how storytelling shapes political communication.

Partnerships

This project was implemented in collaboration with the following partners:
IPZ Universität Zürich
Together with students from the IPZ at the University of Zurich, we wrote and published the “Geschichte der Heimat” (“History of the Homeland”) study as part of a Capstone course
Sotomo
Sotomo war unser wissenschaftlicher Partner bei Teil 1 der Narrativstudie «Geschichten der Heimat».
IPZ Universität Zürich
Together with students from the IPZ at the University of Zurich, we wrote and published the “Geschichte der Heimat” (“History of the Homeland”) study as part of a Capstone course
Sotomo
Sotomo war unser wissenschaftlicher Partner bei Teil 1 der Narrativstudie «Geschichten der Heimat».
IPZ Universität Zürich
Together with students from the IPZ at the University of Zurich, we wrote and published the “Geschichte der Heimat” (“History of the Homeland”) study as part of a Capstone course
Sotomo
Sotomo war unser wissenschaftlicher Partner bei Teil 1 der Narrativstudie «Geschichten der Heimat».

Funding partnerships

Finanzierungs-partnerschaften

For the implementation of this project, we were able to count on the financial support of the following partners:
IPZ Universität Zürich
Together with students from the IPZ at the University of Zurich, we wrote and published the “Geschichte der Heimat” (“History of the Homeland”) study as part of a Capstone course
Sotomo
Sotomo war unser wissenschaftlicher Partner bei Teil 1 der Narrativstudie «Geschichten der Heimat».
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