Thisbook analyses Switzerland's European policies using the concept ofdifferentiated European
integration providing a new and original perspectiveon the country. This analytical approach
focuses on the similarities betweenSwitzerland's EU policies and the integration of EU member
states. The latterhave often been the focus of research as Switzerland is the last
WesternEuropean country not to have become a member of the European Union (EU) or theEuropean
Economic Area (EEA). The book claims that Switzerland's position onthe European integration map
is different in terms of degree from many EUmember states but not different in kind. The
cornerstone of the book is newempirical data quantitatively measuring Switzerland's
differentiatedintegration during the period 1990 - 2010. The data rely on the
sectoralagreements Switzerland concluded with the EU and the voluntary incorporation ofEU law
into domestic legislation. The book shows among other findings thatover time Swiss
Europeanpolicies have begun to resemble integration policiesand that the more they did so the
more dynamically they evolved.
