Diaspora Policies, Consular Services and Social Protection for Swiss Citizens Abroad

Author(s) : Lorenzo Piccoli

Source : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51237-8_21

Abstract:

“This chapter presents the policies of Swiss institutions in their dealings with Swiss abroad, with a specific focus on the area of social protection. It shows how the Federal Council gained control over a large network of institutions during a relatively short period of time. Since the 1960s, the Federal Council has developed encompassing social protection policies for Swiss nationals abroad, while safeguarding the working of pre-existent cantonal and charitable associations. As a result, Swiss nationals abroad can access a wide set of social entitlements.”

Keywords: diasporas, citizenship, emigration, social policy, emigration, history