Policy evaluation
2019. Bisaz, Corsin, Kobelt, Emilienne, Rausch, Caroline, Strebel, Michael A., Glaser, Andreas and Kübler, Daniel. “Massnahmen zur Erhaltung und Förderung der rätoromanischen und italienischen Sprache und Kultur im Kanton Graubünden” (Evaluation for the Swiss Federal Office of Culture) Studienberichte des Zentrums für Demokratie Aarau 16 [.pdf]
Blog posts and other articles
2023. Blog post on DeFacto: “Ist die Appenzeller Grossfusion auch am Portemonnaie gescheitert? Es gibt Indizien dafür.” [Link]
2022. Blog post on DeFacto: “Gemeindeversammlung oder Urnenabstimmung: Wie der Entscheidungsprozess das Ergebnis beeinflusst” (with Alice el-Wakil) [Link German] [Link French]
2022. Blog post on DeFacto: ” ‘Tausche Wohlstand für politischen Einfluss’. Die Abwägungen der Stimmbevölkerung bei Gemeindefusionen” [Link German] [Link French]
2019. Blog post on DeFacto: “Problemdruck oder politischer Einfluss? – Gemeindefusionen in Volksabstimmungen” [Link]
2018. Blog post on DeFacto: “Was wollen die Bürger*innen von der Demokratie und wann wollen sie es?” (with Daniel Kübler and Frank Marcinkowski) [Link]
2018. Blog post on Democratic Audit UK: “Why It’s Not Just About the Outcome: Citizens Also Care About Democratic Decision-Making” (with Daniel Kübler and Frank Marcinkowski) [Link]
2016. Article in Kommunalmagazin 33(5), 26-28: “Elite vs. Volk”. [.pdf]
2016. Blog post on DeFacto: “Angst vor Machtverlust verhindert Gemeindenfusionen” [Link]
2016. Blog post on Urban Affairs Forum: “‘Yes I Do’ – Why Municipalities Merge When They Are Not Forced To” Urban Affairs Forum [Link]
Media appearances
2025. Interview on regional radio Canal 3 on recruitment problems for local executive office [Link]
2025. Interview on regional television TeleBielingue on the change from assembly to parliament in Swiss municipalities [Link]
2024. Articles in Le Courrier, Le Temps and ticinonews.ch on our research on the evolution of left political elites’ profiles in Swiss cities [Link Le Courrier (gated)] [Link Le Temps (gated)] [Link ticinonews.ch (gated)]
2024. Interview in Swiss German public radio show Regionaljournal Bern Freiburg Wallis on inter-municipal cooperation and municipal mergers [Link]
2023. Interview in Swiss German public radio show Echo der Zeit on the impact of decision-making processes on outcomes of popular votes in Swiss municipalities [Link]
2022. Article on my research on decision-making in Swiss municipalities in karla Magazin – Lokaljournalismus für Konstanz [Link]
2022. Short article on my research on municipal mergers in Schweizer Monat [Link]
2021. Interview in Neue Zürcher Zeitung on the success of municipal mergers in popular votes [Link (gated)] [.pdf]
2021. Interview in Swiss German public radio show Einfach Politik on municipal mergers [Link]
2021. Interview in Swiss French public radio show Matinale on inter-municipal cooperation [Link]
2019. Interview in Südostschweiz on the effects of municipal mergers [Link (gated)]
Michael A. Strebel 