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Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Values And Value Change: Theoretical Approaches And Empirical Patterns / Philipp Leimgruber / Marco R. Steenbergen -- 2. Changing Religiosity, Changing Politics?: The Influence Of Traditional And Posttraditional Forms Of Religiosity On Political Attitudes / Sarah Nicolet / Anke Tresch -- 3. Transformation Of The Ideological Gender Gap In Switzerland / Sarah Butikofer / Isabelle Engeli -- 4. Islamophobia In Switzerland: A New Phenomenon Or A New Name For Xenophobia? / Marc Helbling -- 5. Intolerance Begets Intolerance: Explaining Negative Attitudes Toward Foreigners And Muslims In Switzerland, 1996-2007 / Marco Giugni / Miruna Morariu -- 6. Swiss Euroskepticism: Economically Or Culturally Determined? / Katayoun Safi -- 7. Integrating The Defense Of Traditional Communities Into The Libertarian-authoritarian Divide: The Role Of The Swiss People's Party In The Redefinition Of Cultural Conflicts / Simon Bornschier -- 8. Restructuring Swiss Welfare Politics: Postindustrial Labor Market, Globalization, And Welfare Values / Stefanie Walter / Silja Hausermann -- 9. Why Do The Swiss Trust Their Government Less And Other People More Than They Used To?: The Impact Of Cohorts And Periods On Political Confidence And Interpersonal Trust In Switzerland / Eric Widmer / Ivan De Carlo -- 10. Benevolent Against The Odds?: Volunteering Patterns In An Individualist Society / Ursula Hafliger -- 11. Swiss Democracy In Crisis?: An Analysis Of Exit And Voice / Lisa Muller / Marc Buhlmann / Laurent Bernhard -- Conclusion / Simon Hug / Hanspeter Kriesi. Edited By Simon Hug And Hanspeter Kriesi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.