Why What Happened in Hungary Could Not Happen in Venezuela? Three factors help explain this divergence: the European Union, the armed forces, and the institutional embeddedness of opposition actors. @gvagrad.bsky.social
Geneva Celebrates Press Freedom and Editorial Cartooning with Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize in Economics - Join us at the Geneva Graduate Institute on 📅4th May!
⏳N’oubliez pas de vous inscrire à notre événement « Un monde en mutation: Quels défis pour la diplomatie de la santé?»
🗓️ Ce soir, 20 avril, 18:30-20:00, à l'IHEID ou en ligne
INSCRIVEZ-VOUS 👉 bit.ly/4e66daf
#GlobalHealth
La ventana de oportunidad está abierta para la UE. Pero como siempre en política, no permanecerá así por mucho tiempo. ¿Serán los líderes comunitarios capaces de aprovecharla?
www.clarin.com/opinion/vent...
So glad to share my latest publication @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 👇
First ladies are unelected, yet influential, and as long as we treat them as ceremonial figures, we will misread how executive power actually works.
theloop.ecpr.eu/the-politica...
@geealacip.bsky.social @redpolitologas.bsky.social
Calling out “wokism” in the name of universal citizenship misses the point: the so-called “general interest” is not neutral—it reflects a particular, historically situated idea of the “universal.” Revising my @gvagrad-mint.bsky.social course readings.
What does Gen Z mean for the future of democracy?
Our Director Christine Lutringer, will join the discussion at “Génération Z : révolution ou désillusion ?”, part of the Forum mondial Normandie pour la Paix.
📅 9 April | Caen
Sign up here: https://www.normandiepourlapaix.fr/inscriptions
@ahcdemocracy.bsky.social Fellow, Shalini Randeria unpacks w/ Prof. Aishwary Kumar his concept of “neo-democracy,” a mutation of liberal democracy defined by the return & acceptance of extreme inequality, the moralization of punishment, & organized cruelty carried out through law.
shorturl.at/cUT0x
What does Gen Z mean for the future of democracy?
Our Director Christine Lutringer, will join the discussion at “Génération Z : révolution ou désillusion ?”, part of the Forum mondial Normandie pour la Paix.
📅 9 April | Caen
Sign up here: https://www.normandiepourlapaix.fr/inscriptions
Join an interactive discussion between @gvagrad.bsky.social student and alumni and @kofiannanfdn.bsky.social changemakers, to exchange perspectives, stories, ideas, and learn how we can bridge the divide between activism and academia.
Register by friday: https://shorturl.at/qI2ig
Register for our next research seminar:
Why Populism ‘Wins’? The Limits of Mini-Publics in Addressing Power and Legitimacy, by @welpita.bsky.social
@gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-mint.bsky.social @redpolitologas.bsky.social
Info: www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...
The Institute will host the event: Iran: Voices of the Uprising
on Monday, 9th March.
The screening of the film 'Where God Is Not' will be followed by a panel discussion.
Partners:
@fifdh.bsky.social
@courrierinter.bsky.social
@sanambna.bsky.social
@whatthewomensay.bsky.social
👉 shorturl.at/4YW7j
"we should ask ourselves, was liberalism really the default all those years? And if so what kind of definition did we give to that apparently simple term? And who is we? Did we all have the same definition, did we all talk of the same thing?"
-writes Director @mlsalles.bsky.social.
shorturl.at/GoCjM
PhD researcher Alex Howells reflects on the
legacies of international development,
today’s geopolitical tensions and
lessons for a post-2030 framework for education.
His piece has just been published as part of UNESCO’s Futures of Education Ideas LAB series.
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
US policy shifted away from traditional "aid diplomacy" toward a form of "supply diplomacy", which creates partnerships but also competition. Relationships with resource rich countries have become increasingly negotiated, and not simply one sided. - Assistant Prof. Calvaho
🎧 youtu.be/2ZxdvNYpLRY?...
‼️ El #8M pasó pero la consigna permanece. En la ciencia política, en la academia y en la vida pública, seguimos afirmando que no hay democracia, conocimiento ni futuro sin mujeres.
Somos muchas, investigando, enseñando, produciendo y transformando.
#NoSinMujeres ⬇️
🔊 Glad to take part in the @ahcdemocracy.bsky.social Research Seminar. Thanks @nenadstojanovic.bsky.social @laurabullon.bsky.social
cc @gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-mint.bsky.social
Register here: lnkd.in/eMurxNHZ
"My courses draw on sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, and philosophy, allowing students to critically evaluate global inequalities while connecting theory to contemporary debates and their own lived experiences."
Meet Professor Graziella Moraes Dias Da Silva
👇
shorturl.at/rIcSB
Our latest Research Bulletin is out!
🎤 upcoming events
📚 recent publications
🎥 Multimedia
👥 visitors
📣 calls for papers
🏆 awarded grants
@gvagrad.bsky.social
👉 www.graduateinstitute.ch/sites/intern...
Our new commentary series analyses ‘just transition’ discourses, youth activism, and impacts on policy and politics. Read our first blog post by Maria Mexi: What Geneva reveals about climate justice, ‘glocal’ governance, and democratic renewal
https://shorturl.at/OdX3y
Learn how to spot disinformation, deepfakes & media manipulation and build real analytical + creative skills along the way. Join Project DE.CO.DE
More information: www.graduateinstitute.ch/communications/news/defe...
@gvagrad.bsky.social
The Geneva Graduate Institute is recruiting a new
Head of Applied Research Projects (ARPs).
Applications are due 1 March for a 1 June start date.
Find out more: lnkd.in/eG7wH_kp
IL Colloquium resumes next week with the start of the Spring semester.
We are pleased to welcome Professor Anna Chadwick (University of Glasgow) — Towards a Legal Theory of Price?
19 Feb 2026 | 12:45–14:00
"The best" or representatives of a society's diversity? To govern or to educate the masses? The debate over the role of parliament in postcolonial India (while the executive concentrates power). A 💎, by Udit Bhatia. Preparing my course @gvagrad-mint.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social rebrand.ly/27eb0b
new episode of Democracy in Question out now! Prof Jayadeva Uyangoda traces the deeper history of dedemocratization, and how Sri Lanka’s experience speaks to youth led movements across South and Southeast Asia.
Listen: democracy-in-question.simplecast.com/episodes/jayadeva-uyango...
📣 A 50 años del golpe de Estado del 24 de marzo de 1976 en Argentina, toca hacer una reflexión crítica sobre las continuidades y rupturas entre democracia y dictadura.
🗓️ Ginebra, 13 y 14 de marzo de 2026. @gvagrad.bsky.social
New PhD in #InternationalLaw – "Vaccine Hesitancy: How International Law Shapes Trust in Science"
🎓 Sophia Mo explains how international law can contribute to mistrust of scientific knowledge.
🎤 interview: shorturl.at/ZNBw0
@gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-law.bsky.social
#PhDDefense #Health #WHO
Book launch & discussion
Humanitarianism from Below? Universalism and the Politics of Inhumanity
with Till Mostowlansky
Find out more
graduateinstitute.ch/communications/events/humanitarianism-below-universalism-and-politics-inhumanity
Tuesday, 3 March 2026
16:15–17:45
Maison de la paix, Room S5
Who gets to define humanitarianism?
For decades, humanitarian action has been framed as a project led by wealthy states and international organisations. But what happens when we look from below?
This semester I’ll be teaching “Democracies in Context.”
Curious what students can expect from the class? This and more here www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...
@gvagrad-mint.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @ahcdemocracy.bsky.social
