This is a dedicated activity for the Graduate Institute’s students, staff and research community. 

This interactive workshop with Marceau Schroeter will enable participants to discover and discuss objects, spaces and subjects of Swiss democracy. 

As the characters of Marceau Schroeter’s book “Au cœur de la démocratie suisse”, participants will follow through the processes leading to the voting of an initiative or a referendum.

Vice-versa, the workshop is the co-creation activity of an English version of that book.  

The insights and questions of participants will feed Marceau’s writing process. Participants will be invited to join a second gathering a few weeks later where Marceau will follow up on the leads that emerged. That second activity will be defined with the participants themselves based on their ideas and availability.  

The workshop includes a networking lunch and participants will receive a free copy of Marceau’s book (in French).

The workshop will take place in English.

To register, please email democracy@graduateinstitute.ch as the number of places is limited, places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
 

Born in 1986, Marceau Schroeter graduated in law and communications from the University of Geneva. He has worked for the newspaper Le Temps, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the Geneva Constituent Assembly and the State of Geneva.

He is the founder of the Pop Démocratie association, which aims to explain Swiss democracy to the general public. He is the author of the book "Au cœur de la démocratie suisse" (“At the Heart of Swiss Democracy”) published by Slatkine Press in 2022.