Distinguished guests from the fields of politics and academia gathered in Geneva this October under the theme “Democracy in transition”
Every year, the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy is actively involved in the “Democracy Week” (Semaine de la démocratie) that is promoted by the Geneva Chancellery of State.
This series of events, which seeks to foster debate on a range of themes relating to democratic practices, is part of the UN’s annual celebration of democracy which takes place every September 15 in some 100 countries.
This year, the Geneva Democracy Week celebrated its seventh edition by welcoming distinguished guests from the fields of politics and academia under the theme “Democracy in Transition”.
READ MORE AND WATCH THE VIDEOS OF THE EVENTS:
Safeguarding democracy during the last U.S. presidential election - 04 October 2021
With Gabriel Sterling, Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer at Georgia Secretary of State, United States
Democracy and Transitional States: Civilian experiences of the Ugandan State - 05 October 2021
With:
Keith Krause, Graduate Institute (moderator)
Didier Péclard, University of Geneva
Dennis Rodgers, Graduate Institute
Rebecca Tapscott, Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy, Graduate Institute[LC1]
Karen Zamberia, Kofi Annan Foundation
06 October 2021
Film screening and debate: “A Thousand and One Martian nights” - 06 October 2021
With:
Patricia Spyer, Graduate Institute (moderator)
Karen Strassler, Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Tintin Wulia, HDK-Valand/Academy of Art and Design, University of Gothenburg
Work in transition: Digital economy and its implications for democracy - 06 October 2021
With:
Azita Berar Awad, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) and Global Labour Organization (Keynote speaker)
Simone Baglioni, University of Parma
Samuel Brülisauer, UNRISD
Filipe Calvao, Graduate Institute
Alexandre Hedjazi, University of Geneva
Maria Mexi, Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy (moderator)
Kostas Papadakis, International Labour Organization (ILO)
The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy’s annual “meet and greet” - 07 October 2021
A networking event to introduce our Centre to the Graduate Institute’s community
Quel rôle donner à l’intelligence artificielle dans la démocratie ? Entre dangers et opportunités - Thursday 7 October
Aujourd'hui, l'intelligence artificielle (IA) se trouve au cœur des assistants personnels comme Siri ou Alexa, des moteurs de recherche internet, ou encore des publicités personnalisées sur les réseaux sociaux. Mais qu'en est-il en politique ? Est-ce que l’IA est déjà utilisée dans le cadre de la participation démocratique ? Qu’en sera-t-il dans 5 ou 10 ans?
Giovanna Di Marzo, Professeure, Université de Genève
Jérôme Duberry, Chercheur, Université de Genève et IHEID, Centre Albert Hirschman sur la démocratie
Patrick Fischer, RTS (modérateur)
Solange Ghernaouti, Professeure, Université de Lausanne
Anna Leander, Professeure, IHEID
