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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 13h

Rejoignez-nous pour la Rencontre Annuelle de la chaire Yves Oltramare:
'La souveraineté religieuse : vieux sujet, nouveaux débats'
avec le professeur Jean-François Bayart.

📅 20 - 21 October, Maison de la Paix & Cinémas du Grütli

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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 17h

As part of her master thesis, recent alumna Daniela Wildi co-directed the documentary We Forgive but We Don’t Forget,
documenting the local, everyday, and often unseen efforts of peacemakers in post-conflict #Cambodia.
Join the premiere:
📅 Thurs, 16 Oct - Geneva Graduate Institute
shorturl.at/ZoIqD

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Research Office @gvagrad-research.bsky.social · 1d

📰 Read our latest Research Bulletin !

🎤 Events, 📚 New Publications by theme, 🎥 Videos, 🏆 Awarded Grants, 🎓 PhD Defences …and much more !

@gvagrad.bsky.social
#research #socialsciences #internationalrelations

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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 1d

@gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social presents
“Ecos de Realidad",
a tribute to activists who gave their lives defending justice, equity & human rights,
by leading Mexican painter and activist Álvaro Sebastián Quiroz Bolaños.

📅14-16 Oct - The Fab, in the context of Geneva Peace Week

👉 shorturl.at/WlJOM

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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 1d

We’re proud to announce that, following a 2-year collaboration led by Prof. Éric Degila, our Institute has been officially recognized by Oman’s Ministry of Higher Education, Research & Innovation. This opens new avenues for attracting Omani students & enhancing research partnerships.
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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 1d

The discussion will explore how a federal model might contribute to building a durable, just peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Drawing on insights from scholars and practitioners, the discussion will explore both the potential and limitations of such an approach —
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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 1d

At a moment of renewed hope and fragile progress, we invite you to a timely discussion of
“An Israeli-Palestinian Federation: An Alternative Approach to Peace.”

15th October, Maison de la paix
shorturl.at/TNPoe

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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 1d

Join us in person or online for the 2025 Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address, a high-level lecture on peace held annually at the Institute.

📅Tuesday, 14th October, 17:00

Organised in partnership with the @kofiannanfdn.bsky.social and the @gpplatform.ch.

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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 5d

In his PhD thesis, Oluwaṣeun Williams examines the role of food for animals like goats, sheep and, most especially, cattle within the political economy of the colonial state.
For this achievement, he is co-recipient of the 2025 Pierre du Bois Prize. 👇
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Research Office @gvagrad-research.bsky.social · 5d

🆕 Discover our new Publications Gateway ! To facilitate access to the Institute’s publications and all related materials

📚 Full catalogue; journals and series produced by @gvagrad.bsky.social; faculty members serving on editorial committees... and much more !

👉 shorturl.at/cWGpw

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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 5d

What builds or erodes public trust in science? How do political expectations, #academicfreedom, and funding dynamics shape the landscape of modern #research?

Director @mlsalles.bsky.social will be part of the panel at
'Safeguarding Academic Freedom and Objectivity'.

📅23rd October
shorturl.at/ql6BV

Public Trust in Science – Safeguarding Academic Freedom and Objectivity

What builds or erodes public trust in science? How do political expectations, academic freedom, and funding dynamics shape the landscape of modern research? Join us for a thought-provoking discussion ...

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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 7d

In ANSO Conversations scholars share their work & research findings of relevance to contemporary anthropology & sociology.
The department is kicking off this semester's series with a book launch:
Justice in the Balance: Democracy, Rule of Law, and the European Court of Human Rights
shorturl.at/WYGkY

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 8d

The GEN is at #BecomingNaturePositive: Transitioning to a Safe and Just Future, a discussion on a book gathering global leaders in sustainability, business & policy to share perspectives on how to achieve a #NaturePositive world. @gvagrad.bsky.social

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Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy @ahcdemocracy.bsky.social · 20d

Polarisation is straining democracies across the globe. Can they survive it?

Join us for a public debate on 6 Oct, 18:30 | @gvagrad.bsky.social

Register here: https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/communications/events/can-democracy-survive-polarisation

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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 8d

Red a recap of the recent seminar hosted by the Geneva Graduate Institute’s Global Health Centre and the International Geneva Global Health Platform, highlighting a massive increase in attacks on health facilities, particularly by states.

Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · 9d

ICYMI - When hospitals become battlefields, care itself is under fire.

Co-hosted by @gvagrad.bsky.social @msf.de @msf.ca @qmul.bsky.social

📖➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/ban-all-atta... ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social

🎥➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_aN...

Ban All Attacks On Hospitals To Reduce Civilian Deaths In Conflict Zones - Health Policy Watch

All attacks on hospitals should be banned and the exceptions in international humanitarian law (IHL) that enable aggressors to justify bombing hospitals – by,

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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 11d

In case you missed our Opening Lecture of the Academic Year, watch the recording now 👇
Prof. @davidcolon.bsky.social drew on historical examples and contributions from various sciences to explain how our brains have become the target of a new global #InformationWar.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gncg...

Propaganda and Mass Manipulation in the Contemporary World

YouTube video by Geneva Graduate Institute

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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 12d

...information is more than ever a power issue in international relations. In this lecture, David Colon draws on historical examples and contributions from various sciences to explain how our brains have become the target of a new global information war.

Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 12d

Propaganda is proving to be more prevalent than ever in the age of digital revolution and social media. For over a century, the art of persuasion and mass manipulation has been constantly refined, to be used in the service of manufacturing consent or dissent. In the age of generative AI, ...

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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 12d

Join us THIS EVENING for the
Opening Lecture of the 2025-2026 Academic Year:

Propaganda and Mass Manipulation in the Contemporary World

with @davidcolon.bsky.social, Professor and Researcher, Sciences Po Paris.

In person or Online 🔗 shorturl.at/cbbt7

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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 12d

Digital space, digital economy: Does it have borders? Rules? Who runs it?
Join #InternationalLaw Professor @nehamishra.bsky.social for a discussion of digital sovereignty & learn about the curriculum and how to apply.

📅 Monday, 6 October

shorturl.at/N6hfO

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Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy @ahcdemocracy.bsky.social · 14d

Democracy + Rights = more than words.
On 9 October 2025, 12:30-13:30 at the Graduate Institute join a panel on “How to protect rights-based pathways to democracy and development?”

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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 20d

The lecture will be introduced by Director @mlsalles.bsky.social and Thierry Apothéloz, President of the Council of State and State Councillor for the Department of Social Cohesion of the Republic and State of Geneva.

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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 20d

In the age of digital revolution and social media, #Propaganda is proving to be more prevalent than ever.
In our Opening Lecture of the Academic Year 2025-26, Professor @davidcolon.bsky.social will explain how our brains have become the target of a new global information war.
👉 shorturl.at/zFYPM

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Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad.bsky.social · 20d

Director Marie-Laure Salles will deliver the Keynote 'POWER WITH: A WAKE-UP CALL', at the
ELIA Leadership Symposium 2025,
at the forum serving as a platform for discussing the evolving role of arts education in addressing global challenges.

📅15 Oct, 14:00 📍 HEAD – Genève & Online

shorturl.at/W09PS

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