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#COVID19 AND #AFRICA: HOW TO EMERGE FROM THE CRISIS? Join the South Africa Alumni Chapter in a discussion with the distinguished Graduate Institute alumnus, Prof. Carlos Lopes, who has extensive experience leading and advising international organisations, governments and development institutions on social and economic development,about the specific impact that COVID-19 has had on Africa. Wednesday, 10 Febr, 5pm CET Register:http://ow.ly/eovU50DtWWW

To better equip #healthdiplomats and negotiators in coordinating, advancing & resolving global health issues, @GHC_IHEID is launching a guide to #HealthDiplomacy, produced with @SwissMFA and @WHO. #booklaunch @DrTedros, @IlonaKickbusch 18th Feb 4pm https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/GHD-Guide

We are so pleased to announce the 2021 edition of the Geneva Challenge! Next year, Master's students from around the world are invited to develop analysi...s-based, interdisciplinary proposals on "The Challenges of Crisis Management." Form a team of 3-5 master's students and register before 22 March 2021 and submit your proposals by 12 July 2021 Find the rules, call for contribution and registration form here www.graduateinstitute.ch/geneva-challenge/2021 If you have any questions or comments on the contest drop them in the comments section below!

#faculty Congratulations to Professor Astrid Wiik for achieving the Paul Guggenheim Prize with her first #monograph analysing #AmicusCuriae before #InternationalCourts. Dr Wiik currently works as Policy Officer at the German Federal Ministry for the Environment. http://ow.ly/lxKJ50DoLSU

"It might have originated in China as President #DonaldTrump kept reminding everyone in not-so-subtle dog-whis-tling but #COVID19 is a pandemic that is more revealing about the West’s current state." states Prof Mohammad Ould Mohamedou in the Globe: http://ow.ly/Bn0b50CE5T6

NicoKrisch, Professor of International Law talks about the pandemic's implications on #GlobalGovernance in his piece for the Gobe: Institutions under Stress: "The #Covid19 Crisis and the Futures of Global Governance". https://www.graduateinstitute.ch//202/globe26_A3_web_1.pdf

Étudiants BARI au Global Studies Institute - Université de Genève! Michal Sela, Deputy Head, Student Services and Admissios vous invite à une présentation spéciale en ligne. Au programme: Nos programmes d'études Perspectives de carrière Notre vie étudiante... 4 décembre, 12:15 - 14:00 https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/commun//presentation-bari See more

Diandra Dillon is pursuing a Master in International History at the Institute. Originally from Jamaica, she moved to Los Angeles and studied Environmental Science and Policy at Smith College. Through her interactions with different Black experiences worldwide, she identified with the need to change the narratives of misconceptions concerning Black individuals and to create a space where Blackness could be authentically expressed and observed in its complexity so she founded Black Conversations (BC). Read an interview with Diandra in the Globe: http://ow.ly/5lrq50CxUSw #StructuralRacism #SocialProgress

#Geneva continues to be a center for humanitarian organizations, actors, and interests. Students in Professor Davide Rodogno's 's class at "Humanitarian Adventures" study the history and politics of humanitarian action, and not to exceptionalise humanitarianism but to contextualise it. #humanitarian #humanitarianwork #InternationalHistory #graduateinstitute World food program IOM - UN Migration Oxfam International... Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) UNICEF See more

Dêlidji Eric Degila, Originaire du Bénin, enseigne au Département de science politique/relations internationales ainsi que dans les programmes interdisciplinaires de l’Institut. Dans son article il analyse les défis de la diversité dans le monde et à l'Institut: http://ow.ly/wYvp50CxSPa

What role should the peacebuilding community play in a new era of collaboration? How can peacebuilding actors and other partners gain strength, unity and vision to successfully build peace in a divided and turbulent world? Join #gpw20, 2-6 November.

#students Two Graduate Institute student initiatives, the Environmental Committee and Latin American Network Initiative hosted a panel during Geneva Peace Week 2020, where Latin American activists took the virtual floor to discuss critical climate issues facing their region. http://ow.ly/GlBk50CwiKX

An interview with Visiting Fellow Carlo Edoardo Altamura on the importance of studying Latin America, the challenges the region is facing today, his new course on authoritarianism and democracy in Latin America, his current projects, and more. http://ow.ly/rOgn50Cwfxm

The so-called #WarOnDrugs has led to devastating consequences..."it is time to rethink the drug policies rationale and anchor it in science and evidence". Prof Mahmoud Mohamedou & Helen Clark discuss "#DrugPolicy and Societal Transformation". #podcast https://www.graduateinstitute.ch//news/in-conversation-with

Do you want to learn about what some of our recent alumni have achieved professionally and projects they are working on currently in the areas of Peace, Conflict, and Security? Join us for the 1st virtual Inspire Students Alumni Roundtable on Tuesday 3 Nov at 1pm CET. Our panelists are: Adeline Mills (MDEV, 2007), international consultant at Search for Common Ground (Save the Children, Islamic Relief) Before that, United Nations in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. A...nnika Erickson-Pearson (MDEV, 2020), Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Community Manager and Media Coordinator. Céline Nahory (akin to MIA, 2000) International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Operations Coordinator. Previously NGOs in the US, Japan and India promoting peace, human rights and security. Killian Dorier (MIRPS, 2016), Senior Programme Associate for Engagement at the World Justice Project. Previously mediator with Médecins du Monde and Global Detention Project. Register: http://ow.ly/XKA950C2uy2 Got some questions already? Submit these ahead of the event: [email protected] See more

#studentworks For the Institute's Gender and Diversity Month, the GISA Professional Development Committee and the student podcast initiative, Geneva Intl. are collaborating to host a live interview with the Institute's Director, Marie Laure Salles. A panel will explore the Director’s career in academia and leadership through the lens of gender and diversity. November 30, 18:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ItuTsNBoPM&feature=youtu.be

In the October issue of the Research Office's monthly newsletter you'll find information about recent publications including interviews with James Hollway on international water governance, Jorge Viñuales on the fundamental principles of international law, and Sara Hellmüller on civil society in peacebuilding , upcoming calls for funding research projects, and more. http://ow.ly/yXNc50C2pax

Join us tomorrow! Alessandro Monsutti, The Graduate Institute, Geneva will give a lecture on ethnography of Afghanistan. http://ow.ly/4Wzz50BUbd5

November is Diversity Month at the Graduate Institute. Faculty and students take a deeper look into diversity's different facets through a series of thought-provoking articles and workshops that explore the meaning of diversity and inclusiveness: https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/diversity

It was supposed to be a big celebration. But like at many birthday parties in 2020, the guests could not come. "Solidarity and Self-Interest: The UN at 75" by International History Professor, Jussi Hanhimaki. #UN75thAnniversary #UNDay @HanhimakiJussi https://www.graduateinstitute.ch//solidarity-and-self-inte

On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Co-Director of Gender Centre - The Graduate Institute Genevand Associate Professor, Nicole Bourbonnais retraces the deeper meaning of the importance of #WomensRights. #EndViolenceAgainstWomen https://www.graduateinstitute.ch//unsafe-your-own-home-vio

"La pandémie, un défi et une opportunité !" Marie-Laure Salles, directrice de l'IHEID, s'exprime sur l'avenir de l'Institut, l’élection de #JoeBiden, l'Europe et le capitalisme dans un #entretien sur @RTSinfo. @mlevasalles https://www.rts.ch//11766472-la-pandemie-un-defi-et-une-op

What does the world might look like after 3 November? Viewing the event from multiple academic perspectives, our own faculty weigh in on the elections in this special section with upcoming content and the Institute's events on #USelections. #trumpvsbiden https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/us-election-2020

In the November issue of the Research Office's monthly newsletter you'll find recent publications, including a podcast with Mira Fey whose PhD thesis was on police, prostitution and policy in Geneva, interviews with Anna Leander on the need for counterdisciplinary research, Rosie Sims on learning to live with mosquitoes in Medellín, Cédric Dupont on the relationship between politics, investment and law, Andrea Bianchi on his recent and forthcoming publications, Nathalie Monnet on the Indian demonetisation as a counter-insurgency policy, Roberto Crotti on the role of investments for development, and Anne Kathrin Funk on the impact of monetary policy on the real economy upcoming calls for funding research projects, upcoming research events, and more. https://www.graduateinstitute.ch//201119_Research%20Bullet

Our latest 'In Conversation With' #podcast features Prof. Zachary Douglas and @philippesands, #InternationalLaw expert @ucl, who explains the challenges he faced while writing his book "The Ratline: Love, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive". https://www.graduateinstitute.ch//news/in-conversation-with

We have extended our #covid19 protection plan effective from 2 to 29 November. Below are the key points. Find out more: http://ow.ly/SpkQ50C121k

Within the framework of the recent Geneva Democracy Week, Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, Shalini Randeria examines some of the challenges facing liberal democracies accross the world today. #LiberalDemocracy #CounterDemocracy https://www.graduateinstitute.ch//news/democracy-question-0

Professor Vinh-Kim Nguyen, Co-Director of the Global Health Centre, emergency physician and medical anthropologist, reflects in a series of safety videos a few things we are doing at the Institute to protect our community from #covid19. Scroll https://www.graduateinstitute.ch//prevention-and-well-being

What have been the effects of 1990s humanitarian interventionism on state-building? How do weak state structures deal with outside (armed) intervention? Prof. Mohamedou discusses Post Cold War & interventionism in his class 'State-Building and War-making in the Developing World' See the Syllabus here: ttps://www.graduateinstitute.ch/academic-departments/state-building-and-war-making-developing-world