01.02.2023
The Institute of Federalism, together with our colleagues from Swisspeace and researchers from Canada, Lebanon and Iraq have met in Beirut on the 12th-13th of December 2022 to attend the kick-off meeting…
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25.01.2023
We are proud to announce the upcoming training session the LEGITIMULT team will attend on the 2nd of February 2023.
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E-Book release
E-Book release "Teaching Federalism ? Multidimensional Approaches"
10.01.2023
The co-director of the institute, Professor Eva Maria Belser, and the academic head of the International Research and Consultancy Centre, Dr. Soeren Keil, have both published in the E-Book "Teaching Federalism…
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Project Evaluation
Improvement of the Local Self-Governance System in Armenia (LSG)
09.12.2022
The Institute of Federalism has been conducting an evaluation of one Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) co-funded project on the ?Improvement of the Local Self-Governance System in Armenia?…
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Our guest researchers
Presentation of the guest researchers of the IFF: Michelle Maziwisa
30.11.2022
I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Dullah Omar in Cape Town, South Africa. My research focuses on governance, currently cities.
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Our guest researchers
Presentation of the guest researchers of the IFF: Seuxis Hernández
28.11.2022
My research focuses on the dynamics of the Colombian post-agreement, how the territories and their populations exercise human rights from the concept of "territorial peace" on a different basis, namely…
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Our guest researchers
Presentation of the guest researchers of the IFF: Sisay Mengistie Addisu
16.11.2022
In the present world order, the scope of promotion and protection of minorities in general, and the rights of ethnic minority groups in particular, was largely limited to asserting the right to equality…
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14.11.2022
We have the pleasure to announce that the co-Director of the Institute of Federalism and Head of the international center, Professor Eva Maria Belser will assume the presidency of the International Association…
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Human rights
Federalism as an opportunity for human rights?
09.11.2022
The Swiss cantons are responsible for numerous areas relevant to human rights from policing to education and social welfare.
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