2021 INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRACY FORUM ZOFINGEN

Friday, 24 September, 2021: Public evening event

5.30 pm: Welcome and introduction by Daniel Schily and Stefanie Bosshard

5.45 pm: Welcome address by the Governor of Aargau, Alex Hürzeler

18.00: Democracy in the Corona Pandemic and the Importance of Freedom of Expression

Panel discussion with

Yascha Mounk, political scientist and author, Harvard University;

Estefania Cuero, Diversity Consultant, Lucerne;

Sanija Ameti, Campaign Manager, Operation Libéro;

Moderation: Larissa M. Bieler, Editor-in-Chief and Director, SWI swissinfo.ch

Welcome by Hans-Ruedi Hottiger, Mayor of Zofingen

Article and video by our media partner SWI swissinfo.ch (in English and nine other languages):

Saturday, 25 September, 2021

8.30: Introduction by Andreas Zivy and Bruno Kaufmann

8.45: Keynote on the most important democratic policy lessons of the Corona crisis for Switzerland and Europe. Roger de Weck. Publicist and author ("The Power of Democracy")

9.15: Q&A

9.30: Coffee break

10.00:

Switzerland and Hungary - a comparison of democracy in two small states in Central Europe. Insights and outlook by Zoltán Tibor Pállinger, Rector of Andrássy University, Budapest

10.15: Keynote speeches from different perspectives on the experiences and lessons of the Corona crisis

• Martina Mousson, Project Manager, JRC Bern
• Lukas Rühli, Head of Research Smart Government, Avenir Suisse
• Anna Mätzener, Head of AlgorithmWatch Switzerland
• Andreas Glaser, Professor, Centre for Democracy, Aarau
• Nadja Binder Braun, Professor, University of Basel
• Matt Qvortrup, Professor, Coventry University

11.00: Content-related work in small groups (1st round)

12.15: Lunch

13.45: Content-related work in small groups (2nd round)

14.45: Coffee break

15.15: Keynote on the future of democracy after the pandemic: Yascha Mounk, political scientist and author ("The collapse of democracy")

3.45: Q&A

16.00: Plenary session on and selection of the most important findings of the international conference moderated by Vanessa Warncke and Corinna Rutschi

17.00: Conclusion and outlook by Adrian Schmid

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LINKS

DOCUMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM 2021

RECORDING OF THE PANEL DISCUSSION "DEMOCRACY AFTER THE PANDEMIC"

MEDIAPARTNER SWISSINFO: ARTICLE AND VIDEO "A JUST DEMOCRACY IS A ROBUST DEMOCRACY"

SPEAKERS EVENING EVENT

Yascha Mounk 
(Photo Credit: Steffen Jänicke)

Estefania Cuero

Nadja Braun Binder

Alex Hürzeler
(Photo Credit: Dominik Golob)

Sanija Ameti

Larissa M. Bieler

Hans-Ruedi Hottiger

SPEAKERS SYMPOSIUM

Roger de Weck

Zoltán Tibor Pállinger

Martina Mousson

Lukas Rühli

Anna Mätzener

Andreas Glaser

Matt Qvortrup