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"Political Populism. A Handbook"

Political Ecology of River: Indo-Swiss Exploration of Hydrosocial D

Minamata Convention sets up office in Geneva
Bern, 30.09.2017 - On 30 September 2017, the approximately 150 States meeting in Geneva for the first Conference of the Parties (COP1) to the Minamata Convention on Mercury decided to base the Convention in Geneva.

Convention on mercury: a success of multilateralism
Bern, 28.09.2017 - Doris Leuthard, President of the Swiss Confederation, participated on 28 September 2017 in the Conference of the Parties (COP1) to the Minamata Convention on Mercury that began last Sunday in Geneva.

"It's not Balelec every day at EPFL - but have fun!"

Mercury: first Minamata Convention conference in Geneva
Bern, 06.09.2017 - The first Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention will take place from 24 to 29 September in Geneva.

‘For EU countries, Switzerland is an interesting laboratory’
Vincent Kaufmann, an EPFL researcher, has co-authored an essay on Switzerland's recent referendums on mobility and the free movement of people.

The mechanical clock of the 21st century on display in Neuchâtel
A highly innovative mechanical clock invented, designed and set in motion by EPFL will soon be installed in the Neuchâtel city hall.

Swiss politics is increasingly dominated by an urban-rural divide
According to Koseki, Swiss people in the area stretching from Geneva to Bern and St. Gallen increasingly share interests.

Seven new professorships at the Department of Economics
The University of Zurich has proven that it can meet several US elite universities at eye level when it comes to recruiting the best talents.