Lecture

In collaboration with the Summer University of the Institute of Federalism at the University of Fribourg/Switzerland the Convivenza Foundation organized a special lecture given by Professor Joseph Marko on “Human and Minority Rights in Crisis”. More than 50 participants from more than a dozen countries around the world attended the event, which took place at the University of Fribourg, August 14, 2024. For the Power-Point-Presentation, an abstract, and a short bio see below.

Sommer School

From July 1 till 12, 2024, Eurac Research organized a Summer School on Human Rights, Minorities and Diversity Governance in Bolzano/Italy (https://summerschool.eurac.edu). In his capacity as president of the Convivenza Foundation, Dr. Raoul Blindenbacher carried through a one-day seminar where he presented the foundations method of operandi. The seminar title was “The Governmental Learning Spiral – A Tool to solve Minority and Diversity Issues in Governance”. The Convivenza Foundation is planning to co-organize with Eurac Research the next Summer School in 2026.

Volume 5 of the Convivenza Book Series: free Download

Embracing Differenced - A Commitment for Minorities and Managing Diversities 

Wertschätzung des Andersseins - Ein Bekenntnis zu Minoritäten und zum Organisieren von Diversität

Board meeting

On March 22, 2024 the Convivenza Foundation held its annual Board meeting at the Cercle de la Grande Société in Berne. At this occasion Lisa Hierlemann-Aebi resigned from the board after five years of duty. The Board thanked Lisa for her extraordinary contributions and wished her the best for the upcoming retirement. At the same time the Board elected unanimously Jon Pult, Member of the National Council of Switzerland, as its new member. We congratulate Jon to his appointment and look forward working with him in the future.

Key note speech

On March 11, 2024 the Vice-President of the Convivenza Foundation Romedi Arquint held a key note speech about «Herausforderungen für kleinere Sprach- und Kulturgemeinschaften» at the invitation of Domowina, in Cottbus, Saxony/Germany.

Annual Report 2023

Gastreferat

Auf Einladung der Stiftung Convivenza und des Kompetenzzentrums für Public Management (KPM) der Universität Bern (https://www.kpm.unibe.ch), hielt Frau Professorin Véronique Zanetti von der Universität Bielefeld (D) ein Gastreferat zum Thema «Kompromiss in der Politik und Politik des Kompromisses» (siehe Abstract hier). Das Referat fand am Montag, den 4. Dezember 2023, an der Universität Bern statt.

Key note speech

From Romedi Arquint, Vice-President of the Convivenza Foundation

With the title: «UNITY GIVES POWER»

Held at the conference about remembering 25 years since the adoption of the recommendations for the Arman people by the Council of Europe

The event took place from September 1 to 3 2023, in Ohrid, North Mazedonia.

For the presentation see here

Book Launch Volume 6 of the CONVIVENZA Book Series

On May 10 2023 a new book of the CONVIVENZA Foundation with the title “Innovation and Learning to Manage Diversity in Governance” was presented in collaboration with the European Parliamentarian Society in Strasbourg, France.

Roundtable at the European Parliament

In collaboration with the Intergroup for Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages a workshop was held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on May 11 2023.

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