05: How to reconcile interests in societies with declining social cohesion
In cooperation with Avenir Suisse
Many countries are experiencing a tendency toward diminishing social cohesion. For a number of reasons, including globalisation, the clashing interests of different groups, and hence their demands within the social contract have increased. What are the opportunities for reconciling such divergent interests?
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Dr. Daniel BOCHSLER
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Copenhangen; Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics, University of Zurich
2002-2004 | Research assistant, Idheap - Graduate Institute of Public Administration, University of Lausanne |
2004-2008 | PhD, University of Geneva |
2005 | Research assistant, Idheap - Graduate Institute of Public Administration, University of Lausanne |
2005-2006 | Assistant, Political Science, University of Geneva |
2007-2008 | Research assistant, Political Science, University of Zurich |
2008-2009 | Lecturer, Political Science, Chair for Methodology, University of Zurich |
2009-2011 | Post-doctoral research fellow, DISC - Center for the Study of Imperfections in Democracies, Central European University, Budapest |
since 2011 | Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics, NCCR - National Center of Competence in Research, University of Zurich |
2014 | Habilitation, Faculty of Arts, University of Zurich |
since 2016 | Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Copenhagen |
Dr. Peter BUSSJÄGER
Professor, Political and Administrative Sciences, Institute of Public Law and Research Centre for Federalism, University Innsbruck; Director, Institute of Federalism, Innsbruck
1986 | Promotion zum Dr. iur. |
seit 1987 | Bediensteter des Landes Vorarlberg |
2000 | Habilitation, Universität Innsbruck (Habilitationsschrift: "Die Organisationshoheit und Modernisierung der Landesverwaltungen") |
seit 2000 | Lehrbeauftragter am Institut für Öffentliches Recht, Staats- und Verwaltungslehre, Universität Innsbruck |
seit 2001 | Direktor, Institut für Föderalismus, Innsbruck |
2003-2012 | Direktor, Vorarlberger Landtag, Bregenz |
2005-2009 | Mitglied, Verwaltungsgerichtshof des Fürstentums Liechtenstein, Vaduz |
seit 2009 | Mitglied, Staatsgerichtshof des Fürstentums Liechtenstein, Vaduz |
seit 2013 | Forschungsbeauftragter, Liechtenstein-Institut (Projektleiter Verfassungskommentar Liechtenstein), Vaduz |
seit 2014 | Univ.-Prof., Institut für Öffentliches Recht, Staats- und Verwaltungslehre, Universität Innsbruck |
Dr. Jakob SCHAAD
Vice Director, Head of Strategic Policy Analysis; Research Director, Effective Infrastructure and Markets, Avenir Suisse, Zurich
Dr. Jakob Schaad is the Vice Director at Avenir Suisse and as such responsible for the Strategic Policy Analysis. He is also Head of Research "Effective Infrastructure and Markets". Previous positions were, inter alia, deputy CEO of Swiss Banking Association, Economic Policy Advisor to Federal Councilor Doris Leuthard, Member of Management of Swiss National Bank and various positions at the IMF. |
Dr. Verena PARZER-EPP
Director, Communications and Production, Avenir Suisse, Zurich
At Avenir Suisse, Dr. Verena Parzer-Epp is the Director of Communications and Production. She graduated from the University of Innsbruck with a degree in Economics and Slavic Studies, and gained her first professional experience in the financial industry as well as economic research and funds management. She spent the next couple of years with the business and economics team at Neue Zürcher Zeitung and an ICT start-up before she joined Avenir Suisse. |