As an integral part of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, the Maison de la Paix houses various lecture facilities and an auditorium. It actively fosters synergies that drive innovative solutions to promote peace, human security, and sustainable development.
Join a relaxed community conversation inviting students, staff and faculty to reflect together on what respect means at the Graduate Institute. Guided by voices and quotes gathered during the Respect Campaign, participants will explore shared themes, tensions and everyday contradictions in classrooms, group work and daily life. This informal Brown Bag Lunch welcomes everyone to listen, share experiences, and contribute to a collective reflection. Light food and drinks will be provided.
Professor Mantoa Mokhachane, scholar of sex and gender studies, examines how African values and the philosophy of Ubuntu shape questions of space, power, equity and inclusion in research. Drawing on her recent work, she explores how institutional dynamics and community ethics affect research practices and relationships, and discusses implications for more equitable methodologies and participation. She draws on a forthcoming paper on medical students navigating space and power during South Africa’s #FeesMustFall protests.
In English.
The International History and Politics Forum is a recurring seminar series that brings faculty, students and researchers together for rigorous, interdisciplinary discussion of international history and political developments. Sessions examine historical contexts, methodological approaches and contemporary implications, fostering critical analysis and collaborative research. Participants explore diverse perspectives, compare case studies, and deepen understanding of transnational forces shaping politics and diplomacy. The forum supports scholarly exchange, methodological innovation and sustained inquiry into the global dimensions of historical change.
In English.
Carol Graham delivers the opening lecture of the academic year, examining how hope and subjective wellbeing shape health, productivity, labour market outcomes and premature mortality. The talk reviews empirical evidence on hope as a distinct dimension of wellbeing, investigates mechanisms linking psychological states to economic and health trajectories, and assesses policy options to restore hope where it has eroded. Attendees will gain an evidence-based framework for understanding how interventions can influence individual and population life outcomes.
In English.
Manas: Making Visible the Invisible navigates the fragile coming-of-age of thirteen-year-old Marcielle in an isolated riverside community on Marajó Island. Built from years of testimonies and interviews, the film adopts a documentary-rooted, intimate approach to reveal hidden gender-based violence, structural oppression and patriarchal systems across Latin America. The narrative blends real voices and lyrical realism to trace resilience, memory and the social forces that shape childhood, offering a restrained but powerful cinematic meditation on visibility and ethics.
Swiss wildlife photographer Michel Roggo presents a photographic study of Lake Geneva’s hidden underwater ecosystems, from glacial headwaters to the harbour. Through large-format images and immersive compositions, Roggo reveals the lake’s ecological dynamics, the health and climatic challenges it faces, and the delicate biological balances sustaining aquatic life. The series balances scientific observation with poetic framing, inviting reflection on conservation and the fragile interdependence of species within freshwater environments.
Opening: 16 November
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