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7.10.2026

250 Years of USA: Public Lectures on the Future of Democracy

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein and Leslie Vinjamuri on US democracy and its global impact

Past Events

A photo collage featuring the three members of the Friends of the Democracy Foundation Basel.

Friends of the Democracy Foundation Basel

«It’s complicated. Let’s talk»

Nobel laureate Prof. Dr. Daron Acemoğlu during his speech at the University of Basel.

The Basel Democracy Foundation looks back on an active reporting year

On behalf of the Democracy Foundation Basel, I was recently in Romania to visit partner organizations.

On the ground in Romania: strengthening local civil society

Youth and Democracy Fund Report 2025

Andreas Zivy talking to Prof. Dr. Ludwig Theodor Heuss during the book launch.

Lively discussion: A world out of joint?

Anne Applebaum (front row, second from the right) with the event organizers and Andreas Zivy from the DSB (back row, left) on March 11.

Anne Applebaum Joins Our Partner EFOR for Discussion on Democracy and Civil Society

Die dekonstruierte Gesellschaft

Andreas Zivy's “Die dekonstruierte Gesellschaft": A wake-up call for democracy

Successful start at the YouMedia Awards

Cooperation with Allianz Pro Media Diversity

The Expert Forum (EFOR) report assesses the successes and failures of promoting democracy in Romania over the last 30 years

Our Romanian partner EFOR analyses the future of democracy promotion in Romania

Launch of the Conference Platform in cooperation with the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris

From left to right, the people pictured are: Torsten Schwede, President Research Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation; Andrea Schenker-Wicki, Rector of the University of Basel; Daron Acemoğlu; Alois Stutzer, Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Basel; Beat Oberlin, President of the University Council; Andreas Zivy, Managing Director of the DSB

Speech by Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoğlu