Isabel Schuler
Project Lead
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Democracy requires cooperation - and cooperation works best when we listen to each other, talk to each other and learn together.
Isabel Schuler is Co-Project Lead of “Companies for Democracy” at Pro Futuris and co-author of the study series on polarization and cohesion. She previously worked for several years in the federal administration and was active for over ten years as a volunteer in civic education and intercultural learning. She studied International Relations, Civic Education, and Political Science in Geneva, Linz, and Bern.
Opinion
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15.09.2025

Demokratie ist ein wirtschaftlicher Standortfaktor, darum sollten sich auch Unternehmen engagieren

Demokratie ist ein wirtschaftlicher Standortfaktor, darum sollten sich auch Unternehmen engagieren

«Auch die Unternehmen sind «corporate citizens» und können Verantwortung für das Funktionieren des demokratischen Systems übernehmen.»
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30.07.2025

A new definition of home: narratives of a changing Switzerland

A new definition of home: narratives of a changing Switzerland

National narratives shape how a country talks about itself. The study entitled “Heimat neu erzählen – Narrative der Schweiz im Wandel” (“A new definition of home – narratives of a changing Switzerland”) shows that despite political differences, key narratives about Switzerland meet with broad approval. And yet it is clear that these narratives are also divisive.
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11.06.2025

Polarized Society, Threatened Democracy?

Polarized Society, Threatened Democracy?

How polarized is Switzerland? A study series by Pro Futuris examines which topics are divisive, when polarization becomes problematic—and what still unites society despite these differences. Part 3 of the study.
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21.02.2025

Us and Them

Us and Them

How polarized is Switzerland? A study series by Pro Futuris investigates which issues divide, when polarization becomes problematic – and what still unites society despite differences. Part 2 of the study.
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02.12.2024

Between Conflict and Compromise

Between Conflict and Compromise

How polarized is Switzerland? A study series by Pro Futuris explores which topics divide society, when polarization becomes problematic—and what still unites us. Part 1 of the study.
Opinion
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21.08.2024

Was wissen wir über Polarisierung?

Was wissen wir über Polarisierung?

In einer neuen Studie geht Pro Futuris der Vielfalt und dem Zusammenhalt des Landes auf die Spur und versucht besser zu verstehen, wie es um die Polarisierung steht und inwiefern sie ein Problem für die Demokratie sein kann.
Opinion
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08.02.2024

Mit mehr Dialog der gesellschaftlichen Polarisierung begegnen

Mit mehr Dialog der gesellschaftlichen Polarisierung begegnen

Das Dialog-Format «Lasst uns reden» bietet Räume für konstruktive Streitgespräche. In diesem Beitrag teilen wir das Ermutigende und Herausfordernde, was wir in der Weiterentwicklung des Formats 2023 gelernt haben.
Project
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01.01.2023

Unternehmen für Demokratie

Unternehmen für Demokratie

In the “Companies for Democracy” network, participating businesses live up to their shared responsibility for a functioning Swiss democracy. They do so, among other things, through workshops for their apprentices.

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