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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