Join renowned economist Gilles Carbonnier as he leads this international conference on the pressing risks facing fragile contexts. Experts from various disciplines and territories will come together to analyze the challenges brought on by climate change, economic and energy crises, supply chain breakdowns, poverty, the weakening of liberal democracies, pandemics and endemics. Through in-depth analysis of structural and conjunctural factors, state and social policies, and practices, the conference will aim to produce theoretical and applied knowledge for better development, welfare, and democracy practices in fragile contexts around the world.

The conference is organized by the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy, desco (Peru) and Fundación Parcomún (Colombia), and is supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), the Swiss Society of Americanists (SSA) and the Development Policies and Practices Executive Education Program (DPP).