MeetUs : Un Fantôme dans la Bibliothèque

30 October 202625 September 2026 ~ Alissia Hugo ~ Leave a comment

The haunting of the
Geneva Graduate Institute Library

« Meet Us » est une initiative lancée par le service des ressources humaines de l’Institut de Hautes Internationales et du Développement (IHEID) dans le but de faire découvrir les différents services administratifs aux collègues désireux·ses d’apprendre le rôle et le fonctionnement de chacun. Pour l’occasion, la bibliothèque a élaboré un jeu de piste le 31 octobre 2024, avec pour thème les fantômes en l’honneur de Halloween…

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International open access week(s)

16 October 202612 October 2026 ~ Guillaume Pasquier ~ Leave a comment

For the third time, the Library will celebrate International Open Access Week with various events and exhibitions set up by our open science Librarians Catherine Brendow and Guillaume Pasquier. In Switzerland, the week will extend into another so that people on family leave can still participate. The theme this year is “The Cost of knowledge”.

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Geneva Peace Forum – Choose Peace!

11 October 20269 October 2026 ~ Catherine Brendow ~ Leave a comment

Give peace a chance! Many people would agree with this sentence, especially those living in places like Gaza or Kyiv. Geneva has claimed to be the capital of peace for more than a century. Our Institute is located in the Maison de la Paix and hosts a specialised research centre – no wonder that peace in all its dimensions is a key theme in our collections. To celebrate this year’s edition of the Geneva Peace Forum (12-15 October), we put a small selection of documents on display at the entrance of the Library.

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Democracy week : Democracy, augmented

1 October 20261 October 2026 ~ Catherine Brendow ~ Leave a comment

At the end of the Cold War, Francis Fukuyama believed that Western liberal democracy would become the universal form of government. However, the times they are a-changin, and today, it seems that history is repeating itself as a farce, with the 2020s bearing a striking resemblance to the 1930s. It’s not a surprise, then, that democracy has become a key topic in our collection. Here is a selection of timely resources by Catherine Brendow.

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Banned books week

25 September 2026 ~ Guillaume Pasquier ~ Leave a comment

Some of the titles in our collection are or were banned or challenged in a variety of countries by governments, religious authorities, or other interest groups. Dictatorships come to mind, of course, but countries thought more liberal are not exempt from similar practices. Here is a short look at our selection on display for banned books week (October 4-10 this year).

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