Bringing science into multilateral diplomacy
Established in 2021 by ETH Zurich and UNIGE, the Science in Diplomacy Lab brings scientific insights and methods into diplomatic, international conflict resolution and help address the global challenges our societies are facing.
The Lab for Science in Diplomacy (SiDLab) emanates from the joint realization by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the ETH Zürich (ETHZ) that addressing most global mega-challenges (think next pandemic, climate change, and international security) requires cooperation and innovative governance while dealing with the rising complexity of diplomatic negotiations in a multipolar world. Current global challenges are not only difficult to address by themselves, but they also exacerbate a few other issues resulting in heightened geopolitical risks.
Announcement: Triangle Azur World Knowledge Dialogue 2026
Multilateralism in Crisis: The Role of Science Diplomacy in Turbulent Times 12–14 January 2026 — Campus Biotech, Geneva, Switzerland The University of Geneva, [...]
Mary Ann Mansigh Conversation Series on Science and Diplomacy
Your Content Goes Here Prof. Roland Bouffanais from SiDLab hase been invited by the Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire (CECAM) and the NCCR MARVEL to speak at the upcoming [...]
Opening : Postodoctoral Researcher in Data Science @ETHZ
The SiDLab is currently seeking a postdoctoral researcher for a one-year position (100%) in a research project led by professors Bouffanais, Schubiger, and Wernli on global governance and gender-based violence. The position is based [...]
SiDLab 2024 Crans-Montana Workshop on Computational Diplomacy
On September 8-11, The Science Diplomacy Lab (SiDLab) had the privilege of organizing a transformative workshop on Computational Diplomacy in the stunning setting of Crans-Montana. This gathering brought together a remarkable group of diplomats, [...]
SiDLab workshop at the GESDA 2024 Science and Diplomacy Week
For the third time, SiDLab was actively involved the preparation of GESDA's Science and Diplomacy Week (https://gesda.global/geneva-science-diplomacy-week-2024/), which took place on 10-14 June 2024 in Geneva. Geneva Science and Diplomacy Week provides an unparalleled [...]
International Negotiation Simulation on the relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Every year, during the spring semester, University of Geneva and ETH Zürich jointly run an International Negotiation Seminar entitled the Art and Science of Negotiation, as a SIDLab teaching activity. This seminar is intended [...]
From the modeling of social behavior to computational diplomacy
Abstract: Computational sciences offer an unprecedented way to describe, analyze and understand a vast body of new problems and offers new scientific opportunities. Mathematics is often considered as the “grammar of sciences”. Modern computational [...]
Fostering interdisciplinary collaboration in computational diplomacy: A multi-layered network approach to improve our understanding of institutional complexity and effective governance design
Abstract:While the study of global governance is moving from a focus on component-dominated to interaction-dominated systems, the present paper reviews development in governance theories from a complexity perspective and discuss how governance systems can be [...]
Emergent patterns in global health diplomacy: a network analysis of the resolutions adopted by the World Health Assembly from 1948 to 2022
Abstract: From a complexity perspective on governance, multilateral diplomacy is based on interactions between people, ideas, norms, policies and institutions. This article uses a computer-assisted methodology to better understand governance systems as a network [...]