September 2024
December 2027
Bern Edition 2025 Basel Edition 2026
foraus and Proberaum Zukunft are jointly staging future challenges facing Swiss foreign policy in a unique setting. Following a successful run of the first scenario, ‘Die Jahrtausendflut’, in Bern (spring 2025), the next edition will take place in autumn 2026 at Basel Town Hall.
Tickets for Basel are available here. Further information on the Basel 2026 edition can be accessed via this link.
Here you can watch a short trailer about the events in Bern in 2025.
A three-phase project
‘Politique en scène: Zukunft entscheiden’ is structured as a three-phase project:
Phase 1: With the help of experts, the scenario is developed and refined, and all the facts are compiled, in a complex process. The aim is to create an evidence-based future scenario that addresses current foreign policy issues.
Phase 2: The scenario will be presented over several evenings as a staged debate, during which an audience will engage with high-profile experts from politics, business, academia, civil society and public administration, and will have to make a decision within a very short timeframe.
Phase 3: The content discussed during these evenings will be further developed by foraus and ultimately translated into political motions and recommendations for action.
Why is this project important?
Political issues must be presented in a way that is both scientifically sound and understandable, and above all, emotionally engaging. Foreign policy, in particular, often seems distant, complex and removed from everyday life. The flood of information often leads to a so-called ‘sense of powerlessness’, in which one’s own political participation seems futile. And although many young people are involved in initiatives such as ‘Fridays for Future’ – for example, in the field of climate policy – their level of political participation remains very low (srf 2023). Political processes must be brought to life through new, innovative formats. This requires methods drawn from the arts and culture.
Note: Further pictures can be viewed via this link ©Jérôme Favre
If you have any questions about the project or would like to discuss opportunities for collaboration, please contact Luana Nava (luana.nava@foraus.ch).
The project is supported by a cross-party advisory board, which ensures the visibility and quality of the project. The advisory board is made up of scientists, politicians, people from civil society and foraus experts.
