Event in English

Date

Wednesday June 28th 2023 at 1pm

With

Monika Bolliger, Samia Henni, Olumide Idowu,
Scott Langdon, Aromar Revi and Martin Rueff

In partnership

with the Fondation du Domaine de Villette

Rate

Free entrance

On this day commemorating the birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, international leaders and changemakers debate his political thought.

By advocating the liberation of the individual through education and denouncing the indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources, Rousseau's thought is as relevant as ever to contemporary concerns. Today, there is an urgent need to rethink a new paradigm for tomorrow.

In January 2023, the MRL is launching an international and interdisciplinary competition to collectively imagine, today and for tomorrow, a social contract for the 21st century.

The entries received so far come from over 45 countries around the world, from Bangladesh to Malawi, via Canada, Brazil and Iraq. How do you deal with such a complexity of proposals and points of view?

Martin Rueff, chairman of the competition's jury, will introduce the audience to Rousseau's thought, pointing out the astonishing topicality of his words.

The discussion will continue from a variety of angles, with contributions from Monika Bolliger, journalist with DER SPIEGEL, Samia Henni, professor at Cornell University, Olumide Idowu, co-founder of the International Climate Change Development Initiative Africa, Scott Langdon, Executive Director of Our Common Home and Aromar Revi, Director of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS).

Participants

More information

Website of the international contest A social contract for the 21st century