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Meike Ramon shares her insights on face cognition in our newly launched interview series "Aha! What do we know about…". In this interview series, we ask researchers four questions to help us understand the world a little better. Meike Ramon is a Full Professor of Applied Data Science at Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), where she directs the Applied Face Cognition Lab.

The dominant model through which international relations are done today – multilateralism – is undeniably in crisis. The numerous criticisms of the model coalesce around two main concerns: structural inequality and political impotence, with the latter stemming in part from the former. The dynamics of international cooperation are changing; the multilateral model inherited from the post-World War II era is in crisis; new forms of collaboration are emerging. These themes were e

Democracy today stands at a crossroads. While society, technology, and communication are evolving at breakneck speed, democratic institutions in many places seem stuck in another era. Yet we already live in a reality that is global, networked, and digital – one that calls for new forms of participation. What does democracy mean in the digital age – and how do we want to shape it together? The Growing Gap Between Society and Politics This discrepancy is increasingly breeding f