The Garage is a cultural meeting place with a stylish ambience that appeals to all age groups. It focuses on word art (literature, spoken word, theatre), social issues (debates, lectures), various musical genres (folk, world, renaissance, baroque, ...
Before attending, double-check the required language skills on the organizer's website.
Democracies under pressure
A panel discussion on the threat to democracies posed by populist and authoritarian parties.
Or how do populist-authoritarian systems come about?
Populist and authoritarian parties are on the rise worldwide, including in Europe. They threaten liberal democracy based on the rule of law, which is the foundation of peace, freedom and prosperity as we know them. Why are democracies so much on the defensive that populists seem to have an easy time of it? What are the social and economic reasons behind this? Can this trend be halted, and how can democracy be saved?
Christoph Vollenweider discusses this with the Basel-based entrepreneur Andreas Zivy, who served on the board of the Swiss Democracy Foundation and, as a co-founder, chairs the Democracy Foundation Basel.
He is the author of the book *Die dekonstruierte Gesellschaft – oder das Ende der Aufklärung* (Schwabe Verlag).
A collaborative event with the bookshop buk
Monday, November 02, 2026
19:30 - 21:00 o'clock
CHF 20.00
20.-/15.- (members) /10.- (children, students, apprentices (under 25), Kulturlegi)
Garage Wetzikon
Bahnhofstrasse 24
8620 Wetzikon
076 344 31 27
info@garagewetzikon.ch
Accessibility:
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The garage is also accessible for people with disabilities. Access and toilet are wheelchair-accessible.
