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The Liechtenstein Institute has been following votes and elections in Liechtenstein for many years. Thomas Milic, Head of the Politics Department at the Liechtenstein Institute, provided the Liechtenstein media with information on the upcoming parliamentary elections.

From 23 to 25 October 2025, the History Department of the Liechtenstein Institute is organizing the international conference “Historical Small States Studies: State of Research and Perspectives”. The aim of the conference is to bring together current historical research on small states and to discuss their future. The call for papers has been published.

Zur Erstellung des Bildungsberichts Liechtenstein und für den Fachbereich Volkswirtschaft suchen wir per 1. April 2025 oder nach Vereinbarung eine wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin / einen wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter 60–80%.

On 22 January, the Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium invited the candidates for parliament and the government candidates to Vaduz so that they could introduce themselves and their party to the students as part of the 2025 parliamentary elections. Thomas Milic from the Liechtenstein Institute was also present as an expert on electoral law and electoral system issues and was on hand to answer a wide range of questions about the upcoming parliamentary elections.

On February 9, 2025, the national elections will take place in Liechtenstein. With this online survey, the Liechtenstein Institute, in cooperation with the Liechtensteiner Vaterland, would like to find out more about your opinion on the current elections.

Im Nachgang zu den Diskussionen rund um die liechtensteinische Justizreform von 2024 untersucht Lukas Ospelt in einem Arbeitspapier die Geschichte der gerichtlichen Instanzenzüge im Heiligen Römischen Reich deutscher Nation, im Deutschen Bund sowie im Fürstentum Liechtenstein.

On January 16, 2025, the handbook "Das politische System Liechtensteins", recently published by Nomos-Verlag, was presented to the public at a media conference.

In the 2025 election year, the Liechtenstein Youth Council has set itself the goal of preparing young voters for the upcoming state elections. A podcast series has been produced for this purpose. Thomas Milic from the Liechtenstein Institute was also interviewed.

On February 9, 2025, Liechtenstein will once again hold parliamentary elections. To mark this occasion, the association wahlhilfe.li launched an online platform for the third time after 2017 and 2021, which provides information on the political positions of the candidates. The Liechtenstein Institute created a questionnaire for this purpose and is also supporting the project with its scientific expertise.

The Liechtenstein Institute is pleased to announce the publication of the handbook "The Liechtenstein Political System". This new handbook offers interested readers an up-to-date overview of the central facets, aspects and organs of Liechtenstein's political system in compact articles.

In a new article in the journal “European Political Science Review”, Daniel Kübler and Philippe Rochat examine participation in municipal direct-democratic assemblies. The analysis not only reveals existing inequalities in participation, but also shows which features of an assembly are particularly conducive to the willingness of different population groups to participate.

In the journal Macroeconomic Dynamics, Martin Geiger and Joscha Beckmann publish an article on the effects of global uncertainty on country-specific economic forecasts by experts.

Hugo Grotius’ work “De jure belli ac pacis” (On the Law of War and Peace) is the focus of a five-year research project at the Max Planck Institute. The book is considered the foundation of modern international law. The Liechtenstein Institute’s copy comes from Gerard Batliner’s private library and was donated to the Institute.

Lukas Ospelt widmet sich in einem Arbeitspapier der Frage des Gewaltverbotes unter Eheleuten im Lichte des ABGB von 1812, des Ehegesetzes von 1973 und des Gewaltschutzrechtes von 2000/2001. Die Publikation basiert auf einem Vortrag am II. Liechtensteinischen Historikerinnen- und Historikertag vom 18. Oktober 2024 in Gamprin.

Jörg Paetzold, economist at the Liechtenstein Institute and the University of Salzburg, and Hannes Winner have won the University of Salzburg’s “Kurt Zopf Award for Scientific Publications 2024”, endowed with 4,000 euros.

The three institutions of higher education in Liechtenstein – the Liechtenstein Institute, the Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein (UFL) and the University of Liechtenstein – are presenting their diverse activities and research areas in their joint magazine for the fifth time. The current issue of the research magazine 160 im Quadrat is dedicated to artificial intelligence.

The new National Librarian Daniel Quaderer recently paid an inaugural visit to the library of the Liechtenstein Institute. In an exchange of ideas with librarian Rosmarie Lorenz, the importance of knowledge, research and education for Liechtenstein's sustainable development was discussed.

In connection with the publication of the KonSens business cycle index for the third quarter of 2024, Andreas Brunhart was interviewed by Wirtschaft Regional to assess the current difficult economic situation in the global economy and Liechtenstein.

Das Liechtenstein-Institut organisiert 2025 gemeinsam mit der Johannes Kepler Universität Linz und der Universität Innsbruck einen Workshop in empirischer Makroökonomik zum Thema «Transmission makroökonomischer Schocks und Herausforderungen für die Wirtschaftspolitik».

On October 27, 2024, the Liechtenstein electorate voted on the repeal of the Liechtenstein Broadcasting Act. The bill was approved with 55.4%. The Liechtenstein Institute conducted an online survey in collaboration with the Liechtensteiner Vaterland to find out the reasons for approval or rejection. Detailed survey results are now available.

On December 1, the electorate will have to vote on the amendment to the State Occupational Pensions Act (SBPVG). What is your position on this bill?

In the context of the uncertain global economic situation and sluggish global foreign trade trend, Liechtenstein’s economy remains in weak territory. The value of the KonSens business cycle index rose only slightly in the 3rd quarter of 2024, from -1.3 to -1.0.

The Financial Stability Report 2024 of the Financial Market Authority Liechtenstein (FMA) evaluates current developments regarding the stability of the financial sector in Liechtenstein. The Liechtenstein Institute contributed two guest articles.

Since 2010, the Liechtenstein Institute has been compiling a monitoring report on the human rights situation in Liechtenstein on behalf of the Government. It provides an overview of Liechtenstein’s commitment to human rights within international organisations and at national level, as well as current figures on the human rights situation in Liechtenstein. The report for the year 2023 has just been published.

On October 28, 2024, the 64th volume in the Liechtenstein Political Papers (LPS) series was presented at the Liechtenstein Institute. It is dedicated to the topic of Liechtenstein-Switzerland relations and contains contributions on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Customs Union Treaty between the two countries.

Last Sunday, the Liechtenstein electorate voted on the repeal of the Liechtenstein Broadcasting Act. The bill was approved with 55.4%. The Liechtenstein Institute conducted an online survey in collaboration with the Liechtensteiner Vaterland to find out the reasons for approval or rejection. The first results of the survey on the vote are now available. They show that most of the arguments in favor, but also those against, received majority support.

On 18 October, the II Liechtenstein Historians’ Day, organized by the Liechtenstein Institute, took place in the Gamprin Municipal Hall. Liechtenstein Historians’ Day, organized by the Liechtenstein Institute. The general theme of the event was the history of the family. The considerable number of participants demonstrated the great interest in the event, which offered thirteen lectures and opportunities for discussion. In addition to the lectures, the fifty or so attendees also engaged in lively discussions on aspects of historiography in and about Liechtenstein.

On September 22, 2024, the Liechtenstein electorate voted on joining the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The proposal was approved by the Liechtenstein electorate with 55.8 percent. The Liechtenstein Institute conducted an online survey in collaboration with the Liechtensteiner Vaterland to find out the reasons for the approval or rejection.

On 27 October 2024, the Liechtenstein electorate will have to vote on the initiative to repeal the Liechtenstein Broadcasting Act (LRF) (privatization of Radio Liechtenstein). What is your position on this proposal?

In a guest article in the annual report of the Clinicum Alpinum, Andreas Brunhart and Martin Geiger discuss the economic role of the healthcare sector and the importance of the physical and mental constitution of the population for economic growth. The article also looks at the interactions between health, happiness and prosperity.