On October 25, 2018, Dr. Wolf Linder – political scientist and legal expert, and a member of Swiss Science Council - delivered a lecture at Khazar University. The lecture of Dr. Wolf Linder, entitled “The many ways to democracy – why and how Switzerland is different” was organized by Political Science and International Relations Department with the support of Embassy of Switzerland in Azerbaijan.

During the lecture, Swiss Confederation, the historical development of direct democracy, particularities, and limits of the Swiss democracy model, the Swiss system of power-sharing were discussed. Moreover, the students were informed about the EU-Switzerland relations, bilateral agreements, and Switzerland's adoption of EU law in order to perform in EU single market.

Dr. Wolf Linder’s lecture was followed by Q&A session.