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Political Science at FAU

The Institute of Political Science has been a driving force of the discipline in Germany since its foundation in 1961. The Institute’s locally anchored research groups stand out for their strong scientific output and practical orientation, as well as their international outlook. Our research and teaching focuses on challenges to democracies and states that deviate from the democratic norm, on the accelerating changes in the international order, including transnational phenomena, and on managing technological innovation. Read more…

The Institute of Political Science cordially invites you to a lecture by Stuart Nicolson titled "And the rest is history… Political Communication in the Disinformation Age – Experiences from the Inside". Until last year, Stuart Nicolson served as the head of communications/ spokesman for Scotland’s ...

On October 14, 2024, at 12:15 p.m., we welcome new students of the MA degree program in Political Science. Please join us in room PSG 0.0 6. On October 15, 2024, at 2:15 p.m., the introductory event for the BA degree programs in Political Science as well as the Teacher Training degree program (Gy...

From September 5 to 8, Dr. Lars Lott and Dr. Simon Primus from the Institute of Political Science participated in the annual congress of the American Political Science Association. The APSA Annual Meeting is one of the world's most important conferences, bringing together international scholars from...

The book “Human Rights Politics. An introduction” by Michael Krennerich has just been published - also available as Open Access. It provides an introduction to the diversity of topics, actors and institutions in human rights politics and shows how political science and related disciplines can cont...

How does the UN work? What does the work of a diplomat look like? How do States resolve current conflicts of the world? FAUMUN gives you the answer to all these questions. Take on the role of a diplomat and represent a Member State of the UN at the worldwide largest simulation of the United Na...

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