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On May 29, 2019, the city council of Erlangen declared climate emergency. Today, almost six years later, the question arises: What remains of the decision? To answer this question, the Chair of Comparative Politics will show a documentary film about the Erlangen Climate Council. Afterwards, representatives from science, civil society and the city administration will discuss the implementation of the climate goals in Erlangen.

Laura Schuhn, doctoral candidate at the Chair of Middle East Politics and Society, presented the results of her research last week at the regional 2025 NASPAA conference at the KAPSARC School for Public Policy (KSPP) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In her doctoral project, Laura Schuhn examines how citizen...

A Joint Event by FAU CHREN and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy The FAU Research Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU CHREN) and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy cordially invite you to a public evening lecture by Harvard professor and FAU honorary doctor Kathr...

From May 22 to 25, 2025, doctoral candidate and research associate Alicja Polakiewicz participated in the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association (LSA) in Chicago. The over 500 individual sessions held during the conference were attended by nearly 2,400 participants from more than 50 count...

On Monday, May 26, as part of the Colloquium for Political Theory and History of Ideas, a public guest lecture will be given by Dr. Cord Schmelzle. Cord Schmelzle is a Senior Researcher at the Research Institute for Social Cohesion (FGZ) at Goethe University Frankfurt. In his lecture, he will addres...

Transnational repression—the cross-border intimidation and persecution of diaspora communities, exiled journalists, human rights defenders, and political dissidents—poses an increasing challenge from both a human rights and legal perspective. Affected individuals are increasingly confronted with sur...

"European Economic Policy in the Geopolitical Era: A Geoeconomic Turning Point?" – This question is explored by the Chair of Comparative Politics, Prof. Dr. Sandra Eckert, in her article examining the consequences of current geoeconomic developments for the EU, published in the quarterly journal int...

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities cordially invites you to a panel discussion with Saba-Nur Cheema and Meron Mendel. May 27, 2025 6 pm Hörsaal C, Kochstrasse 4, Erlangen  

In the latest episode of the FAU CHREN Podcast Human Rights Tracks, Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel discusses key policy plans of the new German government in terms of migration and integration, potential pitfalls and their implications. The episode (in German) is available at: Listen Notes  Podbea...

In the recent article "Why a Migration Policy of Hardship Will Fail", published on April 11, 2025, by SPIEGEL, Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel and further renowned scholars analyze current political debates in the context of the coalition agreement. They issue a strong warning against a “fact-resistant panic...