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From April 2nd to 6th, Dr. Johannes Jüde, Prof. Dr. Katrin Kinzelbach and Dr. Lars Lott took part in the 2024 Congress of the International Studies Association (ISA). This year's theme was “Putting Relationality at the Center of International Studies”. The congress served international academic exch...

In her contribution published in the Nürnberger Zeitung today, Prof Sandra Eckert, Chair of Comparative Politics, writes about why the European elections are important and what they are about. According to Eckert, Europe is not an abstract entity, but determines our everyday lives. Product standards...

This year's spring meeting hosted by the Bavarian Industry Association and its section Middle Franconia engaged with the future of the European single market. In her guest lecture, Prof. Dr Sandra Eckert, Chair of Comparative Politics, analysed the decision-making process of the European Union and a...

On 20.03.2024, Prof. Dr. Katrin Kinzelbach participated in a symposium entitled "Human Rights and Academic Freedom in Europe" in Berlin. The event was co-organized by the Leopoldina (National Academy of Sciences) together with the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The programme is available ...

FAU’s Institute of Political Science in Erlangen will hire a postdoc for 30 months to contribute both empirically and theoretically to a better understanding of the research sector’s role in democratization and autocratization processes. A human rights related research focus is particularly welcome....

What does it mean if French president Macron refuses to rule out sending Western troops to Ukraine? On "Deutschlandfunk Kultur", Prof. Dr. Eva Marlene Hausteiner comments on the announcement - and on the turmoil it has caused among friends and allies.

Together with her colleagues Boris Kühn and Prof. Dr. Hannes Schammann from the University of Hildesheim, Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel has published a new study which has been granted funding by the Federal Commissioner for Integration. The study "Integration als Pflichtaufgabe: Holzweg oder Königsweg zu ...

On 21 February 2024, Prof. Dr Katrin Kinzelbach took part in a public hearing in the German Bundestag as an expert. The Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment discussed the internationalisation of research and higher education. In their joint motion on the subject, the SPD, Bündn...

As part of the BMBF-funded project "Academic Freedom in the People's Republic of China (China)", Dr Alexandra Kaiser recently published an introduction to the Chinese higher education system. This introductory book sheds light on key aspects of academic freedom of teaching and research in China and ...

BA students from the 3rd semester onwards are kindly invited to participate in this important student survey. You should have received a personalized link to the survey via your FAU email address. For more information, see: How satisfied are you with your studies? The CHE survey has begun. › Institu...