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As part of the DFG research group "Aitiologies", Prof. Eva Hausteiner's chair will be researching a narrative pattern of current Russian imperialism that is central to the war in Ukraine: so-called "neo-Eurasianism". Neo-Eurasianists claim an everlasting conflict between "Eurasia" and "the West", my...

Prof. Sandra Eckert and Dr. Ronit Hanani (Tel Aviv University) are directing the workshop »Towards a New Era of Environmental Risk Regulation in the EU? Analysing the EU Regulatory Approach in a Comparative Perspective«  at the ECPR Joint Sessions in Toulouse (24-28 April). Workshop contributions co...

Prof. Dr. Katrin Kinzelbach and Dr. Lars Pelke presented the Academic Freedom Index to parliamentarians in the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment on Tuesday (March 28, 2023) and discussed the findings of the Update 2023 . The speakers focused their presentation on global deve...

Today, the Academic Freedom Index (AFI) project presents its Update 2023, providing an overview of the state of academic freedom in 179 countries. The AFI is coordinated by researchers at the University of Gothenburg’s V-Dem Institute and the Institute of Political Science at Friedrich-Alexander-Uni...

Prof. Bünte’s most recent publication sheds light on the role of presidentialism in the process of democratic backsliding in East and Southeast Asia. The volume co-edited with Mark R. Thompson volume is a cooperation of renowned international scholars working in the field of presidentialism studies....

The FAU’s Emerging Talent Initiative (ETI) will support Dr Johannes Jüde during the period July 2022 – June 2023. The program assists excellent young researchers in applying for external funding for their research project. Dr Jüde will employ the ETI-grant to develop a research proposal to apply for...

On 9 July 2022, Dr. Alexander Kruska gave a lecture on the conservative interpretation of the American Revolution at the annual conference of the Bavarian American Academy (BAA) in Munich.

And 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 biggest simulation of the United Nations (National Model...

Prof. Dr. Katrin Kinzelbach was one of four German scholars invited to take part in this year's G7 Summit of Science Ministers in Frankfurt. She gave a keynote on academic freedom, covering individual freedom to research and teach, universities’ institutional autonomy, as well as academic integrity ...

We are soliciting applications for a vacant three-year PhD position (TVL 13, 75% subject to final approval) at FAU’s Institute of Political Science in Erlangen. In parallel, FAU’s Institute of Geography is looking for a second PhD student who will work in the same project. Application deadline for b...