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02APR 2023
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Sandra Eckert und Ronit Hanani are directing a workshop at the ECPR Joint Sessions in Toulouse
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 cover a wide range of areas in environmental regulation including […]
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29MAR 2023
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Academic Freedom Index in the German Bundestag
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 developments in academic freedom and possible responses of foreign science policy. They also discussed further […]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 developments in academic freedom and possible responses of foreign science policy. They also discussed further […]
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19MAR 2023
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Research Project: What About the Circular Economy for Plastics in the OECD World?
The environmental and health issues caused by the steady increase of the production and consumption of plastics has attracted increasing public attention over the past decade. Policymakers and industry propose the Circular Economy as the solution. Plastics shall remain in the loop as long as possible instead of ending up on landfill or in the […]
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19MAR 2023
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Thomas Demmelhuber at the European Parliament: Autocracies and Elections
In summer 2022, the Human Rights Subcommittee decided to prepare a Recommendation to the EU Council, the Commission and the HRVP (Josep Borrell) on how to respond more effectively to undemocratic elections in autocracies. To support the rapporteur (MEP Nacho Sánchez Amor), the Human Rights Subcommittee invited Prof. Dr. Thomas Demmelhuber and Prof. Dr. Richard […]
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19MAR 2023
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Come Study Human Rights at FAU!
Do you have an open mind for human rights? Our M.A. Human Rights is an interdisciplinary and international postgraduate degree programme cherished by students from all over the world. We have so far had the pleasure of teaching students from 56 countries, spanning all continents. The programme addresses human rights in all areas of society […]
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02MAR 2023
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Academic Freedom Index Update 2023
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-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). At FAU, Katrin Kinzelbach and Lars Pelke contribute to […]
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