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Prof. Dr. Margaret Lewis (Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law) will give a lecture on October 24, 2023 at 6:15 p.m. as part of the lecture series "Freedom - Claim, Design, Empiricism" in the Senate Hall in the Kollegienhaus (KH 1.011), Universitätsstraße 15. You are cordially invit...

In March 2023 the hybrid conference „Systemrelevant und systemisch benachteiligt? (Flucht-)Migration und Gesundheit: Zugang, Teilhabe und Beschäftigung“ on migration and health care took place at FAU Kollegienhaus. Purpose of this scientific and practice-oriented event was to address the multifacete...

In the context of current debates on migration and asylum, Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel has been approached by numerous media outlets on her expertise. We have compiled a selection of articles (German/English/French) here: „Migrationsforscherin: Menschenwürde zurück auf die Agenda setzen“ (tagesschau...

Professor Kathryn Sikkink (Harvard University) received an honorary doctorate from FAU on June 6th for her outstanding research on human rights. To mark this occasion, a festive award ceremony took place with guests from the university and beyond. The Institute of Political Science, in association w...

Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel was the chair of the Expert Council on Integration and Migration from 2019 until 2022 (member since 2016). In the Annual Review 2022 (German), she and vice chair Prof. Dr. Daniel Thym report on their work for and with the SVR, addressing the importance of independent science-b...

In the context of the reform of European asylum policy, Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel has been approached by numerous media outlets on her expertise. We have compiled a selection of articles (German/English) that she has authored here: „Das Individualrecht auf Asyl muss bleiben: Ein Gastbeitrag von Pe...

In the article ‘China’s search for partners with shared worldviews: expanding the “Shanghai Cooperation Organization family”’ published in Asian Affairs, Dr Eva Seiwert investigates how the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) – a regional organization co-founded by China and Russia in 2001 – has...

On June 24, 2023, Sierra Leone, a West African country, held presidential elections. Official results indicate that the sitting president was reaffirmed in office with a substantial majority. Yet, both national and international observers voice significant doubts - hinting at the possibility of syst...

Dr. Lars Pelke is funded by FAU's Emerging Talent Initiative (ETI) for the period July 2023 - June 2024. The ETI program supports excellent young researchers in applying for external funding for their research projects. Dr. Pelke will employ the ETI funding to develop a research proposal to apply fo...

We congratulate Dr. Janina Stürner-Siovitz on the publication of her new book 'Curtain up! City diplomacy in global migration governance'. The publication is aimed at academics and practitioners and is based on her doctoral research. We are very pleased that Janina Stürner-Siovitz was selected for a...