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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...

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...

Dr Lars Pelke presented the Academic Freedom Index on Thursday (May, 4, 2023) in a scientific talk at the European National Young Academies (ENYA) meeting 2023 in Stockholm. At the ENYA meeting, members of the National Young Academies discussed issues around academic freedom.

We cordially invite you to a lecture by Prof. Ross Harrison (Middle East Institute, Washington DC). Prof. Harrison is a renowned expert on US foreign policy in the MENA region. He is a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute and also on the faculty in the Political Science department at the Unive...

Prof. Sandra Eckert and Dr. Ronit Hanani (Tel Aviv University) have been 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). During the three day...