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What is the state of Erlangen's climate policy six years after the city council declared climate emergency? On July 1, this question was the focus of a discussion on the film “Zusammen”, which portrays Erlangen's participation process. The event was organized by the Chair of Comparative Politics at ...

Why are some democracies more resilient than others? How can the resilience capacity of democracies be operationalized and measured? In the recently published article “Democratic Resilience in the Twenty-First Century: Search for an Analytical Framework and Explorative Analysis”, published Political Studies, Aurel Croissant (Heidelberg University) and Lars Lott (FAU) examine how democratic resilience capacity can be operationalized and measured and to what extent it strengthens the resilience of democracies to autocratization.

On May 29, 2019, the city council of Erlangen declared climate emergency. Today, almost six years later, the question arises: What remains of the decision? To answer this question, the Chair of Comparative Politics will show a documentary film about the Erlangen Climate Council. Afterwards, representatives from science, civil society and the city administration will discuss the implementation of the climate goals in Erlangen.

"European Economic Policy in the Geopolitical Era: A Geoeconomic Turning Point?" – This question is explored by the Chair of Comparative Politics, Prof. Dr. Sandra Eckert, in her article examining the consequences of current geoeconomic developments for the EU, published in the quarterly journal int...