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Political Science at FAU

The Institute of Political Science has been a driving force of the discipline in Germany since its foundation in 1961. The Institute’s locally anchored research groups stand out for their strong scientific output and practical orientation, as well as their international outlook. Our research and teaching focuses on challenges to democracies and states that deviate from the democratic norm, on the accelerating changes in the international order, including transnational phenomena, and on managing technological innovation. Read more…

In the summer semester of 2025, Dr. Tim Griebel will once again offer the interdisciplinary seminar "Discourse, Power, Masculinity," which is open to a wide range of degree programs.

On March 5, Prof. Dr. Eva Hausteiner from the Chair of Political Theory and the History of Ideas at FAU was a guest on the Deutschlandfunk program Agenda. The feature on "Difficult Conditions – Governing with the New Majorities" can be listened to here.

Dr. Simon Primus from the Chair of Comparative Political Science will be a guest on Frankenfernsehen this coming Sunday. In the special broadcast on the German federal election, key questions surrounding the election will be examined starting at 5:30 PM. From 6:00 PM onwards, forecasts and projections will be analyzed, and their implications discussed.

An international group of early career researchers came together at FAU from 10-14 February for the Geodata for Human Rights Winter School 2025. Jointly with FAU's Institute of Geography, the Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg, and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy, we organized ...

As part of the ZDF election shows on February 13th and 20th, Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel and the MFI team will conduct fact-checking on topics related to migration, displacement, and integration. This process takes place in close collaboration with the ZDF editorial team, which either commissions specifi...

On February 23, 2025, the Fachschaftsinitiative (FSI) cordially invites you to the election evening for the Bundestag elections at Kochstraße 4a (PSG III, blue building) starting from 4 pm! Together we want to follow the election results live, discuss them and spend the evening in a convivial atmosp...

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