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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…

The ‘Unmasking Supply Chains’ project is hiring two doctoral researchers (4 years, part-time, TVL-13) The project Unmasking Supply Chains: leveraging digital human rights investigations for corporate accountability is looking for one doctoral researcher in Law and one doctoral researcher in Politi...

In the winter semester 2024/25, a group of students participated in a master's seminar on “Comparative Extremism Research,” organized by PD Dr. Thorsten Winkelmann. In combination with a writing workshop held in the following semester, this resulted in a book publication that is now available—approx...

The Institute of Political Science at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg mourns the passing of its long-standing colleague, Prof. Dr. Heinrich Pehle. As an adjunct professor of political science, he left a lasting mark on our institute through his scholarly work and his tireless commitment to teaching and acade...

On the upcoming Monday, Hubertus Buchstein, Professor of Political Theory and Intellectual History at the University of Greifswald, will give a public guest lecture on the topic of “Vulgar Democracy” as part of the Colloquium of the Chair of Political Theory and Intellectual History. An advance ins...

Selim Küçükkaya, doctoral candidate at the Chair of Comparative Politics and European Governance, presented his research project at a poster session at the 1st EELISA PhD Symposium in late November. In his interdisciplinary doctoral project, he complements research on social infrastructures (in the ...

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