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Kant's philosophy of religion is perceived very differently, often skeptically: Some celebrate it, following Heinrich Heine, as the act of an intellectual revolutionary who “decapitated” God. Others criticize Kant's half-heartedness, saying that he did not consistently apply his own sapere aude prin...

On May 16th, June 6th and June 27th, the online lecture series "Care beyond borders: Exploring impacts of migration, displacement and inclusion for the care and nursing sector" will delve into the intersecting themes of migration, displacement, and integration in the nursing and care sector – addres...

In April Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel was elected Chair of the Goethe-Institutes Advisory Board on Mobility and Migration. Members of the Advisory Board are experts from the private sector, civil society, politics and academia who advise the Goethe-Institute on fundamental issues and in individual project...

What are the consequences of the upcoming European elections for the future of European environmental policy? How can and should the EU respond to increasing social mobilisation and polarisation of environmental policy? These were the questions addressed by academic and political experts during an online discussion today.

From April 2nd to 6th, Dr. Johannes Jüde, Prof. Dr. Katrin Kinzelbach and Dr. Lars Lott took part in the 2024 Congress of the International Studies Association (ISA). This year's theme was “Putting Relationality at the Center of International Studies”. The congress served international academic exch...

In her contribution published in the Nürnberger Zeitung today, Prof Sandra Eckert, Chair of Comparative Politics, writes about why the European elections are important and what they are about. According to Eckert, Europe is not an abstract entity, but determines our everyday lives. Product standards...

This year's spring meeting hosted by the Bavarian Industry Association and its section Middle Franconia engaged with the future of the European single market. In her guest lecture, Prof. Dr Sandra Eckert, Chair of Comparative Politics, analysed the decision-making process of the European Union and a...

On 20.03.2024, Prof. Dr. Katrin Kinzelbach participated in a symposium entitled "Human Rights and Academic Freedom in Europe" in Berlin. The event was co-organized by the Leopoldina (National Academy of Sciences) together with the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The programme is available ...

FAU’s Institute of Political Science in Erlangen will hire a postdoc for 30 months to contribute both empirically and theoretically to a better understanding of the research sector’s role in democratization and autocratization processes. A human rights related research focus is particularly welcome....

International scholarly collaboration is of great importance for understanding global developments. Researchers at FAU’s Institute of Political Science have been collaborating with the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden for five years. They participate...