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Professor Kathryn Sikkink (Harvard University) received an honorary doctorate from FAU on June 6th for her outstanding research on human rights. To mark this occasion, a festive award ceremony took place with guests from the university and beyond. The Institute of Political Science, in association w...

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...

Robin Bohn, who studies political science at FAU, spent a semester in New Zealand through an exchange program. His conclusion: Through an Erasmus+ partnership program of FAU, I had the opportunity to study for a semester at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Applying for a semester abroad wa...

Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel, professor of political science and head of the research area Migration, Displacement and Integration (MFI), has been appointed to the Advisory Council of the State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia for Participation and Integration. The advisory board is composed of select...

The Aarhus Institutes of Advanced Studies (AIAS) celebrated its 10-year anniversary on 13 June in Aarhus, Denmark. Prof. Sandra Eckert, who conducted research at AIAS since October 2019 until she started her position as full professor at FAU in August 2022, was invited to give a talk and moderate a ...

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...