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As part of the BMBF-funded project "Academic Freedom in the People's Republic of China (China)", Dr Alexandra Kaiser recently published an introduction to the Chinese higher education system. This introductory book sheds light on key aspects of academic freedom of teaching and research in China and ...

Do you have an open mind for human rights? Our M.A. Human Rights is an interdisciplinary and international postgraduate degree programme cherished by students from all over the world. We have so far had the pleasure of teaching students from 60 countries, spanning all continents. The programme addre...

BA students from the 3rd semester onwards are kindly invited to participate in this important student survey. You should have received a personalized link to the survey via your FAU email address. For more information, see: How satisfied are you with your studies? The CHE survey has begun. › Institu...

The Institute of Political Science is now represented on Instagram. Every three months, a different chair, professorship or research area takes over the channel and keeps you up to date with the latest news from the Institute. → @politikfau on Instagram

On January 11, the DFG Research Unit "Aitiologien. Figuren und Funktionen begründenden Erzählens in Wissenschaft und Literatur", in which Prof. Dr. Eva Marlene Hausteiner and Marina Solntseva from the Erlangen Chair of Political Theory and History of Ideas are involved with the sub-project "Imperial...

The winter term is in full swing and there was finally our own mulled wine stand again, organized by the student body FSI. Thanks to everyone who was there and thus ensured a lively exchange and a great atmosphere. The FSI wishes you a wonderful end of the year and relaxing holidays!

As part of her doctoral project in the field of environmental policy in Saudi Arabia, Laura Schuhn (research group Prof. Dr. Thomas Demmelhuber) took part in COP28 in Dubai. Around 70.000 delegates from 200 countries as well as representatives from business and civil society negotiated measures to m...

The global regression of democracy is often accompanied by shrinking spaces for civil society actors. These shrinking spaces can also be observed in Southeast Asia and jeopardize the democratic progress of the last three decades. The special issue of the Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, e...

On November 4, 2023, FAU celebrated a major anniversary. On this occasion, Prof. Dr. Katrin Kinzelbach from the Institute of Political Science, together with the university archivist Dr. Clemens Wachter, took a look at the founding statutes of FAU. They discovered restrictions on academic freedom th...

Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is looking for up to three postdoctoral researchers who will further strengthen human rights related research and teaching at FAU's Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU CHREN)  The expected starting date is March 1, 2024 or later. Succ...