Tag: Eckert

A panel discussion bringing together political scientists from different subfields in order to address the outcome and significance of this year's European elections took place on 1st July in the FAU Senate Hall as part of the series "The EU before the elections" (organized by Prof. Dr. Sandra Ecker...

The European elections 2024 raise exciting questions for political scientists. Current forecasts see Eurosceptic and populist parties on the left and right of the political spectrum making significant gains. This is a development across Europe which is currently particularly visible in Germany and A...

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...

Prof. Sandra Eckert (Chair in Comparative Politics) and Prof. Maria Rentetzi (Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies) will hold their inaugural lectures at the Orangerie in Erlangen on May 25th. Sandra Eckert will give a talk on the new challenges that the EU regulatory state is facing, and...

Prof. Sandra Eckert and Dr. Ronit Hanani (Tel Aviv University) have been directing the workshop »Towards a New Era of Environmental Risk Regulation in the EU? Analysing the EU Regulatory Approach in a Comparative Perspective« at the ECPR Joint Sessions in Toulouse (24-28 April). During the three day...

Prof. Sandra Eckert and Dr. Ronit Hanani (Tel Aviv University) are directing the workshop »Towards a New Era of Environmental Risk Regulation in the EU? Analysing the EU Regulatory Approach in a Comparative Perspective«  at the ECPR Joint Sessions in Toulouse (24-28 April). Workshop contributions co...

The environmental and health issues caused by the steady increase of the production and consumption of plastics has attracted increasing public attention over the past decade. Policymakers and industry propose the Circular Economy as the solution. Plastics shall remain in the loop as long as possibl...