https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/thema/political-science/ Aktuelles aus der Goethe-Universität | Neues aus Forschung, Lehre, Studium Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:58:35 +0000 de hourly 1 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-fav_guo-blau-32x32.jpg https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/thema/political-science/ 32 32 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/childrens-rights-migration-the-ecological-crisis/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:58:34 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=85359 “The Future of Democracy” was the annual theme of the 2024/25 Wisser Fellowships. Political scientists and postdocs Selma Kropp and Luca Hemmerich pursued their research within Normative Orders with great […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/civic-education-is-highly-relevant-for-a-functioning-and-vibrant-democracy/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:44:40 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=85215 Political scientist Prof. Monika Oberle participated in the joint “Pilot Monitor for Civic Education” project. Speaking to UniReport, she explains the study’s key findings. UniReport: Professor Oberle, the term civic […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-fear-of-population-decline/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:04:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84602 As part of the fourth John McCloy Lecture at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften – Institute for Advanced Studies, Bulgarian political scientist Ivan Krastev spoke about the impact demographic fears have on […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/gloomy-clouds-over-the-american-scientific-sky/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:02:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84444 A small survey among some young U.S. scientists at Goethe University Frankfurt shows: There are great fears that academic freedom in the U.S.A. could be restricted even further. Regardless of […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/unireport/a-rejection-of-multilateralism/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:07:18 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=83701 Political scientist Gunther Hellmann on the concept of the West, American domestic and foreign policy under Trump, and Germany’s future role in Europe’s security framework UniReport: Professor Hellmann, this year’s […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/democracy-in-times-of-demographic-fears/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:13:12 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=83279 Bulgarian political scientist Ivan Krastev will give the fourth John McCloy Lecture at Goethe University’s Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften – an Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities. Following the collapse of […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-election-result-isnt-going-to-make-people-very-happy/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:16 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=82621 Political scientist Brigitte Geissel on the imminent election, voter fatigue and the need to involve citizens more effectively in democratic processes. UniReport: Prof. Geissel, this Sunday Germans will elect a […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/analyses-and-assessments-of-the-u-s-presidential-election-results/ Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:28:13 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=81966 The American people have voted, and Donald Trump secured a clear majority of their votes. The Republicans will also have a majority in both the House of Representatives and the […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/political-science-philosophy-and-medicine-goethe-university-frankfurt-acquires-three-prestigious-erc-grants/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:36:49 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=81814 European Research Council makes available around €5.5 million for basic research For their visionary research projects, three top Goethe University researchers will receive European Research Council (ERC) funding for the […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/democracy-and-participation-a-pilot-project-at-goethe-university-frankfurt/ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:08:56 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=81687 The aim of the “Democracy and Participation” project developed by the Academic Welcome Program (AWP) for highly qualified refugees, part of Global Affairs Study Teaching (SLI, Studium Lehre Internationales), is […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/recent-developments-in-parliamentarism-research/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:52:26 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=81690 Discussion at Goethe University Frankfurt between doctoral candidates from seven countries and leading international researchers. From August 18 to 29, Goethe University Frankfurt was the venue for the 7th ECPR […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/renowned-kant-expert-arthur-ripstein-speaks-at-the-frankfurt-lectures-of-the-normative-orders-research-center/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 07:04:08 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80231 What right does a state have to sovereignty? How must the actions of its representatives be curtailed to ensure they do not engage in arbitrary rule but democratic self-legislation? What […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/infernal-attraction/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 06:02:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80347 Renowned lawyer and publicist Constanze Stelzenmüller spoke at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften – Institute for Advanced Studies about the portentous 2024 US presidential election and the fatal enthusiasm of many people, […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-public-use-of-reason-juergen-habermas-turns-95-years-old/ Wed, 19 Jun 2024 08:56:57 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80163 By Rainer Forst On June 18, Jürgen Habermas, who has had a lasting impact on the humanities and social sciences at Goethe University, turns 95, and our academic community, of […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-many-endings-of-a-revolution/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 10:32:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=85244 Retrospectively, it is often difficult to pinpoint exactly when order forms again after an uprising by Andreas Fahrmeir Sooner or later, every revolution comes to an end. A new order […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/upended-order-disorder-new-order/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 10:32:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=85207 Are we allowed to break the law for higher purposes? A debate on civil disobedience as a form of protest To expedite action on climate protection, members of the activist […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/vacancy-in-the-center-right/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 10:29:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=85205 The urgent need for conservatives in Europe’s party systems by Thomas Biebricher Les Républicains in France, the Tories in the UK, the Christian Democrats in Austria: Parties that for decades […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/trust-is-always-an-advancement/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 10:28:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=85204 Political philosopher Rainer Forst on the mechanisms of democracy Normative orders form the basis of our social cooperation. Democracy, too, is such an order. Its rules are not static; they […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/we-should-appreciate-direct-democracy-as-a-democratic-instrument/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:54:39 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=78781 Political scientist Nenad Stojanović is this winter semester’s Alfred Grosser visiting professor. UniReport: Prof. Stojanović, the newly elected Argentinian president has already shown himself to be an enemy of democracy. […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/how-would-adornos-erziehung-nach-auschwitz-look-like-today/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 09:57:12 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=78658 Anti-Semitism in 2023: On the situation of educational institutions – an essay by Sabine Andresen and Wolfgang Meseth The phenomenon is not new: When something goes drastically wrong and triggers […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/a-new-criminal-law-on-climate-protection-to-manage-conflicts/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 09:00:32 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=77114 Goethe University Frankfurt is applying for the upcoming round of the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments with four new clusters on the following research topics: Trust […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/lets-do-it-goethe-university-frankfurt-submits-four-new-and-one-existing-research-cluster-to-the-excellence-strategy-competition/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 10:15:05 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=73515 Goethe University Frankfurt is applying for the upcoming round of the German federal and state governments’ Excellence Strategy with four new clusters on the research topics Confidence in Conflict (CONTRUST), […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-zeitenwende-historic-turning-point-actually-occurred-earlier/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 07:13:53 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=72583 Germany’s former federal minister and vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, now chairman of Atlantik-Brücke e.V., a non-profit association in service of German-American friendship, spoke at the Transatlantic Forum in Bad Homburg […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/excellence-strategy-goethe-university-frankfurt-enters-competition-with-four-new-and-one-existing-research-cluster/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:21:07 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=71970 Goethe University Frankfurt is applying with four new clusters on the research topics “Confidence in Conflict” (CONTRUST), “Infection and Inflammation” (EMTHERA), “Origin of Heavy Elements” (ELEMENTS) and “Cellular Architectures” (SCALE) […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/nicole-deitelhoff-awarded-loewe-top-professorship-at-goethe-university-frankfurt-and-the-peace-research-institute-frankfurt-prif/ Thu, 25 May 2023 06:57:58 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=71597 Political scientist Professor Nicole Deitelhoff has been awarded a LOEWE top professorship, which will be based at Goethe University Frankfurt and the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), part of the […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/first-annual-conference-of-the-regional-research-center-transformations-of-political-violence-trace-languages-of-violence/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:38:16 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=68524 Language and violence are closely linked: On the one hand, language is a medium for discourse about violence – be it in academic exchanges about terminology and analytical precision or […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/sharing-a-common-world-through-narratives/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 12:40:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=67891 As a fellow at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften, political scientist Dr. Nojang Khatami is researching how the liberal democratic orders can be revitalised with a stronger ethos of solidarity. UniReport: Dear […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/news-in-brief/the-powerlessness-of-the-working-class-in-the-21st-century/ Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:54:40 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=66801 British political scientist Cain Shelley is a fellow at Goethe University’s Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften Institute for Advanced Studies working on „A Class For Itself?: The Future of Class Politics.“ Nowadays, the […]]]>