Text: "We're hiring! Assistant Professorship (W1) 'International Politics' (m/f/d)"
Job opportunity at the #GIGA & Osnabrück University: We jointly seek to appoint an Assistant Professor (W1) in #InternationalPolitics (m/f/d) for quantitative research in #InternationalRelations / #ComparativePolitics on Africa, Asia, Middle East or Latin America: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/karriere/...
Image: Portraits of Lisa and Julia. Text: ""Spotlight on..." Equal Opportunity Commissioners. We want to strengthen existing gender equality measures and introduce new initiatives to make the GIGA a place that is attentive to different life phases and needs."
Meet Lisa Sänger and Julia Gurol-Haller, #GIGA’s #EqualOpportunity Commissioners. In this interview, they share where they see the main challenges to #DEI in academia and what they hope to achieve during their term: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/spo...
Hamburg blickt gespannt auf den Regierungswechsel in #Ungarn. Auch #GIGA-Wissenschaftlerin @desireereder.bsky.social, die zu #Redemokratisierung in autoritären Staaten forscht, verfolgt die Entwicklungen und ordnet sie für den NDR ein.
➡️ Zum Beitrag: www.ndr.de/fernsehen/se...
@africaspectrum.bsky.social at 60! This new issue examines decolonial identity, women’s use of technology in conflict contexts in Cameroon, urban belonging among Eritrean migrants in Ethiopia, China’s expanding footprint in Nigeria, and more.
➡️Have a look: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...
Text: "GIGA Focus. Scepticism, Distance, and Fear: How People in Germany See the Iran War" Image: "An Iranian flag is placed on the rubble of a police facility struck during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 4, 2026."
How do people in Germany view the #IranWar? A survey reveals scepticism regarding its legitimacy and concern over its economic fallout. #GIGA researchers @rebendte.bsky.social, Diba Mirzaei & @thomaserichter.bsky.social present the findings in a #GIGAFocus.
➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
CfP Jahrestagung AK #Demokratieforschung 1.-2. Oktober 2026 #Berlin Deadline 19. April www.dvpw.de/gliederung/a... @humboldtuni.bsky.social @dvpwtheoriesektion.bsky.social @dvpw-regieren.bsky.social @akpf-dvpw.bsky.social @ecib-dvpw.bsky.social @dvpw-ipe.bsky.social
Foto des Wandgemäldes "The Future is Europe" von NovaDead in Brüssel. Foto von Jeremy Segrott, Wikimedia. Oben links in blauer Schrift: Dreiländertagung. 17.-19. Juni 2026. Zeppelin Universität. Friedrichshafen. Darunter die Logos von DVPW, ÖGPW und SVPW/ASSP in Schwarz. Quer über das Bild blaue Streifen wie Absperrband, darauf in gelber Schrift: Europas Zukunft - Zukunft Europa. Innere Spannungen und äußere Herausforderungen.
‼️Das vorläufige Programm zur #Dreiländertagung ist online!
"Europas Zukunft - Zukunft Europa"
DVPW, @oegpw.bsky.social & SVPW/ASSP
17.-19.06.2026 in Friedrichshafen
Details & Download 👉 www.dvpw.de/veranstaltun...
#3LT2026 #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #DACH #Europa #Zukunft
Bürgerschaft in ihren vielfältigen Formen und Facetten steht im Mittelpunkt der Frühjahrstagung 2026 der DVPW-Sektion "Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte", die vom 18.-20. März 2026 an der Universität Marburg stattfindet. Als Organisator*innen sind... https://www.theorieblog.de/?p=30495
The next conference of the DVPW Section Political Economy takes place 24–25 Sept 2026 at Freie Universität Berlin.
Contributions in English and German are welcome. Please send us your paper or panel proposal by next Friday, 27 Feb 2026.
All info in our Call for Papers: www.dvpw.de/fileadmin/us...
Grafik mit grauem Hintergrund und Schrift in weiß/beige/gelb. Unten rechts das DVPW-Logo in weiß. Text: Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft. Call for Proposals: PVS/GPSQ Special Issue 2027. Proposals should be preferably in English language, devoted to a topic of general interest to the discipline, relevant across different subfields. Send your proposal by 31 May 2026 to pvs-redaktion@dvpw.de.
‼️ The editorial board of @pvs-journal.bsky.social invites proposals for a special issue in 2027:
👉 www.dvpw.de/informatione...
Submit your proposals by 31 May 2026 to pvs-redaktion@dvpw.de
#CfP #PVS #GPSQ #PolSci #specialissue #Journal
7 Doctoral Positions at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” @uni-konstanz.de #Deadline 15 April 2026 www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/ungleichheit... @mbusemeyer.bsky.social @ecib-dvpw.bsky.social @dvpw-ipe.bsky.social @dvpw-regieren.bsky.social @dvpw.bsky.social
We're hiring: Presidency of the GIGA (m/f/d)
We are looking to designate a new #GIGA President: Together with the @uni-hamburg.de, we are advertising the position in combination with a joint Professorship. We are looking forward to submissions. Application deadline: 26 March.
➡️ Further information: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/pr...
SAVE THE DATE für alle Fans der #Demokratieforschung: 1. bis 2. Oktober Jahrestagung des AK Demokratieforschung 2026 an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin @dvpw.bsky.social @dvpwtheoriesektion.bsky.social @dvpw-regieren.bsky.social @akpf-dvpw.bsky.social @ecib-dvpw.bsky.social @dvpw-ipe.bsky.social
In our latest #GIGAForum ONLINE, experts provided insights into #Iran's critical juncture, where significant social and political changes within the country intersect with external pressures in the aftermath of the “Twelve-Day War” between Iran and Israel in June 2025.
Text: US-Blockade von Öllieferungen nach Kuba: GIGA-Experte Bert Hoffmann warnt vor humanitärer Krise Bild: A line of cars waits outside a gas station after Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced that his government would roll out a plan to confront fuel shortages as the U.S. moves to block the supply of oil, in Havana, Cuba February 5, 2026 REUTERS/Norlys Perez
Die Versorgungslage auf #Kuba verschärft sich. Welche Auswirkungen hat die US-Blockade? Was wollen die #USA erreichen und welche Optionen bleiben Kuba?
➡️ #GIGA-Experte @berthoffmann.bsky.social war gerade vor Ort und gibt Antworten in den GIGA Insights: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/us...
Visual GIGA Focus: From Screens to Streets: A New Wave of Youth-Led Protests
From Screens to Streets: In our latest #GIGAFocus, #GIGA's Adhiraaj Anand, Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir & Theodora Benesch analyse youth-led #protests from Asia to Africa to Latin America, and how social media has served to inspire and connect movements.
➡️ Read now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
Modi, von der Leyen und da Costa einigen sich auf Indien-EU-Freihandelsabkommen.
Durchbruch im #Indien-EU-Freihandelsabkommen: Angesichts der jüngsten US-Drohungen mit neuen Zöllen und der stockenden Ratifizierung des EU‑Mercosur-Abkommens kommt die Einigung zur rechten Zeit, schreibt GIGA-Experte Johannes Plagemann.
➡️ Zu den GIGA Insights: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/ne...
#India struggles to balance its interests within #BRICS amid ongoing trade talks, while ties with #China and the #US remain complex.
➡️ In our latest #GIGAFocus, Soumya Chaturvedi and Johannes Plagemann share ten things to watch in India in 2026: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
Visual GIGA Forum Iran
#Iran at a Crossroads: At the upcoming #GIGAForum, Sara Kermanian, @yzdzakiyeh.bsky.social, Diba Mirzaei, and Hamid Talebian discuss how the 2025 #TwelveDayWar is reshaping Iran’s foreign policy and internal power.
➡️Join us online, 4 February: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...
PhD Student:in (m/w/x) (75%, Beginn zwischen März und Mai 2026, 3 Jahre) in München (LMU) im Projekt „DemocraGPT – Entwicklung eines KI-gestützten Gesprächstrainings zur Förderung demokratischen Austausches“ Deadline 31. Januar job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/7...
About one week left to submit proposals for our #AKWahlen conference in Mainz.
No fee, open topic, nice people & city!
More here: www.dvpw.de/gliederung/a...
Cc: @sgarritzmann.bsky.social @conradziller.bsky.social @dvpw.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Position at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” in the project “Making political decisions" TV-L E13 100%. The deadline for applications is 20 February 2026 stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
Predoc or Postdoc in Comparative Politics / Political Representation (75%) at Goethe-University Frankfurt in the project “Trust in politicians: The Role of Representation” (TRUPOL) Deadline Feb 18, 2026
www.uni-frankfurt.de/182108484/Au...
Aus Anlass der Ereignisse in #Venezuela und #Iran habe ich mit #GEO über #Regimewechsel gesprochen.
Die Betrachtung historischer Fälle zeigt, dass von außen erzwungene Regimewechsel in den wenigsten Fällen erfolgreich waren.
Zum ausführlichen Gespräch:
www.geo.de/wissen/weltg...
@giga-hamburg.de
🚨 #JobAlert: We are looking for a #StudentAssistant (m/f/d) to support @africaspectrum.bsky.social. As part of the team, you will assist with managing manuscripts, social media accounts and inboxes, and more.
➡️ For more details and application: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/st...
Visual GIGA Talk Colombia Elections
“Peace” in Peril? At the next #GIGATalk, Estefania Ciro, @skurtenbach.bsky.social, and Jonas von Hoffmann discuss how #Colombia’s elections could reshape the peace process, #counternarcotics policies & Colombia–US relations.
➡️ Join our #GIGATalk, 5 Feb in Berlin: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...
Did you see our latest tip (below) for submitting to Africa Spectrum?
Spotlight on Diplomat in Residence Oliver Schramm, Portrait
Meet our Diplomat in Residence, Oliver Schramm! We asked him about his background, career, and his work with #GIGA.
➡️ Read the interview now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/spo...
Ein großer Erfolg für das #GIGA & den Wissenschaftsstandort #Hamburg: Die @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de hat die Förderung von @grauvogelj.bsky.social im Leibniz-Professorinnenprogramms beschlossen, in Kooperation mit @leuphana.bsky.social. Wir gratulieren! 👏💐
➡️ Mehr: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/gi...
For You, Peace Is...? Open Responses from Venezuela. Word cloud.
For You, Peace Is...? Open Responses from Colombia. Word cloud.
For You, Peace Is...? Open Responses from Cameroon. Word cloud.
For You, Peace Is...? Open Responses from South Sudan. Word cloud.
What does #peace mean to you? Across different countries, people describe the concept of peace in their own words.
➡️ Visit our website for more: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
PEACEption project: #GIGA, @fesonline.bsky.social
Visualisations: @skurtenbach.bsky.social, @evalencia100.bsky.social