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Scales of justice. A bird's eye view of trees in the background.

Everything for the Climate or Climate for Everyone? – German Chancellor Fellow Kalia R. Barkai researches “Climate Justice”

Climate change has long since become a crisis. Most people have now realized this. However, we are not all experiencing this crisis in the same way. …
At Ground Zero, the former site of the World Trade Center

On the Path to a Doctorate – Terrorism and Gender

Ever since the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the United Nations (UN) has been dealing intensively with combatting and …
Prof. Fabian Schuppert and Janina Walkenhorst

Climate Change for Millions – Researchers analyze which administrative structures cities need and how participatory formats can be successful

Berlin is getting hot. Nowhere else in Germany was the summer of 2022 as warm as in the capital: 20.6°C on average – and thus one and a half degrees …
Illustration: blauer Regenschirm

Recognizing dangers during floods and droughts: Science looks at risks of extreme events

Masses of water pushing mud and piling up debris. Idyllic streams that turn into raging rivers within just a few hours, burying bridges, houses, and …
Participants in a postgraduate MBA program on the Griebnitzsee university campus

From Biotechnology to IT Management: Continuing Education for Specialists and Managers

Absorbing new knowledge, training skills, expanding competencies: Lifelong learning is considered a guarantee of success in a rapidly changing world, …
Israelische Studierende zu Gast beim Team der Verwaltungswissenschaftlerin Prof. Dr. Sabine Kuhlmann.

Staying in Touch – Administrative Scientists from Haifa visit the University of Potsdam

Science thrives on exchange. Administration expert Prof. Dr. Sabine Kuhlmann also believes this. For the third time, the researcher and her team …
Prof. Dr. Sabine Kuhlmann

“Crises Will Happen in More Rapid Succession and Even Overlap” – Prof. Sabine Kuhlmann and her team examined the crisis management of public administrations in Germany

The global spread of the novel coronavirus in early 2020 presented major challenges not only for health care systems, but also for administrations and …
Karolina Zaczynska (linsk) und Prof. Manfred Stede (rechts) sitzen am Schreibtisch und geben ein Interview

How Diplomats Debate – Prof. Manfred Stede and Karolina Zaczynska Research the Trajectories of Conflicts in the UN Security Council

“We have made significant progress in the fifteen years since the Security Council passed its landmark resolution on women, peace and security,” …
Prof. Dr. Andreas Zimmermann

Is the International Rule of Law on the Rise or on Decline? – A DFG research group examines the role of international law in a changing world

 

Third party dispute settlement within the framework of the World Trade Organization, the establishment of the International Criminal Court, sanctions …
Udo Dannemann im Interview

A Question of Stance – How do you react to antisemitic remarks in the classroom or to racism among students at school? A model project provides answers.

Discrimination and right-wing thinking do not stop at classroom doors. It is an enormous challenge for teachers to respond to them adequately. A model …