Cooperations

The Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences is well networked and cooperates with numerous non-university research institutions in the science region Berlin-Brandenburg. There are particularly close ties with five research institutions (DIW, IASS, PIK, WZB and IRS) due to joint appointments. This cooperation benefits research, as well as teaching to a particularly high degree. Further joint appointments, which contribute to an intensification of the cooperation with non-university research institutions, are currently being planned.

There is a long-standing, intra-university cooperation with the Law Faculty in the field of interdisciplinary municipal science research, teaching, further education and consulting. The Kommunalwissenschaftliches Institut (KWI) (Institute of Municipal Sciences) was founded in 1993 and transformed into a joint scientific institution of the Law Faculty and the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences in 2010.

https://www.diw.de/de

The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) has been one of Germany’s leading economic research institutes since 1925. The institute conducts theoretical and applied research in the field of economics and provides economic policy advice.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/kwi

The Institute for Local Government Studies (KWI) is a joint academic institution of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Law. The Institute for Local Government Studies has an interdisciplinary focus. Within the University of Potsdam, it supports research, teaching, and continuing education in the field of local government studies, particularly in the areas of law, social sciences, and economics.

https://www.pik-potsdam.de/de/startseite

From natural science to social science, from risks to solutions, from identifying Planetary Boundaries to managing Global Commons: The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) is advancing the frontier of integrated research for global sustainability, and for a safe and just climate future. A member of the Leibniz Association, the institute is based in Potsdam, Brandenburg and connected with the global scientific community. Drawing on excellent research, PIK provides relevant scientific advice for policy decision-making.

https://www.rifs-potsdam.de/de

The Research Institute for Sustainability conducts research with the goal of understanding, advancing, and guiding processes of societal change towards sustainable development. Our research approach is transformative, transdisciplinary, and co-creative. RIFS conducts research on three overarching themes: Sustainability Transformations and Society, Transforming Human-Earth Interactions, Advancing Transdisciplinarity and Co-Creation.

The IRS investigates the connections between spatial and social change. We are particularly interested in human agency that shapes processes of change. Through our publications, events, and policy advice, we contribute to the sustainable development of cities, villages and regions. With the Scientific Collections for the History of Building and Planning in the GDR , the IRS operates a sought-after research infrastructure. The IRS has three Research Areas: Economy and Civil Society, Politics and Planning, Contemporary History and Archive