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Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, at the very latest, talk of “geopolitics” has dominated the discourse. Ulrich Schneckener discusses with political scientist Klaus Schlichte his new book The Misery of Geopolitics and, with it, the evolution of a term that obscures more than it explains.   [...]

On July 9 and 10, hearings will be held for four candidates for the new assistant professorship in “International Politics”—a collaborative project between the Institute for Social Sciences and the GIGA in Hamburg.

The Institute of Social Sciences is saying goodbye to its new alumni from the bachelor’s and master’s programs. They can now look forward to master’s programs, their first jobs, and the journey toward their future.

Since 2010, Prof. Dr. Kai-Olaf Maiwald has held the Chair of Microsociology and Qualitative Methods at the University of Osnabrück. In the interview series “UOS Asks,” we talked about gender equality, non-pedagogical parenting styles—and men with barbecue tongs.

What if we analyze AI not primarily as a technological innovation, but as a product of unequal and conflict-ridden power relations? We invite you to a guest lecture by Prof. Daniel Mügge (University of Amsterdam) on June 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.!

Why does the so-called “manosphere” attract so many young men—and what connections does it have to far-right ideologies? A new research project at the University of Osnabrück is exploring these questions.

How does peacebuilding work in practice today? Students in the  Conflict Studies & Peacebuilding master’s program visited various organizations in Berlin and gained insights into different approaches, but also witnessed the current challenges posed by massive budget cuts in the humanitarian and [...]

How can nonviolent action be effective against regimes that are willing and able to systematically kill their opponents? Dr. Consuelo Amat (Johns Hopkins University) will present her theory of nonviolent resistance in her CeCoP lecture on June 8.

Invitation to the CeCoP Guest Lecture on Tuesday, May 19, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Institute of Social Sciences (Room 15/105).

Ulrich Schneckener, Nicole Deitelhoff and Gwendolyn Sasse discuss the implications of Russia’s ongoing war of aggression for peace and conflict studies and for global conflict dynamics in the new episode of the Roundtable Osteuropa podcast by ZOiS.