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Dr. Thomas Malang has been awarded the Manfred Fuchs Prize 2021 of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences. The prize, which has been granted annually by the academy since 2015, is endowed with a total of 10,000 euros and honors the outstanding scientific achievements of qualified young researchers from Baden-Württemberg. In his work, Thomas Malang examines the role of parliaments in times of increasing internationalization, combining the methods of various scientific disciplines, from political…

Prof. Dr. Marius Busemeyer has been invited to a panel discussion on the topic "Mit Herz und Haltung gegen Hass und Hetze". In the course of the discussion, Marius Busemeyer gave exciting insights into his research on inequality in our society, which can be identified as a decisive factor for radicalization, hate and agitation.

Prof. Dr. Gerald Schneider was interviewed by Deutschlandfunk in the podcast format "Aus Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften". In the feature, Gerald Schneider reports on the interesting results and implications of his current study on the unequal treatment of asylum seekers. Furthermore, he explicitly addresses the reactions, especially of the BAMF, to the results of his study.

Prof. Dr. Marius Busemeyer was interviewed by Deutsche Welle on the social consequences of the Corona Pandemic. He reports about the increasing inequality and the possible consequences for democracy.

Der Spiegel released an article on Peter Selb's study on the Corona app recently published in Nautre Human Behaviour. In particular, the Spiegel article addresses the study's findings regarding an increase in download numbers through financial incentives.

Porf. Dr. Gerald Schneider has published a new blogpost on the portal FluchtforschungsBlog of the Netzwerk Fluchtforschung. In his blogpost, he criticizes the defensive information policy of the BAMF and calls for more openness towards evidence-based asylum politics.

An article by Peter Selb on the use of the Covid-19 tracing app in Germany was published in the renowned Nature Human Behaviour Journal. The study uses survey and tracking data to investigate how and by which population groups the Corona app is used.

An interview with apl. Prof. Dr. Sven Jochem on the current Covid-19 situation in Sweden and the failure of the Swedish Corona-strategy has been published in Die Welt. Jochem explicitly discusses the recently passed pandemic law.

The recently conducted study by Jun. Prof. Sebastian Koos on the composition and dynamics of the "Querdenken"-Movement is discussed in the media and in politics throughout Germany.