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In an interview with the Tagesspiegel, Prof. Dr. Gabriele Spilker talks about the challenges and opportunities at the World Climate Conference in Dubai, explaining how the negotiations will proceed and what obstacles need to be overcome. You can find the entire interview in German here.

The Chamber of Industry and Commerce estimates that Germany has a shortage of around 1.8 million skilled workers. Immigration is therefore necessary. For immigrants and Germans alike, dual training is an important route into the labour market. However, young immigrants drop out of training more often than German trainees. In their Integration Network project, Prof. Dr. Florian Kunze is investigating how well foreign trainees manage to integrate into the German labour market. Prof. Dr. Florian…

Prof Dr Marius Busemeyer reports on the inequality barometer in the BR podcast Duo Informale. The podcast discusses income transparency in Germany. You can watch the podcast in German here.

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has appointed Prof. Dr Anke Hoeffler as a scientific advisor to the newly established Economic Advisory Network for Sustainable Development Policy. The aim of the network is to incorporate research results and scientific recommendations in a more targeted manner into development policy processes. The network will identify economic issues relevant to development policy and develop analyses and recommendations for the strategic…

The pro-Palestinian demonstrations pose problems for Germany: Freedom of demonstration on the one hand, intolerable anti-Semitic slogans on the other. How to deal with the anti-Israeli protests? Prof. Dr. Gerald Schneider talks about this in an interview with WDR 3. You can listen to the interview in German here.

Getting fit for democracy and more: The DAAD Hilde Domin Programme for refugees started at the department. The programme is aimed at young people who were unable to begin or continue their studies in their home countries due to the political situation. The students dealt with the possibilities and challenges of modern civil societies. What conditions are needed for democracy, the rule of law and a vibrant civil society? These questions will be discussed in depth. Further interdisciplinary…

Sanctions are useless, always hit the wrong people and are only a means for the strong countries to subjugate the small ones. This is one view of sanctions on the left. The other sees sanctions as a pacifist alternative to military attacks, as a way to avoid war. We explore this controversy in our new episode and debunk some of the myths surrounding sanctions. In the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation's peace podcast "dis:arm" with Linda Peikert and Jan van Aken, Prof. Dr. Gerald Schneider comments on…

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Vogler gave a guest lecture on "Pandemics and Political Development: The Electoral Legacy of the Black Death in Germany" at the Danish Institute for Advanced Study. You can watch the lecture here. The academic article can be accessed here.

We're excited to announce that registration is officially open for the Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops (komex), brought to you by the University of Konstanz in collaboration with the Methods Excellence Network (MethodsNET). You can explore our course offerings and secure your spot by visiting our registration page here.

The Workshop stars on February 22, 2024 (short courses) and February 26, 2024 (main courses) at the University of Konstanz, Germany (for in-person courses) and online.

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