📣 We are delighted to present the latest edition of our e-Extreme Newsletter, courtesy of our wonderful editorial team: @audreygagnon.bsky.social, @lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social & @sabinedvolk.bsky.social. You can download it via our website (see “Current Issue”): ecpr.eu/news/news/de... 📖

It was really great to have Asaf Yakir with us yesterday for his talk "The Political and Economic Foundations of Israel's Genocide in Gaza". These were important insights into the dynamics of Israel's current war economy. For the short version, you may also read: jacobin.com/2025/08/war-...

We have a new InIIS InSIGHTS episode out, this time with Phil Munson (International Crisis Group, Caracas) on the US naval deployment in the Caribbean, the lethal attacks on boats, and what this one-sided escalation means for the US-Venezuela conflict. open.spotify.com/episode/2C5n...

‼️Nicht vergessen: Nächste Woche Mittwoch gehts beim #QStammtisch um #Machtmissbrauch in der #Politikwissenschaft! Meldet Euch noch bis 8.12. an 👉 www.dvpw.de/informatione... #PoWi #Qualifikationsphase #meineDVPW

Stip: Förderung eines Workshops "Militärgeschichte" https://www.hsozkult.de/grant/id/stip-159089 Neubiberg, , Arbeitskreis Militärgeschichte (AKM), Bewerbungsschluss: 31.01.2026 Förderung eines Workshops für und von Doktorand:innen & Postdoktorand:innen in Militärgeschichte

We have a new #InIIS_InSIGHTS episode out, this time with Volker Perthes (@perthes.bsky.social) on recent #military developments in the civil #war in #Sudan, the rebel occupation of and massacres in Al-Fasher, the role of #diplomacy & his own #UN experiences. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3f9...

CRC 1342 "Global Dynamics of Social Policy" Enters Third Funding Phase! 🌏🥳 DFG is supporting the CRC for another four years until the end of 2029! #socialpolicy Read more: socialpolicydynamics.de/en uni-bremen.de/en/

Die #DFG fördert zur weiteren Stärkung der #Spitzenforschung an den Hochschulen 9 neue #Sonderforschungsbereiche (SFB). Die Themen reichen von pilzbasierten Baumaterialien über Autoimmunkrankheiten bis zu molekularer Bor-Chemie. Einzelheiten 👉 www.dfg.de/de/service/p...

Laura Seelkopf and Philipp Genschel appeared on the 'Marginal Babble' podcast to discuss their book "Global Taxation" (global.oup.com/academic/pro...), especially the question of western bias in international tax research.

Endspurt für den #CfP zum zweiten Theoriekongress. Bis zum 6. November können noch Panels eingereicht werden.👇

Spannendes Format für theorieaffine Docs und Postdocs: "Im Rahmen des Theorielabors wollen wir eine Atmosphäre ermöglichen, in der theoretisches Denken gerade in seiner Unfertigkeit entfaltet, irritiert und weitergetrieben werden kann." 👇

🎉 Anlässlich 25 Jahren DSF: 📅 8.–9.10.25 Fachkonferenz „FriedensStiftung in Zeiten globaler Krisen“ in Osnabrück 📅 8.10.,19:30 Uhr öffentliche Veranstaltung mit Podiumsdiskussion: „Neuordnung der Welt – Was bleibt vom Friedensprojekt Europa in Zeiten globaler Krisen 👉 Mehr Infos: bit.ly/3VRUUrY

Die Anmeldung läuft! „Politische Öffentlichkeit - Akteure und Strategien“ in Erlangen Ende des Monats, mit keynotes von @camlinger.bsky.social und @tmbejan.bsky.social Alle Infos hier —->

ESPAnet2025 at University of Milan: Visit our CRC 1342 booth and try out the new Global Welfare State Information System (WeSIS)! wesis.org Wednesday: 13:00-17:00 Thursday: 11:00-14:30 and Friday: 11:00-14:00 Read more: socialpolicydynamics.de/en/

Neu im #DVPWblog: 25 Jahre nach Scharpf bleibt die Frage: Hat die EU die Asymmetrie von Integration überwunden? Martin Höpner, Susanne K. Schmidt und Daniel Seikel bezweifeln das –wirtschaftl. & soziale Integration zeigen weiter Brüche. 👉 www.dvpw.de/blog/ist-die... #PoWi #EU #Integration

A big thank you to @dirkmoses.bsky.social for being with us at Uni Bremen yesterday to deliver his inspiring lecture "How Genocide Became Distinguished from Genocidal Warfare". For those who could not attend in person, here is the video of the event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr5-...

This is a quick reminder that we will meet tomorrow at 10.00 (CEST) for the online panel "The Judicial #Coup, the #Gaza #War, and the Transformations of #Israeli #Politics and #Society" with @yaelberda.bsky.social & @gutweind.bsky.social. Zoom link: www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...

In der neuen Ausgabe von #InIIS_InSIGHTS geht es um die Rolle Afrikas in heutigen rechten Diskursen. Das Gespräch mit Stefan Ouma (@econgeo.bsky.social) basiert auf seinem Artikel "Africa in the Shadow of the Global Far-Right" vom März 2025. Viel Spaß beim Reinhören! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdu5...

We are very happy for this opportunity: together with the IfEK at U Bremen, we will host @dirkmoses.bsky.social to give his very timely lecture "How #Genocide Became Distinguished from Genocidal #Warfare" in Bremen on July 10th. Thanks to everybody & especially to Dirk Moses for making this happen!!

What role do marginalized communities like the Banyamulenge play in the violence & war in the DR Congo and the conflict between the DRC and Rwanda? For a historical depiction of the community, listen to our latest InSIGHTS episode with Lazare Rukundwa Sebitereko: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW-g...

Das spannende Programm unserer #Sektionstagung im Herbst (30.9. bis 2.10.) in Erlangen, @fau.de, ist jetzt öffentlich. Schaut hier nach:

If you are interested in Israeli societal and political issues & the current wars, join us for the online panel "The Judicial Coup, the Gaza War & the Transformations of Israeli Politics and Society" with (@yaelberda.bsky.social) & @gutweind.bsky.social. Zoom link: www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...

Join us this Wednesday at 12.00 for the talk "Africa's Global Infrastructures. Chinese Projects and Transforming Governance Practices" by @janahoenke.bsky.social . The Zoom link is available here: www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...

📣New interview📣 @lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social discusses the constructions of 'the elite' in the discourses of Die Linke and AfD in Germany. He reflects on how these constructions are informed by party ideology, and the degree to which populism plays a central role. reacpol.net/elite-populi...

Join us tomorrow for a discussion of Quinn Slobodian's newest book, Hayek's Bastards: The Neoliberal Roots of the Populist Right. Zoom link available here: www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...

🎉Important announcement!!!🎉 My paper on the re-examination of 'the elite' term in populism studies is finally out! I discuss how we can offer further analytical utility to populism by exploring the nuances of 'the elite' as the second core element of populism after 'the people'.

In the Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies (open access), Philipp Schulz & Sunny Omwenyeke (Bremen Solidarity Centre e.V.) have a new article out on forced migrant men as actors of care, understanding displaced men through their caring practices & relationships. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

"Imperiale Modernisierung": Tobias ten Brink und Wiebke Rabe beschreiben in der neuen Politikum-Ausgabe "Der China-Faktor" die Treiber des Wandels des chinesischen Entwicklungsmodells. www.politikum.org/blog/imperia...

In this InSIGHTs episode, we have Ahmet Kuru (@ahmetkuru.bsky.social) as guest to speak about the international journey of his "Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment" (2019, Cambridge UP), about secularism and democracy debates in Muslim countries, etc. www.youtube.com/watch?v=quT3...

Lesens- und diskussionswert: www.ipg-journal.de/rubriken/aus...

Roy Karadag war heute früh bei DLF Kultur und sprach über die sehr vorsichtige Kritik an der türkischen Regierung aus den Reihen der Europäischen Union.

"Die geopolitische Deutung des russischen Krieges gegen die Ukraine mündet letztlich in einer Überhöhung: Sie stilisiert den Konflikt zu einem manichäischen Existenzkampf zwischen liberalen Demokratien und kriegerischen Autokratien, zwischen Gut und Böse". www.ipg-journal.de/rubriken/aus...

CALL FOR PAPERS! Together with Tobias ten Brink and @johannespetry.bsky.social, Wiebke Rabe is organizing this authors' workshop on China's quest for domestic autonomy and the role of global dependencies in it. The deadline is 31 March!

"How do people affected by mass displacement navigate intimacy, romance, and dating?" This documentary by Bedmot Andrew on #IDPs in Northern #Uganda was part of an exhibition on #Love and #Care in #Conflict and its Wake in #Gulu in July 2024, which was linked to www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Cr...

🗓️ The deadline for submissions is this Friday. @uschroeder.bsky.social, @holgerniemann.bsky.social, and I are looking forward to your submissions!

Was kann man aus Kinderbüchern über #Politik lernen? Was sind konkrete Vorstellungen des Bruchs in der radikalen #Demokratietheorie? Was wären affektive Demokratieerzählungen gegen den #Rechtsruck? Dazu und mehr: www.youtube.com/watch?v=syFC... @theorieblog.bsky.social #Rancière #Mouffe #Occupy

Our chapter 'No alternative but Europeanisation: slow violence and critical imaginaries in/from/with South East Europe' is now out in this important co-edited volume. Writing with @drdeiana.bsky.social and working with the editors and all the authors was a real treat — thank you!

This Thursday, "The #Foreign Policies of #East #African States" will be launched at Cavendish University #Uganda. This will be a great occasion to exchange with editors (Jude Kagoro and Klaus Schlichte) and authors (Moses Khisa, Asiimwe Solomon, Edward Kaweesi). nc.uni-bremen.de/index.php/s/...

Interested in caring practices of forced migrants in Germany? Later today (12:00), Philipp Schulz and Sunny Omwenyeke present their paper "Understanding displaced men through their caring practices and relationships". Colloquium program and zoom link available here: www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...

If you are around in Nairobi these days, do not miss the launch of Hawa Noor's groundbreaking monograph "#Mobilization for Violent Politicized #Islam" on the motivations of Kenyan Muslim fighters to join Shabaab in the war in #Somalia. When: Thursday, 23 January. Where: Alliance Française Nairobi.

🎧 Episode 29 is available now! 🔗 bit.ly/EISAVoices29

It just occurred to me that the best way to sum up the world Trump's return has conjured up was as a Bakhtian carnival and then, turns out, someone's written a book on that already! And it's free! www-degruyter-com.eux.idm.oclc.org/document/doi...

A big thank you to Jude Kagoro and the colleagues from Kampala for making this international workshop "Who Knows What on Somalia?" possible, which will take place tomorrow at Makerere University. Link to the program: nc.uni-bremen.de/index.php/s/...

Und im Rahmen der "Politics of Love"-Ausstellung im Kunsthaus Hamburg findet übermorgen die Gesprächsrunde "Zur Rolle von #Liebe und #Fürsorge in bewaffneten #Konflikten" mit Josephine Apraku und Philipp Schulz statt, moderiert von Belinde Grace Gardner. kunsthaushamburg.de/zur-rolle-vo...

We warmly recommend the #Politics of #Love exhibition at the Kunsthaus Hamburg to everyone in the are, which will continue until early February. kunsthaushamburg.de/politics-of-... politics-of-love.kunsthaushamburg.de

Join us at tomorrow's InIIS Lunchtime Talk "Drivers of Current Armament Dynamics: The Case of Intermediate-Range Missiles" by Michael Broszka (@ifshhamburg.bsky.social). Zoom link attached: www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...

Zur Erinnerung: Heute abend findet der Launch von „Szenen des Politischen“ von Christian Leonhardt statt! Physisch im GW2, online über Zoom (s.u.)!

Und herzlichen Glückwunsch auch an Seongcheol Kim, dessen neue Monographie "Bewegungsparteien und Volksparteien neuen Typs" gerade bei Campus erschienen ist. Ein Muss für alle, die sich für parteipolitische Veränderungen in Europa seit 2010 interessieren! www.campus.de/buecher-camp...

Despite its relevance, little is known about the logic of foreign policy-making in East Africa. We hope that "The Foreign Policies of East African States", edited by Jude Kagoro, Julian Friesinger, and Klaus Schlichte, will remedy that. Now out with Routledge. www.routledge.com/The-Foreign-...