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Lead Research Fellow @giga-hamburg.de
Head of GIGA's Research Programme "Accountability and Participation"
Honorary Professory @leuphana.bsky.social
Co-Speaker @dvpw-vergleich.bsky.social
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▶️Do you have a draft article that you're intending to submit to an African studies journal?
▶️Does your manuscript explore a theme within sustainability - broadly defined?
▶️Are you a scholar from Africa?

✅If yes, consider applying for the MIASA publishing workshop 👇
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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krajewskimarkus.bsky.social
Please consider joining us at @fau.de and @humanrights-fau.bsky.social next year as postdoc researchers or coordinators as we start the work on "Transforming Human Rights" at our @dfg.de Cluster of Excellence.
#Nuremberg #FAU #HumanRights
All details here
www.humanrights.fau.eu/research-chr...
Cluster of Excellence: “Transforming Human Rights”
Call for Applications: Postdoc Position Cluster of Excellence “Transforming Human Rights”, Research Innovation Hub. Call for Applications: Up to five Postdoc Positions Cluster of Excellence…
www.humanrights.fau.eu
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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millanos.bsky.social
Check out our new article ‼️ on #courts #socialparticioacion #publichearings #amicuscuriae
It’s #openaccess
@giga-hamburg.de
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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giga-hamburg.de
We are pleased that this week, the inaugural lecture of @hanaattia.bsky.social took place at @leuphana.bsky.social. She has been jointly appointed as Junior Professor of #SecurityPolicy and #Peace at the university, and as a Research Fellow at the #GIGA. Warm congratulations, Hana! 💐
Junior Professor Dr. Hana Attia gives her inaugural lecture at Leuphana University, Lüneburg. Audience Welcome remarks by Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach, GIGA President From left to right: Leuphana President Prof. Dr. Sascha Spoun, Dean of the Faculty Prof. Dr. Johanna Croon-Gestefeld, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Hana Attia, GIGA President Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach.
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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dvpw.bsky.social
🏆 Wir freuen uns, auch für 2026 mit @schaderstiftung.bsky.social den #Lehrpreis #Politikwissenschaft auszuschreiben!

👉 www.dvpw.de/informatione...

Bewerbungen & Vorschläge bis 15.04.2026
an [email protected]

AK #Hochschullehre #PoWiLehre #Didaktik #PoWi
Grafik mit weißem Hintergrund und Schrift in schwarz und rot. Rechtes Bilddrittel ein Foto in schwarz-weiß von Köpfen mit Doktorhut. Unten links das Logo der Schader-Stiftung in rot; unten mittig das Logo der DVPW in schwarz. Text: Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft. Lehrpreis Politikwissenschaft 2026. Ein Preis der DVPW und der Schader-Stiftung. Bewerbungsfrist 15.04.2026.
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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juliakoebrich.bsky.social
PhD completed 🎓

I am deeply grateful to all of you accompanying me on my way!

Special thanks to my supervisors — Borja Martinović,Tobias H. Stark and Matthias Basedau (joining the ceremony virtually) — for their guidance and thoughtful feedback!
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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giga-hamburg.de
Congratulations, @juliakoebrich.bsky.social! 👏💐🎓 We are proud of your achievement and grateful for your valuable contributions.
juliakoebrich.bsky.social Julia Köbrich @juliakoebrich.bsky.social · 9d
PhD completed 🎓

I am deeply grateful to all of you accompanying me on my way!

Special thanks to my supervisors — Borja Martinović,Tobias H. Stark and Matthias Basedau (joining the ceremony virtually) — for their guidance and thoughtful feedback!
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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giga-hamburg.de
#Gaza, #Israel und Deutschlands #Außenpolitik: Im aktuellen #GIGAFocus stellen @christinebinzel.bsky.social und @thomaserichter.bsky.social eine Umfrage vor – zum Hamas-Angriff und der folgenden israelischen Militäroffensive Ein Meinungsbild.

➡️ Hier lesen: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/publikati...
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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christinebinzel.bsky.social
Meinungsbild zu Gaza, Israel, Deutschlands Außenpolitik, zur Medienberichterstattung, zu pro-palästinensischen Parolen, zu Antisemitismus und zur Erinnerungskultur 👇

Mit @thomaserichter.bsky.social

Veröffentlicht als @giga-hamburg.de Focus Nahost.

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Gaza, Israel und Deutschlands Außenpolitik: ein Meinungsbild
Eine im August 2025 durchgeführte Umfrage zeigt, dass die Mehrheit der in Deutschland lebenden Menschen eine Außenpolitik gegenüber Gaza und Israel befürwortet, die sich am Völkerrecht orientiert und ...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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wurthmann.bsky.social
Mitglieder der DVPW sollten sich beteiligen. Das gilt für Menschen, die betroffen sind ebenso sehr wie für jene, die explizit nicht (!) betroffen sind.
Wir erhalten das bestmögliche Bild durch eine breite Beteiligung unserer Mitglieder.
dvpw.bsky.social DVPW @dvpw.bsky.social · 10d
‼️ #Mitglieder aufgepasst: Heute startet der Vorstand seine Mitgliederbefragung zu Erfahrungen mit #Anfeindungen und #Bedrohungen in der #Politikwissenschaft, die Zugangsdaten kommen per Mail. Bitte nehmt Euch 10 Minuten für die #Umfrage!

👉 www.dvpw.de/informatione...
Grafik mit hellgrauem Hintergrund und Schrift in dunkelgrau, schwarz und magenta. Unten rechts das Logo der DVPW in dunkelgrau. Text: Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft. Mitgliederbefragung: Erfahrungen mit Anfeindungen und Bedrohungen. Zugangsdaten per E-Mail.
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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giga-hamburg.de
#JobOpportunity at GIGA's IT Department: We seek to appoint an #AI and #DigitalResearch Officer (m/f/d). The successful candidate will support the development and implementation of AI-based services and digital research tools at the #GIGA.

➡️ Info and application: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/ai...
Career
Join the GIGA team! Here you can find more on current vacancies in our academic and service departments as well as on our Doctoral and Visiting Fellow Programmes, on career development, and on further...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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tibi-weber.bsky.social
I look for papers that explore the relationships between courts and their allies, examining how these support judicial institutions in defending against political attacks, promoting their work, educating the public about their rights and enhancing legitimacy.
November 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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tibi-weber.bsky.social
Be part of my panel on "Courts and their allies" at #ecprgc26!

It is part of the section on "Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation", endoserd by @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social.

Please don´t hesitate to contact me in case of any questions!

ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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millanos.bsky.social
My contribution in the current issue of D+C www.dandc.eu/en/article/b...
Jair Bolsonaro’s historic conviction: A landmark for democracy | D+C - Development + Cooperation
In a historic conviction, Brazil’s courts have found former president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of attempting a coup, among other serious charges. This sends out a powerful signal of institutional strengt...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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giga-hamburg.de
#Hafensicherheitskonferenz in #Hamburg: Expert:innen diskutieren über Maßnahmen gegen #Drogenschmuggel. #GIGA-Forschende @skurtenbach.bsky.social, Janaina Maldonado & Jonas von Hoffmann zeigen in ihrer Publikation, warum es eine umfassende Strategie dazu braucht: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
Drugs, Ports and Other Challenges: In Need of a Comprehensive and Coordinated Multilevel Strategy
The GIGA and the EULAC Foundation co-organised, with the support of the City of Hamburg, the two-day workshop ‘Port Cities Fighting Transatlantic Drug Trafficking’ in early April 2025. This policy bri...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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giga-hamburg.de
Read #MECAM paper on "The Executioner’s Office in Algeria and Tunisia (1842–1962)"

➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

@thomaserichter.bsky.social @alyssamarie55.bsky.social
The Executioner’s Office in Algeria and Tunisia (1842–1962)
Nowadays, the profession of executioner is still relevant. Concerning Algeria and Tunisia, once they gained independence the new rulers kept their own executioners on duty. They simply replaced French...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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giga-hamburg.de
How does state #censorship shape academic output in #China? In this session of the GIGA China Series, Ning Leng unveils the impact of self-censorship on #SocialScience research.

🗓 Monday, 10 November | 03:30 p.m. (CET) | Online

➡️ Register here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
GIGA China Series
How does state censorship contribute to self-censorship in Chinese universities and in turn affect academic output? Using interviews and analysis of over 5,000 hand-coded publications of scholars in t...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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giga-hamburg.de
Contested Conflicts – Diverse Perspectives on #Gaza, #Sudan, #Ukraine, and Beyond: At our upcoming #GIGATalk, experts will discuss how global conflicts are perceived beyond Western narratives.

📅 Wednesday, 12 November 2025 | 5 pm CET | Berlin

➡️ Register here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...
Contested Conflicts: Diverse Perspectives on Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, and Beyond
This GIGA Talk explores how people and politicians across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East view today’s major conflicts — perspectives often missing from European media. Our panelists ...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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giga-hamburg.de
📢 Job Opportunity (Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d) at the #GIGA and @uni-hamburg.de within the Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society”.

🕒 Part-time position (65%)

📄 Contract: 3 years

➡️ Apply by 1.12. www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/do...

#GIGA #JobPosting #DoctoralResearcher
Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d)
The GIGA seeks to appoint a Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d) to join our research projects on „Co-creating narrative-based near-term climate predictions to prepare for volatile future climates“ and „Variet...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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maxinerubin.com
Keep an eye on our socials - we're posting tips for prospective authors based on common desk rejection reasons. We hope this will help authors finetune their submissions and assist with demystifying the publication process 🔮
africaspectrum.bsky.social Africa Spectrum @africaspectrum.bsky.social · 24d
🎯Need help getting your manuscript ready for peer review?

One of the most common reasons for desk rejection is a lack of a strong theoretical framework and insufficient engagement with existing debates in the field.

A thread 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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giga-hamburg.de
Join us for special livestream:

🎤 Minister #Tuggar will deliver a keynote on current and future cooperation between #Nigeria and #Germany, followed by a live Q&A moderated by #GIGA.

🗓️ Wednesday, 5 Nov 2025 | 10:00–11:00 a.m. (CET) 📍 Online

➡️ Tune in: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
65 Years of Diplomatic Relations between Germany and Nigeria: Future Perspectives for Cooperation
We cordially invite you to a keynote speech and Q&A session with His Excellency Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, OON, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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giga-hamburg.de
🌐 Global IR Series: Join #GIGA conversation with guests on how #GlobalIR can move beyond Western-centric views. We’ll explore analytical eclecticism, area studies, and inclusive approaches to world politics.

🗓️ 6 Nov | 4 p.m.📍 Online
➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
#InternationalRelations
Global IR Series
This event series delves into the evolving field of Global International Relations, highlighting research and practices at GIGA and beyond. It examines how IR can move beyond Western-centric framework...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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mariajo121.bsky.social
Must read about Egypt's new Grand Museum
"A regime obsessed with immortality is built on insecurity. It builds museums because it cannot build legitimacy."
November 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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giga-hamburg.de
📢 Job Opportunity at the #GIGA & @uni-hamburg.de within the Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS): We seek to appoint a #PostDoc in Economics or Political Science.

➡️ Apply by 1 December: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in Economics or Political Science
The GIGA is partner of the University of Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS) that investigates climate dynamics and climate-related social dynamics, as wel...
www.giga-hamburg.de
November 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM