Centre for International Relations/Peace and Conflict Research
@iratut.bsky.social
News and updates from Centre for International Relations/Peace and Conflict Research (CIRP) at University of Tübingen
🧭 New from CIRP:
Nuri Korkmaz (our affiliate) has published a timely study in the Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (July 2025) titled “Reconnecting Divided Urban Spaces through Cross‑Border Cooperation in the Bulgarian–Greek Borderland.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/figure/1...
Nuri Korkmaz (our affiliate) has published a timely study in the Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (July 2025) titled “Reconnecting Divided Urban Spaces through Cross‑Border Cooperation in the Bulgarian–Greek Borderland.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/figure/1...
July 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
🧭 New from CIRP:
Nuri Korkmaz (our affiliate) has published a timely study in the Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (July 2025) titled “Reconnecting Divided Urban Spaces through Cross‑Border Cooperation in the Bulgarian–Greek Borderland.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/figure/1...
Nuri Korkmaz (our affiliate) has published a timely study in the Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (July 2025) titled “Reconnecting Divided Urban Spaces through Cross‑Border Cooperation in the Bulgarian–Greek Borderland.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/figure/1...
After 10 years as Honorary Professor at CIRP, Nathalie Tocci gave her final seminar on “The EU in International Politics” last Friday.
From her first lecture in 2015 to her last in 2025 — thank you, Nathalie, for a decade of sharp insights & dedicated teaching. Tübingen will miss you
From her first lecture in 2015 to her last in 2025 — thank you, Nathalie, for a decade of sharp insights & dedicated teaching. Tübingen will miss you
July 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
After 10 years as Honorary Professor at CIRP, Nathalie Tocci gave her final seminar on “The EU in International Politics” last Friday.
From her first lecture in 2015 to her last in 2025 — thank you, Nathalie, for a decade of sharp insights & dedicated teaching. Tübingen will miss you
From her first lecture in 2015 to her last in 2025 — thank you, Nathalie, for a decade of sharp insights & dedicated teaching. Tübingen will miss you
missed the plenary, made the point.
@thomasdiez.bsky.social at #EWIS2025 on why international society needs to be studied from below — through the everyday, not just diplomacy.
read more in the post ↓
#EverydayIR #EISA #InternationalStudies
@thomasdiez.bsky.social at #EWIS2025 on why international society needs to be studied from below — through the everyday, not just diplomacy.
read more in the post ↓
#EverydayIR #EISA #InternationalStudies
July 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
missed the plenary, made the point.
@thomasdiez.bsky.social at #EWIS2025 on why international society needs to be studied from below — through the everyday, not just diplomacy.
read more in the post ↓
#EverydayIR #EISA #InternationalStudies
@thomasdiez.bsky.social at #EWIS2025 on why international society needs to be studied from below — through the everyday, not just diplomacy.
read more in the post ↓
#EverydayIR #EISA #InternationalStudies
📢 Join us for our next Departmental Seminar!
Whether you already are a Cyprus expert or just curious about European integration and conflict resolution, this seminar promises insights for everyone. Don’t miss it!
Whether you already are a Cyprus expert or just curious about European integration and conflict resolution, this seminar promises insights for everyone. Don’t miss it!
June 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
📢 Join us for our next Departmental Seminar!
Whether you already are a Cyprus expert or just curious about European integration and conflict resolution, this seminar promises insights for everyone. Don’t miss it!
Whether you already are a Cyprus expert or just curious about European integration and conflict resolution, this seminar promises insights for everyone. Don’t miss it!
On May 17, 2025, @thomasdiezrottenburg joined the Jean Monnet Chair Conference “China, European Union, and New Dynamics of Great Power Politics” at the University of Macau.
His key message: “If the EU wants to be a great power, it cannot forget its normative power ambitions.”
His key message: “If the EU wants to be a great power, it cannot forget its normative power ambitions.”
May 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
On May 17, 2025, @thomasdiezrottenburg joined the Jean Monnet Chair Conference “China, European Union, and New Dynamics of Great Power Politics” at the University of Macau.
His key message: “If the EU wants to be a great power, it cannot forget its normative power ambitions.”
His key message: “If the EU wants to be a great power, it cannot forget its normative power ambitions.”
On Wednesday, February 15, 2025, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dagmar Vorlíček as a guest in our Discourses of Security lecture.
She shared insightful perspectives on a topic that's often overlooked in security discussions: Infrastructures and Global Security 🌍
She shared insightful perspectives on a topic that's often overlooked in security discussions: Infrastructures and Global Security 🌍
May 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
On Wednesday, February 15, 2025, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dagmar Vorlíček as a guest in our Discourses of Security lecture.
She shared insightful perspectives on a topic that's often overlooked in security discussions: Infrastructures and Global Security 🌍
She shared insightful perspectives on a topic that's often overlooked in security discussions: Infrastructures and Global Security 🌍
Yesterday, Tuesday 13 May, Gabi Schlag shared here thoughts on why diplomatic negotiations on conflicts between states seem to be failing more and more frequently nowadays. Read more about the event at Volkshochschule in the pictures below!
May 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Yesterday, Tuesday 13 May, Gabi Schlag shared here thoughts on why diplomatic negotiations on conflicts between states seem to be failing more and more frequently nowadays. Read more about the event at Volkshochschule in the pictures below!
As part of the Institutskolloquium series at the Institute of Political Science (IfP), Dr. Dr. Juliana Tappe Ortiz presented her lecture "Women under threat: perceptions of women's activism in Colombia" on May 7th.
May 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
As part of the Institutskolloquium series at the Institute of Political Science (IfP), Dr. Dr. Juliana Tappe Ortiz presented her lecture "Women under threat: perceptions of women's activism in Colombia" on May 7th.
Come join us for our OPEN LECTURE next Tuesday 13 May 2025 – 16:00 c.t. Come to HS2 Neue Aula or join online: zoom.us/j/94786719368 Meeting-ID: 947 8671 9368 Passcode: 341116
May 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Come join us for our OPEN LECTURE next Tuesday 13 May 2025 – 16:00 c.t. Come to HS2 Neue Aula or join online: zoom.us/j/94786719368 Meeting-ID: 947 8671 9368 Passcode: 341116
We are excited to announce that tomorrow, Wednesday, May 7, at 4pm c.t., our new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Juliana @tappeortiz.bsky.social , will join us for the IfP Departmental Seminar! She will discuss “Women under Threat in Armed Conflicts” to ask how safe social activism in Columbia is.
May 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
We are excited to announce that tomorrow, Wednesday, May 7, at 4pm c.t., our new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Juliana @tappeortiz.bsky.social , will join us for the IfP Departmental Seminar! She will discuss “Women under Threat in Armed Conflicts” to ask how safe social activism in Columbia is.
Congratulations to Maximilian Ohle on successfully defending his PhD Thesis! 🎉
April 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Congratulations to Maximilian Ohle on successfully defending his PhD Thesis! 🎉
"What must Europe do to maintain security if it can no longer rely on the USA?" 🗞️ 📰
On March 20, 2025, the Südwest Presse interviewed Thomas Diez and Andreas Hasenclever. Read the new press article 'Tübingen peace researcher on Ukraine conflict and Trump: ‘Even if Putin wins this war, he has lost.’'
On March 20, 2025, the Südwest Presse interviewed Thomas Diez and Andreas Hasenclever. Read the new press article 'Tübingen peace researcher on Ukraine conflict and Trump: ‘Even if Putin wins this war, he has lost.’'
March 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"What must Europe do to maintain security if it can no longer rely on the USA?" 🗞️ 📰
On March 20, 2025, the Südwest Presse interviewed Thomas Diez and Andreas Hasenclever. Read the new press article 'Tübingen peace researcher on Ukraine conflict and Trump: ‘Even if Putin wins this war, he has lost.’'
On March 20, 2025, the Südwest Presse interviewed Thomas Diez and Andreas Hasenclever. Read the new press article 'Tübingen peace researcher on Ukraine conflict and Trump: ‘Even if Putin wins this war, he has lost.’'
🌐 We would like to thank Prof. Volodymyr Dubovyk for his insightful talk, "War and Peace: Can President Trump End Russian Aggression in Ukraine", on the prospects of war and peace in Ukraine and what the Trump administration can or will bring to the table!
January 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🌐 We would like to thank Prof. Volodymyr Dubovyk for his insightful talk, "War and Peace: Can President Trump End Russian Aggression in Ukraine", on the prospects of war and peace in Ukraine and what the Trump administration can or will bring to the table!
📌 Join us next Wednesday, January 29 at 4pm c.t., for the Departmental Seminar given by Volodymyr Dubovyk on the Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Trump presidency, and Trump's promise to bring a quick end to the war in Ukraine!
January 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
📌 Join us next Wednesday, January 29 at 4pm c.t., for the Departmental Seminar given by Volodymyr Dubovyk on the Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Trump presidency, and Trump's promise to bring a quick end to the war in Ukraine!
🌐 We would like to thank Prof. Dennis Schmidt for his open lecture, “The Relevance of International Law and Institutions in Times of Crises"!
January 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🌐 We would like to thank Prof. Dennis Schmidt for his open lecture, “The Relevance of International Law and Institutions in Times of Crises"!
On Wednesday, January 22 @thomasdiez.bsky.social will welcome Dennis Schmidt, an assistant professor at @durhamuniversity.bsky.social 🎓 Join us and learn more about the relevance of International Law and institutions in times of crises.
January 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
On Wednesday, January 22 @thomasdiez.bsky.social will welcome Dennis Schmidt, an assistant professor at @durhamuniversity.bsky.social 🎓 Join us and learn more about the relevance of International Law and institutions in times of crises.
📚 The Yearbook of European Integration (in German, "Jahrbuch der Europäischen Integration 2024") is out!
📌 Entry on Cyprus is written by Prof. Thomas Diez, and reviews the EU-Cyprus relations between Summer 2023 and Summer 2024.
📌 Find the yearbook at:
www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/jahrbuc...
📌 Entry on Cyprus is written by Prof. Thomas Diez, and reviews the EU-Cyprus relations between Summer 2023 and Summer 2024.
📌 Find the yearbook at:
www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/jahrbuc...
December 11, 2024 at 11:36 AM
📚 The Yearbook of European Integration (in German, "Jahrbuch der Europäischen Integration 2024") is out!
📌 Entry on Cyprus is written by Prof. Thomas Diez, and reviews the EU-Cyprus relations between Summer 2023 and Summer 2024.
📌 Find the yearbook at:
www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/jahrbuc...
📌 Entry on Cyprus is written by Prof. Thomas Diez, and reviews the EU-Cyprus relations between Summer 2023 and Summer 2024.
📌 Find the yearbook at:
www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/jahrbuc...
❗New OPEN ACCESS article by CIRP for those who read german
doi.org/10.5771/0946...
#Ukraine #IRTheory #GlobalPolitics #InternationalRelations
doi.org/10.5771/0946...
#Ukraine #IRTheory #GlobalPolitics #InternationalRelations
December 9, 2024 at 11:28 AM
❗New OPEN ACCESS article by CIRP for those who read german
doi.org/10.5771/0946...
#Ukraine #IRTheory #GlobalPolitics #InternationalRelations
doi.org/10.5771/0946...
#Ukraine #IRTheory #GlobalPolitics #InternationalRelations
🌐 We would like to thank Prof. Ebru Turhan for her insightful talk, “Germany's Role in EU-Turkey Relations: A Status Quo Power?," making sense of both Germany's assertive responses to Turkey's violations of fundamental rights and Germany's increasing discursive silence starting with 2020.
December 5, 2024 at 8:39 AM
🌐 We would like to thank Prof. Ebru Turhan for her insightful talk, “Germany's Role in EU-Turkey Relations: A Status Quo Power?," making sense of both Germany's assertive responses to Turkey's violations of fundamental rights and Germany's increasing discursive silence starting with 2020.
⚫In our next departmental seminar on December 4th, Professor Ebru Turhan will examine Germany’s influence within the EU and the broader European neighbourhood through the longitudinal analysis of Germany’s rule of law and fundamental rights support in Turkey.
🔴Interested? Find the details below!
🔴Interested? Find the details below!
November 29, 2024 at 8:30 AM
⚫In our next departmental seminar on December 4th, Professor Ebru Turhan will examine Germany’s influence within the EU and the broader European neighbourhood through the longitudinal analysis of Germany’s rule of law and fundamental rights support in Turkey.
🔴Interested? Find the details below!
🔴Interested? Find the details below!
🌐 We would like to give Prof. Erica Resende a heartfelt thank you for her insightful talk, “Military Thinking in Bolsonaro’s Populist Foreign Policy," illuminating us about how military thinking was a prominent feature and style of Bolsonaro's populist rule and pro-Bolsonaro groups in Brazil.
November 28, 2024 at 8:20 AM
🌐 We would like to give Prof. Erica Resende a heartfelt thank you for her insightful talk, “Military Thinking in Bolsonaro’s Populist Foreign Policy," illuminating us about how military thinking was a prominent feature and style of Bolsonaro's populist rule and pro-Bolsonaro groups in Brazil.
⚫In our next departmental seminar, Professor Erica Resende will explore how Bolsonaro’s populist foreign policy was influenced by Brazilian military thinking!
🔴Interested? Find the details below!
🔴Interested? Find the details below!
November 20, 2024 at 1:15 PM
⚫In our next departmental seminar, Professor Erica Resende will explore how Bolsonaro’s populist foreign policy was influenced by Brazilian military thinking!
🔴Interested? Find the details below!
🔴Interested? Find the details below!
📚 In their latest OPEN ACCESS article, @thomasdiez.bsky.social and @fvonlucke.bsky.social examine the European Parliament debates between 1990 and 2020 and show how the EU actors were confident in the European project, which is argued often as an "anxious community". t.ly/7zmFz
November 19, 2024 at 7:18 AM
📚 In their latest OPEN ACCESS article, @thomasdiez.bsky.social and @fvonlucke.bsky.social examine the European Parliament debates between 1990 and 2020 and show how the EU actors were confident in the European project, which is argued often as an "anxious community". t.ly/7zmFz
📚 In their latest OPEN ACCESS piece, Damla Cihangir Tetik and @thomasdiez.bsky.social proposes moving beyond pro-/anti-EU dichotomies in EU-Turkey relations, arguing that the two sides are entangled too deeply to fully break apart and too diverse to be attached to a joint future. t.ly/OR44r
November 18, 2024 at 8:02 AM
📚 In their latest OPEN ACCESS piece, Damla Cihangir Tetik and @thomasdiez.bsky.social proposes moving beyond pro-/anti-EU dichotomies in EU-Turkey relations, arguing that the two sides are entangled too deeply to fully break apart and too diverse to be attached to a joint future. t.ly/OR44r
Not merely water; much more🌊! As a part of the Global Encounters Lecture Series, on the 26th (tomorrow!), Flavia Cavalcanti will discuss how the fluidity of water challenges modern territorial imagination in International Relations and static geopolitical maps.
June 25, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Not merely water; much more🌊! As a part of the Global Encounters Lecture Series, on the 26th (tomorrow!), Flavia Cavalcanti will discuss how the fluidity of water challenges modern territorial imagination in International Relations and static geopolitical maps.