Institute of Intercultural & International Studies (InIIS)
Uni Bremen research institute, covering IR, Political Theory, European Studies.
www.uni-bremen.de/iniis
- "Liebe Unis, ihr müsst nicht heute alles implementieren, nur weil irgendwo KI draufsteht."
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- How do Russian political and cultural elites legitimize the war on Ukraine, three years into what was supposed to last only a couple of days? And how do these justifications change over time? Elizaveta Gaufman (@lisares.bsky.social) has a couple of ideas on this: open.spotify.com/episode/36CY...
- ⏰ Job alert: We are looking for PhD Researchers! Only one week left to apply for our open #PhD positions in #socialpolicy at CRC 1342 | @unibremen.bsky.social. 🗓️ Application deadline: 14.01.2026 Details: www.socialpolicydynamics.de/about-the-cr...
- On the matter of political policing in Ugandan elections, Jude Kagoro just wrote this new piece for @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/political-po...
- We wish everybody a happy new year and would also like to announce our first public talk of 2026: This Wednesday, we are glad to host Rahel Fischbach (William & Mary College) at InIIS for her talk "Making Sense of Violence in the Qur'an". www.uni-bremen.de/fileadmin/us...
- 📣 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
- Der Q-Ausschuss lädt am 10.12. zum nächsten #Stammtisch für Wissenschaftler*innen in der Qualifikationsphase ein. Diesmal mit einem sensiblen Thema: #Machtmissbrauch in der (Politik-)Wissenschaft Infos & Anmeldung bis 8.12. 👉 www.dvpw.de/informatione... #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #QStammtisch
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- 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.👇
- #CfP: Call for Panels für den Zweiten Internationalen Kongress für Politische Theorie. Der #Theoriekongress findet vom 05.-07.10.2026 an der Universität #Passau statt. Bis zum 6. November können Vorschläge für Panels eingereicht werden.👇 English version below.
- 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." 👇
- 🚨 EXTENDED DEADLINE!! 🚨 👉🏼 Der Call für unser erstes Theorielabor ist noch bis zum 15.11. offen! 👉🏼 Doktorand:innen und Postdocs im Bereich der soziologischen Theorie: Wir freuen uns über Eure Bewerbungen! soziologie.de/fileadmin/se...
- 🎉 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 —->
- Noch nicht zur Tagung der @dvpwtheoriesektion.bsky.social vom 30.09. bis 02.10. an der @fau.de zum Thema Akteure und Strategien der Öffentlichkeit angemeldet? ✏️Jetzt noch bis zum 15.09. hier nachholen: www.poloeff.de/anmeldung-st... Wir freuen uns auf Euch/Sie und spannende Beiträge! #poloeff
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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!
- CfP: Co-Laborating for Change? The future of peace and security in an age of crises 25-27 June 2025 @ifshhamburg.bsky.social We are looking for contributions that engage with participatory and collaborative research methods in the study of contemporary and future crises ifsh.de/file/Events/...
- 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
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- 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.
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- 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.)!
- BOOK LAUNCH!!! "Szenen des Politischen" von Christian Leonhardt wird am 5. Dezember vorgestellt. Online-Teilnahme möglich für die Nicht-Bremer:innen! www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...
- 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-...
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- Another look at the "law of dispersion": In the German city of Bremen, the turnout rates of different neighbourhoods in Bundestag elections have diverged quite dramatically over the past four decades.
- Join us in tomorrow's Internationalised Politics Colloquium, where we will debate the state of feminist foreign policy in Mexico and the paper "Racialising Women, Hu(man)ising Women's Rights" by Maria Paulina Rivera Chavez. Zoom info in link below: www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...
- The EU’s approach towards China has demonstrated a coordinated shift. Yaning Zhang & Wiebke Rabe illustrate how the rise of China has challenged the EU’s objectives of prosperity and security, which further intensifies the value conflicts between Brussels and Beijing. doi.org/10.1080/0703...
- BOOK LAUNCH!!! "Szenen des Politischen" von Christian Leonhardt wird am 5. Dezember vorgestellt. Online-Teilnahme möglich für die Nicht-Bremer:innen! www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...
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- This new study in Resources, Conservation & Recycling, co-authored by Wiebke Rabe, reviews definitional aspects and sustainability discourses concerning China’s Belt and Road Initiative. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- JOB POST: For the project "Courts as Governors in the Internal Market", Susanne K. Schmidt is hiring two PhD researchers (75%) at InIIS, starting on January 1st, 2025. Deadline for applications: September 15th, 2024! More details here: www.uni-bremen.de/universitaet...
- What role does climate cooperation play in China's relations with Global South countries? Join us for this online workshop in November, organized by Wiebke Rabe and Barbara Pongratz , to discuss this important topic. Deadline for abstracts: August 25th! www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...
- Morgen & übermorgen findet im Haus der Wissenschaft Bremen die Konferenz "Living Archives. Geschichte und Gegenwart intersektional-feministischer Bewegungen in Theorie & Praxis" statt. contradictionstudies.uni-bremen.de/events/konfe...
- In der Reihe "Frag doch einfach" von UTB erschien soeben "Populismus" von Seongcheol Kim mit Antworten zu Geschichte, Theorien und Varianten des Populismus. Dazu auch ein schönes Kapitel zum Antipopulismus. Nicht nur für die Lehre ein nützliches Buch. elibrary.utb.de/doi/book/10....
- New piece by Philipp Schulz and Sunny Omwenyeke on the loss of international protection in light of new EU asylum externalization policies. externalizingasylum.info/sacrificing-...
- In this new InIIS InSIGHTS episode, Guy Laron (Hebrew University) explains the dynamics of far-right coalitions, settler influence and anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel during the Gaza war. www.youtube.com/watch?v=beP7...
- Join us tomorrow for this timely talk "The Socio-Ecological Question: Disentangling Environmental Degradation and Migration" by Thomas Faist in our InIIS_Lunchtime series. Program and Zoom link are accessible here: www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...
- What role does China play for the new Loss and Damage Fund? How does China understand its role in global climate cooperation? Check out this call for papers by Wiebke Rabe and Barbara Pongratz for an online workshop (27th November) on these questions. www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...
- We look very much forward to next week's online colloquium session in which Joel Migdal & Roy Karadag will discuss "The International Politics of the Gaza War.
