Thomas Richter

7 Doctoral Positions at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” @uni-konstanz.de #Deadline 15 April 2026 www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/ungleichheit... @mbusemeyer.bsky.social @ecib-dvpw.bsky.social @dvpw-ipe.bsky.social @dvpw-regieren.bsky.social @dvpw.bsky.social

We are looking to designate a new #GIGA President: Together with the @uni-hamburg.de, we are advertising the position in combination with a joint Professorship. We are looking forward to submissions. Application deadline: 26 March.

➡️ Further information: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/pr...

SAVE THE DATE für alle Fans der #Demokratieforschung: 1. bis 2. Oktober Jahrestagung des AK Demokratieforschung 2026 an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin @dvpw.bsky.social @dvpwtheoriesektion.bsky.social @dvpw-regieren.bsky.social @akpf-dvpw.bsky.social @ecib-dvpw.bsky.social @dvpw-ipe.bsky.social

Iran at a Crossroads: Power, Change, and Uncertainty Following the Twelve-Day War Since the “Twelve-Day War” with Israel, Iran has undergone transformations on multiple levels. This GIGA Forum ONLINE explores how the conflict has reshaped regional and international politics, state–...

In our latest #GIGAForum ONLINE, experts provided insights into #Iran's critical juncture, where significant social and political changes within the country intersect with external pressures in the aftermath of the “Twelve-Day War” between Iran and Israel in June 2025.

Die Versorgungslage auf #Kuba verschärft sich. Welche Auswirkungen hat die US-Blockade? Was wollen die #USA erreichen und welche Optionen bleiben Kuba?

➡️ #GIGA-Experte @berthoffmann.bsky.social war gerade vor Ort und gibt Antworten in den GIGA Insights: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/us...

From Screens to Streets: In our latest #GIGAFocus, #GIGA's Adhiraaj Anand, Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir & Theodora Benesch analyse youth-led #protests from Asia to Africa to Latin America, and how social media has served to inspire and connect movements.

➡️ Read now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

Durchbruch im #Indien-EU-Freihandelsabkommen: Angesichts der jüngsten US-Drohungen mit neuen Zöllen und der stockenden Ratifizierung des EU‑Mercosur-Abkommens kommt die Einigung zur rechten Zeit, schreibt GIGA-Experte Johannes Plagemann.

➡️ Zu den GIGA Insights: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/ne...

Ten Things to Watch in India in 2026 Im Jahr 2026 wird Indien Handelsverhandlungen mit den USA und der EU führen und gleichzeitig den Vorsitz der BRICS-Staaten innehaben. Komplexe Beziehungen zu China und den USA, Regionalwahlen und Span...

#India struggles to balance its interests within #BRICS amid ongoing trade talks, while ties with #China and the #US remain complex.

➡️ In our latest #GIGAFocus, Soumya Chaturvedi and Johannes Plagemann share ten things to watch in India in 2026: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

#Iran at a Crossroads: At the upcoming #GIGAForum, Sara Kermanian, @yzdzakiyeh.bsky.social, Diba Mirzaei, and Hamid Talebian discuss how the 2025 #TwelveDayWar is reshaping Iran’s foreign policy and internal power.

➡️Join us online, 4 February: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...

PhD Student:in (m/w/x) (75%, Beginn zwischen März und Mai 2026, 3 Jahre) in München (LMU) im Projekt „DemocraGPT – Entwicklung eines KI-gestützten Gesprächstrainings zur Förderung demokratischen Austausches“ Deadline 31. Januar job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/7...

About one week left to submit proposals for our #AKWahlen conference in Mainz.

No fee, open topic, nice people & city!

More here: www.dvpw.de/gliederung/a...

Cc: @sgarritzmann.bsky.social @conradziller.bsky.social @dvpw.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Position at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” Deadline: 20 February 2026, 12:00 pm CET

Postdoctoral Position at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” in the project “Making political decisions" TV-L E13 100%. The deadline for applications is 20 February 2026 stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...

Predoc or Postdoc in Comparative Politics / Political Representation (75%) at Goethe-University Frankfurt in the project “Trust in politicians: The Role of Representation” (TRUPOL) Deadline Feb 18, 2026
www.uni-frankfurt.de/182108484/Au...

Wann Regimewechsel von außen funktionieren – und wann nicht Die Konfliktforscherin Désirée Reder erklärt, welch katastrophale Folgen von außen erzwungene Regimewechsel haben können

Aus Anlass der Ereignisse in #Venezuela und #Iran habe ich mit #GEO über #Regimewechsel gesprochen.
Die Betrachtung historischer Fälle zeigt, dass von außen erzwungene Regimewechsel in den wenigsten Fällen erfolgreich waren.

Zum ausführlichen Gespräch:
www.geo.de/wissen/weltg...

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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...

🚨 #JobAlert: We are looking for a #StudentAssistant (m/f/d) to support @africaspectrum.bsky.social. As part of the team, you will assist with managing manuscripts, social media accounts and inboxes, and more.

➡️ For more details and application: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/st...

“Peace” in Peril? At the next #GIGATalk, Estefania Ciro, @skurtenbach.bsky.social, and Jonas von Hoffmann discuss how #Colombia’s elections could reshape the peace process, #counternarcotics policies & Colombia–US relations.

➡️ Join our #GIGATalk, 5 Feb in Berlin: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...

Did you see our latest tip (below) for submitting to Africa Spectrum?

Meet our Diplomat in Residence, Oliver Schramm! We asked him about his background, career, and his work with #GIGA.

➡️ Read the interview now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/spo...

GIGA-Forscherin Dr. Julia Grauvogel erfolgreich im Professorinnenprogramm der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft Ein großer Erfolg für das GIGA und die Metropolregion Hamburg als Wissenschaftsstandort: Der Senat der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft hat die Förderung der GIGA-Wissenschaftlerin Dr. Julia Grauvogel im Rahmen d...

Ein großer Erfolg für das #GIGA & den Wissenschaftsstandort #Hamburg: Die @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de hat die Förderung von @grauvogelj.bsky.social im Leibniz-Professorinnenprogramms beschlossen, in Kooperation mit @leuphana.bsky.social. Wir gratulieren! 👏💐

➡️ Mehr: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/gi...

What does #peace mean to you? Across different countries, people describe the concept of peace in their own words.

➡️ Visit our website for more: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

PEACEption project: #GIGA, @fesonline.bsky.social
Visualisations: @skurtenbach.bsky.social, @evalencia100.bsky.social

Beautifully illustrated by Elisabeth Gerberding. 🖌️

Sometimes, people of different #religions clash. However, this is not always the case. In #SierraLeone and #Togo, #GIGA researchers @juliakoebrich.bsky.social and Lisa Hoffmann discovered examples of peaceful coexistence.

They created a comic to share examples of how to make #InterreligiousPeace. 👇

Call for Applications: 2026 Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (IQMR) | Deadline: December 14, 2025 - Call for Applications: Apply Now for the 2026 Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (IQMR) Deadline: December 14, 2025 Maxwell School, Syracuse University, NY, USA June 14–26, 2026 The…

Apply by 12/14! Early-career scholars in the #MENA region are invited to apply for the 2026 #IQMR, held at the @maxwellsu.bsky.social of Syracuse University, supporting up to three MENA scholars to attend.

Apply Now!

Call for Applications: MIASA Publishing Workshop on 9-10 March 2026 at the University of Ghana (Application deadline: 19 December 2025) - MIASA - Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa Call for Applications

Call for Applications for MIASA Publishing Workshop on 9-10 March 2026 at the University of Ghana, in cooperation with CJAS (Institute of African Studies) and @africaspectrum.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de.

Application deadline: 19 December 2026

More info: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/cfa-pu...

New Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 3/2025 The special section on presidentialism and democracy in Indonesia explores Indonesian democracy via the 2024 elections and the transition from Joko Widodo to Prabowo Subianto. The issue also examines ...

New issue of the Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs out! The special section on presidentialism and #democracy in #Indonesia explores Indonesian democracy via the 2024 elections, and more.

➡️ Have a look: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

Call for Applications: MIASA Publishing Workshop The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) Publishing Workshop for African scholars, jointly organised by Africa Spectrum and the Contemporary Journal of African Studies, will take pl...

Are you an African scholar looking to publish your #research?
Apply for @miasa-ug.bsky.social Publishing Workshop and get in-depth feedback from editors @africaspectrum.bsky.social & Contemporary Journal of #AfricanStudies.

➡️ Apply now by 19 Dec: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/cal...

New Journal of Politics in Latin America 3/2025 The current issue examines topics such as the consequences when politicians give up on tackling corruption, whether right-wing parties support military government, information pollution, the impact of...

New issue of the Journal of Politics in #LatinAmerica out! It examines the consequences of politicians giving up on tackling corruption, whether right-wing parties support military governments, the impact of information pollution, and more.

➡️ Open access via: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

Wie ist es in #Syrien ein Jahr nach Ende der #Assad-Diktatur? #GIGA-Experte André Bank berichtet von seinen Eindrücken aus #Damaskus. Ein Gespräch über Alltag, Politik & Sicherheit, und darüber, was das Land jetzt am dringendsten braucht.

➡️ Zu den #GIGAInsights: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/re...

‼️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

Venezuela between US Military Threat and Regime Survival The US military buildup along Venezuela’s coast has raised expectations that Maduro’s regime will collapse under pressure. However, this would probably not result in a democratic transition. Even if M...

GIGA Focus #LatinAmerica
Venezuela between US Military Threat & Regime Survival, Jesus Renzullo.

„The current #US military buildup in the Caribbean has raised expectations that Maduro’s regime will collapse under pressure, reviving hopes for a democratic transition in #Venezuela.“

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