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Online-Discussion on The 2025 German Federal Election and Its Impact on Europe
Our colleagues from the European Studies Team (EUS) would like to invite you to an online discussion hosted by the Institute for European Politics. The event will focus on the 2025 German federal election and its impact on Europe—covering key topics such as migration and asylum, the Schengen area, economic competitiveness, and the Green Deal. Together with experts, we will explore how the EU was discussed during the election campaign, what expectations France and Poland have for the new German government, and what the future holds for the Weimar Triangle.
The event will take place online on February 26, 2025, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM and will be held in English.
Speakers:
- Prof. Dr. Eva Heidbreder (University of Magdeburg)
- Sophie Pornschlegel (Europe Jacques Delors, Brussels)
- Dr. Maria Skóra (Institute for European Politics, Berlin)
Register here: https://iep-berlin.de/de/projekte/deutschland-und-europa/europagesprache/europe-at-the-heart/
New Article: Tacit engagement in humanitarian action: making sense of silence and secrecy in humanitarian negotiations
Our professor Kristina Roepstorff along with Ayse Bala Akal and Kristoffer Lidén have published their latest research article in Journal of International Humanitarian Action https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-024-00161-w
In this paper they conceptualize Secrecy and Silence -regarding the compromises and trade-offs made by frontline humanitarians- as forms of “tacit engagement” and they relate them to political theory on secrecy and silence.
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New Publication: No Relief from War: The Use of Humour in Memes by the Government of Ukraine and the limitation of laughter
Prof. Dr. Alexander Spencer, Mariam Ochkhikidze & Jan Günter Wessel have just published their latest research in International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, Vol. 20, No. 1 (2025)
The title is No Relief from War: The Use of Humour in Memes by the Government of Ukraine and the limitation of laughter
New Article: “Russian Warship, Go fuck yourself”. Romantic Narratives of the Hero in the War in Ukraine
Prof. Dr. Alexander Spencer, Gabriela Pancheva, Amri Azis Ardhelas & Andrea Torresagaton Gil have published their latest research article in British Journal of Politics and International Relations https://doi.org/10.1177/13691481241303258
In this paper they explore the romantic construction of the ‘heroes’ that defend a righteous cause against a more powerful and unjust enemy often serves as a means to legitimise political narratives and violent actions. They take Ukraine as a case study.
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