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On July 11, 2023, the representatives of the students in the HfP Senate will be elected. The election announcement and further information about the election can be found in the showcase on the ground floor and in the HfP Wiki under the section Wahlen, where you can log in with your TUMonline… [read more]

The TUM Think Tank is setting up a task force to provide orientation and guidance on handling generative artificial intelligence to the policy, administration, community and business sectors. The group, representing various disciplines at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), will formulate… [read more]

The Austrian magazine Profil published a column by Ingrid Brodnig. She discussed the phenomenon of online hate and violence and how it is used against, especially, female Politicians. Amongst others the draws from a current study by Prof. Jürgen Pfeffer and Prof. Janina Steinert, which they… [read more]

Timm Betz, with co-authors Diana Z. O'Brien (Washington University in St. Louis) and David Fortunato (University of California, San Diego), was awarded the Sophonisba Breckinridge Award from the Midwest Political Science Association for the Best Paper on the topic of Women and Politics. The paper,… [read more]

Congratulations to Selina Schwaabe, who was recognized for her presentation at the 17th International Conference on Community and Administrative Pharmacies (ICCAP) with the ICCAP 2023 Best Presentation Award!  Selina Schwaabe is a doctoral candidate at the Chair for International Relations. IR Chair… [read more]

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Women who are politically active in social media are frequently faced with online hate speech. The extent and causes of this form of misogyny as well as possible countermeasures were addressed in a discussion event in Brussels on March 21. Prof. Dr. Janina Steinert presented a survey conducted among… [read more]

George Pavlakis, a student in the HfP M.Sc. in Politics and Technology who is writing his Master's thesis at the Chair for International Relations (Prof. Tim Büthe), has won a TUM Without Borders Travel Grant for Field Research in Developing Countries.  The grant will enable him to conduct field… [read more]

The Metaverse Multistakeholder Workshop (28th February 2023 - 1st March 2023) brought together participants from academia, business, industry, the public sector, and civil society, to explored the contours, shapes, and future trajectories of the Metaverse as tomorrow’s digital frontier. The… [read more]

Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Timm Betz for winning 2 awards from the Southern Political Science Association for his research: the 2023 Pi Sigma Alpha "Overall Best Paper Award" for the best paper presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the SPSA and the 2023 Marian Irish Award der Southern Political… [read more]