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OPENGOV ASIA | Thailand Transforming Governance with AI | Prof. Dr. Urs Gasser

The AI Governance Clinic by ETDA (AIGC Centre) recently organised a meeting, bringing together national and international experts to facilitate an exchange of ideas and perspectives on AI Governance.

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PHOENIX | Report on domestic violence | Prof. Dr. Janina Isabel Steinert

Interview with Prof Janina Isabel Steinert (Technical University of Munich) on the presentation of the nationwide situation report on domestic violence.

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NDR INFO | Expert: Increase in domestic violence could be a consequence of the war in Ukraine | Prof. Dr. Janina Steinert

Financial worries could increase the risk of violence in the home, says Janina Isabel Steinert from the Technical University of Munich.

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WESTDEUTSCHER RUNDFUNK 3 | Domestic violence against women on the rise | Prof. Dr. Janina Steinert

Cases of domestic violence have risen sharply in Germany in the last year, according to the Federal Government and the Federal Criminal Police Office. Perpetrators are mostly men, victims mostly women. Janina Steinert, Professor of Global Health, on the background and the number of unreported cases.

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REDAKTIONSNETZWERK DEUTSCHLAND | "Financial worries are typical risk factors": Why are more and more cases of domestic violence being reported? | Prof. Dr. Janina Steinert

The Federal Criminal Police Office has registered more cases of intimate partner violence. Are people really always getting violent in relationships or are those affected now seeking help more often? Expert Janina Steinert researches domestic violence and explains in an interview with RND what role…

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DER SPIEGEL | AI colleague - job killer or practical helper? | Prof. Dr. Urs Gasser

ChatGPT, Midjourney and co. will revolutionise our working world. But where is the AI revolution heading? Experts and employees report on the opportunities of the new tools - and their dangers.

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New article in Environmental Science & Policy by Fiona Kinniburgh on the governance of sustainability transitions and the politics of expertise

Newly published open access article examines the politics of scientific and regulatory expertise in pesticide regulation, an important issue for agricultural production and food safety. It offers a new perspective on the role of ideas and scientific knowledge in influencing political responsibility…

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Student of the HfP receives Hochschulpreis des Wirtschaftsreferats

Luca Scotellaro (M.Sc. Politics and Technology, 2021) was awarded the Hochschulpreis des Referats für Arbeit und Wirtschaft by the City of Munich for his thesis on public participation in the urban mobility transition. His thesis titled "Westend-Kiez: The Co-Creation of an Urban Living Lab - A Case…

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BAYERISCHER RUNDFUNK 2 | Nachtstudio Diskussion | Prof. Dr. Astrid Seville

As part of the "Nachtstudio Diskussion" on BR2 Nachtstudio, Prof. Dr Astrid Séville talks about how freedom can be rethought and reports on her current research into how the meaning of the term "renunciation" is changing.

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Prof. Tim Büthe presents his research about the lessons of World War I for the War in Ukraine at the German IR Scholars Meeting

At the first in-person gathering of the German International Relations Scholars (after a multi-year hiatus due to COVID), HfP Chair for International Relations, Prof. Dr. Tim Büthe, presented his research on what we might learn from World War I for better understanding the War in Ukraine and for…