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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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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. [read more]

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… [read more]

The CSU has presented its election programme. The CDU and CSU are not really making any headway in the polls - despite the weakness of the traffic light system. Does the CDU/CSU now want to focus more on the objective Merkel style alongside vociferous criticism of the federal government? [read more]

A research project at the Technical University of Munich has investigated how artificial intelligence can be used to take employee preferences into account when planning shifts. [read more]

Prof. Kelly Gallagher from Tufts University receives Friedrich-Schiedel-Prize for Politics and Technology 2022 More informationen here. [read more]

Universities must work together to find new ways to collaborate and share knowledge using artificial intelligence. [read more]

After his speech in Erding, even the CSU criticised Bavaria's Deputy Prime Minister Aiwanger. The leader of the Free Voters is unimpressed - and continues to hope for votes from AfD sympathisers. [read more]

The German Research Foundation (DFG) will fund the research project “Security threats and fragile commitments: Stress-testing German support for human rights at home and abroad” led by Prof. Dr. Katrin Paula (Professorship for Global Security and Technology) for three years. The project will be… [read more]