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New Publication in ‘West European Politics’ – Does Institutional Misfit Trigger Customisation instead of Non-compliance?

The journal West European Politics just published Eva Thomann and Viktoria Brendler’s new research on the customisation of the European Union’s (EU) renewable energy (RE) policy by member states. They examined how institutional misfit theory explains member states’ customisation of the EU’s RE policy as it was implemented domestically. Institutional misfit theory examines how well a new EU policy fits existing domestic institutions and policies in a member state. Traditionally, the expectation…

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Award for Prof. Dr. David Garcia

Prof. Dr. David Garcia received a special award by the Spanish Data Protection Agency together with José González-Cabañas, PhD, Prof. Dr. Ángel Cuevas, Prof. Dr. Rubén Cuevas and Juan López-Fernández for their paper “Unique on Facebook: formulation and evidence of (nano)targeting individual users with non-PII data”.

New Publication by Sven Jochem:

Jochem, Sven, (2023): Nordeuropäische Demokratisierungspfade. Zwischen nationaler Abgrenzung und internationaler Verbundenheit [Northern European Paths of Democratisation], in: Lehnert, Detlef (Hg.): Transnationale Demokratisierung in Europa. Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart [Transnational Democratisations. From its Beginning until Now], Berlin: Metropol, S. 229-263.

Bedeutender Autor und Putin-Kritiker

Auf Einladung des Zukunftskollegs und der Fachgruppe Slavistik der Universität Konstanz kommt Vladimir Sorokin zu einer Lesung seines jüngsten Werks „Das weiße Quadrat“ in die Spiegelhalle des Theaters Konstanz.

Eberle-Fellowships 2023

The Dr. K. H. Eberle-Research Centre "European Cultures in a Multipolar World" continues its fellwoship program in the summer semester 2023.

New publication by Katja Pomianowicz:

Educational Expectation Gaps Between Second-Generation Immigrant and Ethnic Majority Students in a Comparative Perspective: The Moderating Role of Educational Tracking

Announcement of the German Study Award 2023

The competition is aimed at young scientists from all disciplines who have submitted an excellent dissertation of particular social significance in 2022. With three top prizes of 25,000 euros each, it is one of the most highly endowed German prizes for young researchers. The closing date for the current call for entries is March 1, 2023.

We want to encourage young scientists to confidently represent the social value of their research and contribute to the public debate. With the German Study…

ULAB Science Day February 2023

Our group’s Science Day took place on February 15th in Konstanz. We had a full day of discussion on sustainable science and a long brainstorming session for future projects. We enjoyed an impromptu gathering afterwards and a nice dinner in one of our favorite restaurants. Thanks to all group members for your participation and especially to Lukas from CeMM, for joining remotely!