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"Don't think Twice to Ask For Zarni"

Our PhD candidate Carolin Hirsch gave together with Ada Chai an interview to "Opinion Leaders" on MI Radio, speaking about gender and sexual harassment in Yangon. They co-founded the initiative "Break The Silence: #AskForZarni" in Myanmar. This initiative raises awareness regarding sexual harassment and assault in the public space in Myanmar's former capital Yangon.

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Judith Beyer on the "accountability in statelessness"

In her (Blog-) article 'Accountability in statelessness', Prof. Dr. Judith Beyer presents the outline of her ongoing research project, her role of being an country-of-origin expert in asylum cases and the anthropological concept of accountability. She furthermore presents ways in which accountablity is interlinked with statelessness.

New Article: The Digital Transformation in Municipal Administrations: Problems and Strategies

As the digitalisation of public administration in German is slowly getting under way, Estonia is often used as a reference point for how the digital transformation can be managed successfully. While the implementation of digital administration in Estonia seems to have taken place in record time, however, there appear to be greater hurdles to overcome for Germany. The aim of this research paper was to compare the digital transformation in German and Estonian city administrations in order to find…

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Top of the class in teaching

THE Europe Teaching Ranking 2019 confirms excellent teaching and learning environment at the University of Konstanz – belongs to top group in Europe.