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Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social · 3d

The IAS is pleased to announce the publication of the new NAB. 🎉 This edition offers a comprehensive look back at the IAS’s initiatives, projects, & events throughout 2024. 👉 You can access the digital version directly here:
www.ias.uni-bayreuth.de/de/IAS-Publi...
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Jana Hönke @janahoenke.bsky.social · 4d

Workshop nächste Woche zu Transfer im Kontext der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung by @conf-mean-trans.bsky.social. Wer noch teilnehmen möchte, kann sich bei den Organisator*innen melden.

BZeFK-Abschluss-Workshop zum Thema „Transfer“ am 13./14. Oktober 2025 in Augsburg - Conflicts.Meanings.Transitions | Jana Hönke

Der seit 2022 vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung für Wissenschaft (jetzt: BMFTR) geförderte Forschungsverbund „Bayerisches Zentrum für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung: Deutungskämpfe im ...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28d

Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.

You're welcome

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 26d

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

The new TOC from academia dot edu.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.

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Conflicts.Meanings.Transitions @conf-mean-trans.bsky.social · Jul 22

🌍✨ Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social analyisert in der #taz, wie die extreme Rechte und Entwicklungen in Afrika miteinander verknüpft sind. #UniBayreuth

taz.de/Afrikanische...

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Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social · Jul 21

# afrika/ globale rechte: Mein Beitrag in der TAZ taz.de/Im-Schatten-...
ist eine gekürzte und revidierte Version meines @pambazukanews.bsky.socialBeitrags
pambazuka.org/Africa-in-th...
Für eine Diskussion per Podcadt, siehe www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...

Africa in the Shadow of the Global Far-Right | Pambazuka News

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Tabea Scharrer @tabeascharrer.bsky.social · Jul 21

The Masters Programme in African Studies @unibayreuth.bsky.social is still accepting applications from EU students until 30.09. As a major centre for African Studies in Germany, this is a great opportunity. For further details contact @terrefebiruk.bsky.social or see webpage.

Master African Studies

Our new English-language Master of Arts programme in "African Studies: Critical Perspectives on Society, Politics and Culture" has officially launched. It will be starting in winter semester 2023/24 a...

www.ma-african-studies.uni-bayreuth.de

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Christian Stöcker @christianstoecker.de · Jul 16

Was viele nicht zu verstehen scheinen: Hier wurde ein Drehbuch durchgespielt, mit dem Ziel, eine für die AfD und damit für die schwarz-blaubraunen Träume gewisser Kreise bedrohlich wirkende Richterin zu verhindern und ein nur der AfD nützendes Kulturkampfszenario nach US-Vorbild durchzuziehen.

Streit über Kandidatin für Verfassungsgericht

Diese Akteure stehen hinter der Netzkampagne gegen Brosius-Gersdorf
Die vorerst gescheiterte Richterwahl hat die Koalition beschädigt. Vorausgegangen war dem Eklat eine orchestrierte Aktion von Abtreibungsgegnern, rechtspopulistischen Medien und dem Umfeld der AfD. Hatten sie Einfluss auf die Union?

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Oliver Nachtwey @onachtwey.bsky.social · Jul 16

Kulturkämpfe sind allgegenwärtig. In Universitäten, Parlamenten, Theatern - überall wird über Identität, Freiheit, "Cancel Culture" und das gute Leben gestritten. Es sind keine Einzelphänomene, sondern Konflikte um die Moderne. Kommt vorbei zu unserer interdisziplinären Konferenz! gegenmoderne.de

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Jana Hönke @janahoenke.bsky.social · Jul 10

Nächste Woche schon!

Conflicts.Meanings.Transitions @conf-mean-trans.bsky.social · Jul 8

How can we overcome prejudice and political polarization?

Together with freelance journalist Hanna Israel and @janahoenke.bsky.social we discuss this question and journalism’s role in bridging divides.

Join us on July 17, 2025, for another exciting lecture from our Bayreuth Peace Talks series.

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Jana Hönke @janahoenke.bsky.social · Jul 8

Publication day for Practicing Pluriversalism! By Raoul Bunskoek @clingendael.bsky.social and @mariaketzmerick.bsky.social @zmo-berlin.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/0002...
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@africamultiple.bsky.social.

Practising Pluriversalism in Africa - Raoul Bunskoek, Maria Ketzmerick-Calandrino, 2025

This special section examines how African and non-African actors, including Chinese and Western, co-produce knowledge through pluralistic encounters. Emphasizin...

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Conflicts.Meanings.Transitions @conf-mean-trans.bsky.social · Jul 8

How can we overcome prejudice and political polarization?

Together with freelance journalist Hanna Israel and @janahoenke.bsky.social we discuss this question and journalism’s role in bridging divides.

Join us on July 17, 2025, for another exciting lecture from our Bayreuth Peace Talks series.

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · Jul 8

In this post I compiled a literature review of research about such gendered service disparities. These dynamics contributed to my resignation from a tenured full professorship last week.

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Global Studies Quarterly @gsqjournal.bsky.social · Jul 8

🚨New Article🚨

“Trusting under Extreme Uncertainty? Trust Relations and Institution-Building under ISIS Governance in Iraq” by Hanna Pfeifer

Read OPEN ACCESS here:

academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...

Trusting under Extreme Uncertainty? Trust Relations and Institution-Building under ISIS Governance in Iraq

Abstract. How do trust relations evolve in situations of extreme uncertainty, such as during civil war, when both institutions and trust are precarious? Ex

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Jana Hönke @janahoenke.bsky.social · Jul 7

This looks great - apply!

@postcolh.bsky.social @conf-mean-trans.bsky.social

Jana Krause @janakrause.bsky.social · Jul 7

📢 Call for Papers
WORKSHOP: Gender, Peace, and Security: Resistance and Resilience

Nairobi, 1-3 December, hosted by British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) with @rvinews.bsky.social

➡️ Application deadline 13 August!

@statsvitenskap.bsky.social
#resilience #gender #climate #peacebuilding

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Jana Hönke @janahoenke.bsky.social · Jun 26

Packed panel on digital platforms and conflict ecologies at #ECAS2025. Watch out for forthcoming work by Boubacar Haidara on Wagner group in Mali, Joschka Philipps on conspiracies, and Karen Büscher on urban digital warscapes!

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Jana Hönke @janahoenke.bsky.social · Jun 26

This could be of interest for colleagues in #politicaltheory as well!: The University of #Bayreuth is currently seeking to appoint a Full Professor of #Political #Philosophy (m/f/d) at salary grade W3
For mor information:
lnkd.in/dEb8rSy5
@theorieblog.bsky.social

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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Jana Hönke @janahoenke.bsky.social · Jun 26

Great panel on networks of opportunity, Chinese entrepreneurs and African brokers @ECAS2025 this morning! Organised by Constanza Franceschini and @drelisagambino.bsky.social

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ICAS:MP @icasmp.bsky.social · Jun 19

Why apply for the ICAS:MP Fellowship?
• Work in an interdisciplinary environment
• Monthly stipend up to €3,500
• Focused writing time
• Present your research to the ICAS academic circle & receive expert feedback
@ghilondon.bsky.social @maxweberstiftung.de @unierfurt.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de

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Institute of Intercultural & International Studies (InIIS) @iniis.bsky.social · May 26

Join us this Wednesday at 12.00 for the talk "Africa's Global Infrastructures. Chinese Projects and Transforming Governance Practices" by @janahoenke.bsky.social .

The Zoom link is available here: www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...

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Jana Hönke @janahoenke.bsky.social · May 23

And never count the years of prep time that have been collectively put into this process. There must be ways to allocate resources for research that actually free up time for research.

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Jana Hönke @janahoenke.bsky.social · May 23

Thank you @c-westermeier.bsky.social! Yes, we can celebrate.
(At the same time, it is disheartening who is not.)

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Jana Hönke @janahoenke.bsky.social · May 23

Ich freue mich auch besonders für die Kolleg*innen am CHREN @humanrights-fau.bsky.social. Glückwünsche!

@simone.derix @krajewskimarkus.bsky.social @conf-mean-trans.bsky.social @FoKS

FAU Erlangen-Nbg @fau.de · May 22

FAU-Projekt „Transforming Human Rights” wird Exzellenzcluster 🏅

Heute hat die DFG und der Wissenschaftsrat die künftig geförderten Exzellenzcluster bekanntgegeben. Und die FAU darf jubeln: Das Projekt „Transforming Human Rights“ ist dabei! 🤩 #FAUproud (1/3)

www.fau.de/2025/05/news...

Exzellenzstrategie: Herausragend in der Menschenrechtsforschung

Große Freude an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU): Das Forschungsprojekt „Transforming Human Rights“ wird Exzellenzcluster. Am späten Donnerstagnachmittag gaben die Deutsche…

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Jana Hönke @janahoenke.bsky.social · May 23

Such great news for @africamultiple.bsky.social ! I am excited to get to work on our collaboratively developed Research program on in:Securities and world making, one out of the six new focal areas. With colleagues in Burkina, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Benin, Ghana and @unibayreuth.bsky.social @IAS

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · May 22

The #ClustersOfExcellence have been selected: today, the Excellence Commission approved 70 projects for funding. 45 clusters will continue and 25 will be newly established. Funding starts on 1 Jan 2026 for 7 years, with €539 million per year. The full list: www.dfg.de/resource/blo... 1/3

Map of Germany with the Clusters of Excellence

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Joël Glasman @glasmanjo.bsky.social · May 22

yes of course you are right. There are notable exceptions . Julian Go's Policing Empire ; Markus-Michael Müller and @janahoenke.bsky.social's The Global Making of Policing: Postcolonial Perspectives ; Georgina Sinclair's At the End of the Line ; Lynsey Black's work ; etc. Some excellent work

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