Centre for International Relations/Peace and Conflict Research
@iratut.bsky.social
News and updates from Centre for International Relations/Peace and Conflict Research (CIRP) at University of Tübingen
🧭 New from CIRP:
Nuri Korkmaz (our affiliate) has published a timely study in the Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (July 2025) titled “Reconnecting Divided Urban Spaces through Cross‑Border Cooperation in the Bulgarian–Greek Borderland.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/figure/1...
Nuri Korkmaz (our affiliate) has published a timely study in the Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (July 2025) titled “Reconnecting Divided Urban Spaces through Cross‑Border Cooperation in the Bulgarian–Greek Borderland.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/figure/1...
July 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
🧭 New from CIRP:
Nuri Korkmaz (our affiliate) has published a timely study in the Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (July 2025) titled “Reconnecting Divided Urban Spaces through Cross‑Border Cooperation in the Bulgarian–Greek Borderland.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/figure/1...
Nuri Korkmaz (our affiliate) has published a timely study in the Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (July 2025) titled “Reconnecting Divided Urban Spaces through Cross‑Border Cooperation in the Bulgarian–Greek Borderland.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/figure/1...
After 10 years as Honorary Professor at CIRP, Nathalie Tocci gave her final seminar on “The EU in International Politics” last Friday.
From her first lecture in 2015 to her last in 2025 — thank you, Nathalie, for a decade of sharp insights & dedicated teaching. Tübingen will miss you
From her first lecture in 2015 to her last in 2025 — thank you, Nathalie, for a decade of sharp insights & dedicated teaching. Tübingen will miss you
July 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
After 10 years as Honorary Professor at CIRP, Nathalie Tocci gave her final seminar on “The EU in International Politics” last Friday.
From her first lecture in 2015 to her last in 2025 — thank you, Nathalie, for a decade of sharp insights & dedicated teaching. Tübingen will miss you
From her first lecture in 2015 to her last in 2025 — thank you, Nathalie, for a decade of sharp insights & dedicated teaching. Tübingen will miss you
🌍 27 MAPIR students from Tübingen spent 3 days simulating peace talks on the Sudan conflict.
Held at Burg Liebenzell, this was the hands-on part of our “Theories & Practices of Mediation” seminar.
Unconventional, intense, and an amazing way to learn what mediation actually feels like.
Held at Burg Liebenzell, this was the hands-on part of our “Theories & Practices of Mediation” seminar.
Unconventional, intense, and an amazing way to learn what mediation actually feels like.
July 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🌍 27 MAPIR students from Tübingen spent 3 days simulating peace talks on the Sudan conflict.
Held at Burg Liebenzell, this was the hands-on part of our “Theories & Practices of Mediation” seminar.
Unconventional, intense, and an amazing way to learn what mediation actually feels like.
Held at Burg Liebenzell, this was the hands-on part of our “Theories & Practices of Mediation” seminar.
Unconventional, intense, and an amazing way to learn what mediation actually feels like.
missed the plenary, made the point.
@thomasdiez.bsky.social at #EWIS2025 on why international society needs to be studied from below — through the everyday, not just diplomacy.
read more in the post ↓
#EverydayIR #EISA #InternationalStudies
@thomasdiez.bsky.social at #EWIS2025 on why international society needs to be studied from below — through the everyday, not just diplomacy.
read more in the post ↓
#EverydayIR #EISA #InternationalStudies
July 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
missed the plenary, made the point.
@thomasdiez.bsky.social at #EWIS2025 on why international society needs to be studied from below — through the everyday, not just diplomacy.
read more in the post ↓
#EverydayIR #EISA #InternationalStudies
@thomasdiez.bsky.social at #EWIS2025 on why international society needs to be studied from below — through the everyday, not just diplomacy.
read more in the post ↓
#EverydayIR #EISA #InternationalStudies
📢 Join us for our next Departmental Seminar!
Whether you already are a Cyprus expert or just curious about European integration and conflict resolution, this seminar promises insights for everyone. Don’t miss it!
Whether you already are a Cyprus expert or just curious about European integration and conflict resolution, this seminar promises insights for everyone. Don’t miss it!
June 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
📢 Join us for our next Departmental Seminar!
Whether you already are a Cyprus expert or just curious about European integration and conflict resolution, this seminar promises insights for everyone. Don’t miss it!
Whether you already are a Cyprus expert or just curious about European integration and conflict resolution, this seminar promises insights for everyone. Don’t miss it!
On May 17, 2025, @thomasdiezrottenburg joined the Jean Monnet Chair Conference “China, European Union, and New Dynamics of Great Power Politics” at the University of Macau.
His key message: “If the EU wants to be a great power, it cannot forget its normative power ambitions.”
His key message: “If the EU wants to be a great power, it cannot forget its normative power ambitions.”
May 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
On May 17, 2025, @thomasdiezrottenburg joined the Jean Monnet Chair Conference “China, European Union, and New Dynamics of Great Power Politics” at the University of Macau.
His key message: “If the EU wants to be a great power, it cannot forget its normative power ambitions.”
His key message: “If the EU wants to be a great power, it cannot forget its normative power ambitions.”
On Wednesday, February 15, 2025, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dagmar Vorlíček as a guest in our Discourses of Security lecture.
She shared insightful perspectives on a topic that's often overlooked in security discussions: Infrastructures and Global Security 🌍
She shared insightful perspectives on a topic that's often overlooked in security discussions: Infrastructures and Global Security 🌍
May 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
On Wednesday, February 15, 2025, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dagmar Vorlíček as a guest in our Discourses of Security lecture.
She shared insightful perspectives on a topic that's often overlooked in security discussions: Infrastructures and Global Security 🌍
She shared insightful perspectives on a topic that's often overlooked in security discussions: Infrastructures and Global Security 🌍
Yesterday, Tuesday 13 May, Gabi Schlag shared here thoughts on why diplomatic negotiations on conflicts between states seem to be failing more and more frequently nowadays. Read more about the event at Volkshochschule in the pictures below!
May 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Yesterday, Tuesday 13 May, Gabi Schlag shared here thoughts on why diplomatic negotiations on conflicts between states seem to be failing more and more frequently nowadays. Read more about the event at Volkshochschule in the pictures below!
As part of the Institutskolloquium series at the Institute of Political Science (IfP), Dr. Dr. Juliana Tappe Ortiz presented her lecture "Women under threat: perceptions of women's activism in Colombia" on May 7th.
May 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
As part of the Institutskolloquium series at the Institute of Political Science (IfP), Dr. Dr. Juliana Tappe Ortiz presented her lecture "Women under threat: perceptions of women's activism in Colombia" on May 7th.
Come join us for our OPEN LECTURE next Tuesday 13 May 2025 – 16:00 c.t. Come to HS2 Neue Aula or join online: zoom.us/j/94786719368 Meeting-ID: 947 8671 9368 Passcode: 341116
May 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Come join us for our OPEN LECTURE next Tuesday 13 May 2025 – 16:00 c.t. Come to HS2 Neue Aula or join online: zoom.us/j/94786719368 Meeting-ID: 947 8671 9368 Passcode: 341116
We are excited to announce that tomorrow, Wednesday, May 7, at 4pm c.t., our new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Juliana @tappeortiz.bsky.social , will join us for the IfP Departmental Seminar! She will discuss “Women under Threat in Armed Conflicts” to ask how safe social activism in Columbia is.
May 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
We are excited to announce that tomorrow, Wednesday, May 7, at 4pm c.t., our new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Juliana @tappeortiz.bsky.social , will join us for the IfP Departmental Seminar! She will discuss “Women under Threat in Armed Conflicts” to ask how safe social activism in Columbia is.
Congratulations to Maximilian Ohle on successfully defending his PhD Thesis! 🎉
April 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Congratulations to Maximilian Ohle on successfully defending his PhD Thesis! 🎉
❗Elgar Encyclopedia of International Relations, to which both Thomas Diez and gabi schlag has contributed with their chapters on Post-structuralism and Body, respectively, is out!
🧾 doi.org/10.4337/9781... for "Post-structuralism"
🧾 doi.org/10.4337/9781... for "Body"
🧾 doi.org/10.4337/9781... for "Post-structuralism"
🧾 doi.org/10.4337/9781... for "Body"
137: Post-structuralism
Post-structuralist analyses in International Relations (IR) focus on the discursive construction of core concepts such as anarchy and sovereignty. They draw on the work of French philosophers such as ...
doi.org
March 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
❗Elgar Encyclopedia of International Relations, to which both Thomas Diez and gabi schlag has contributed with their chapters on Post-structuralism and Body, respectively, is out!
🧾 doi.org/10.4337/9781... for "Post-structuralism"
🧾 doi.org/10.4337/9781... for "Body"
🧾 doi.org/10.4337/9781... for "Post-structuralism"
🧾 doi.org/10.4337/9781... for "Body"
❗OPEN ACCESS article by Dr Gabi Schlag! In a time when NATO is under strain, Dr Gabi Schlag’s article offers a compelling look at how the alliance has crafted its identity constructions through two vignettes of NATO’s public (visual) diplomacy and strategic communication.
tiny.cc/1qee001
tiny.cc/1qee001
The look of NATO: Comparing visual representations of military force and alliance identity in 1984 and 2021 | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
The look of NATO: Comparing visual representations of military force and alliance identity in 1984 and 2021
www.cambridge.org
March 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
❗OPEN ACCESS article by Dr Gabi Schlag! In a time when NATO is under strain, Dr Gabi Schlag’s article offers a compelling look at how the alliance has crafted its identity constructions through two vignettes of NATO’s public (visual) diplomacy and strategic communication.
tiny.cc/1qee001
tiny.cc/1qee001
"What must Europe do to maintain security if it can no longer rely on the USA?" 🗞️ 📰
On March 20, 2025, the Südwest Presse interviewed Thomas Diez and Andreas Hasenclever. Read the new press article 'Tübingen peace researcher on Ukraine conflict and Trump: ‘Even if Putin wins this war, he has lost.’'
On March 20, 2025, the Südwest Presse interviewed Thomas Diez and Andreas Hasenclever. Read the new press article 'Tübingen peace researcher on Ukraine conflict and Trump: ‘Even if Putin wins this war, he has lost.’'
March 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"What must Europe do to maintain security if it can no longer rely on the USA?" 🗞️ 📰
On March 20, 2025, the Südwest Presse interviewed Thomas Diez and Andreas Hasenclever. Read the new press article 'Tübingen peace researcher on Ukraine conflict and Trump: ‘Even if Putin wins this war, he has lost.’'
On March 20, 2025, the Südwest Presse interviewed Thomas Diez and Andreas Hasenclever. Read the new press article 'Tübingen peace researcher on Ukraine conflict and Trump: ‘Even if Putin wins this war, he has lost.’'
❗ OPEN ACCESS book chapter by Dr Gabi Schlag!
📚 This chapter examines NATO’s public legitimation campaign and how visualizations (re-)shape the security agenda, and how visualizations shape the discourses on security, power and strength.
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollchap-o...
📚 This chapter examines NATO’s public legitimation campaign and how visualizations (re-)shape the security agenda, and how visualizations shape the discourses on security, power and strength.
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollchap-o...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
❗ OPEN ACCESS book chapter by Dr Gabi Schlag!
📚 This chapter examines NATO’s public legitimation campaign and how visualizations (re-)shape the security agenda, and how visualizations shape the discourses on security, power and strength.
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollchap-o...
📚 This chapter examines NATO’s public legitimation campaign and how visualizations (re-)shape the security agenda, and how visualizations shape the discourses on security, power and strength.
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollchap-o...
❗Your body is a battleground! Read the book chapter titled “Body” by Dr. Gabi Schlag in Elgar Encyclopedia of International Relations, compiled and edited by the Beate Jahn and Sebastian Schindler!
📚 You can find the book at:
www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/elg...
📚 You can find the book at:
www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/elg...
Elgar Encyclopedia of International Relations
‘Concepts in the social sciences evolve and change, so any compendium of our field has to balance preservation and innovation. This collection does an excellent job of that, taking an informative snap...
www.e-elgar.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
❗Your body is a battleground! Read the book chapter titled “Body” by Dr. Gabi Schlag in Elgar Encyclopedia of International Relations, compiled and edited by the Beate Jahn and Sebastian Schindler!
📚 You can find the book at:
www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/elg...
📚 You can find the book at:
www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/elg...
❗ OPEN ACCESS article by Dr. Gabi Schlag!
📌 As the world of social media grow increasingly topical, it would be timely to read Dr. Gabi Schlag's article, titled "European Union’s Regulating of Social Media: A Discourse Analysis of the Digital Services Act!"
doi.org/10.17645/pag...
📌 As the world of social media grow increasingly topical, it would be timely to read Dr. Gabi Schlag's article, titled "European Union’s Regulating of Social Media: A Discourse Analysis of the Digital Services Act!"
doi.org/10.17645/pag...
European Union’s Regulating of Social Media: A Discourse Analysis of the Digital Services Act | Article | Politics and Governance
Gabi Schlag
doi.org
February 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
❗ OPEN ACCESS article by Dr. Gabi Schlag!
📌 As the world of social media grow increasingly topical, it would be timely to read Dr. Gabi Schlag's article, titled "European Union’s Regulating of Social Media: A Discourse Analysis of the Digital Services Act!"
doi.org/10.17645/pag...
📌 As the world of social media grow increasingly topical, it would be timely to read Dr. Gabi Schlag's article, titled "European Union’s Regulating of Social Media: A Discourse Analysis of the Digital Services Act!"
doi.org/10.17645/pag...
🌐 We would like to thank Prof. Volodymyr Dubovyk for his insightful talk, "War and Peace: Can President Trump End Russian Aggression in Ukraine", on the prospects of war and peace in Ukraine and what the Trump administration can or will bring to the table!
January 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🌐 We would like to thank Prof. Volodymyr Dubovyk for his insightful talk, "War and Peace: Can President Trump End Russian Aggression in Ukraine", on the prospects of war and peace in Ukraine and what the Trump administration can or will bring to the table!
📌 Join us next Wednesday, January 29 at 4pm c.t., for the Departmental Seminar given by Volodymyr Dubovyk on the Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Trump presidency, and Trump's promise to bring a quick end to the war in Ukraine!
January 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
📌 Join us next Wednesday, January 29 at 4pm c.t., for the Departmental Seminar given by Volodymyr Dubovyk on the Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Trump presidency, and Trump's promise to bring a quick end to the war in Ukraine!
🌐 We would like to thank Prof. Dennis Schmidt for his open lecture, “The Relevance of International Law and Institutions in Times of Crises"!
January 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🌐 We would like to thank Prof. Dennis Schmidt for his open lecture, “The Relevance of International Law and Institutions in Times of Crises"!
On Wednesday, January 22 @thomasdiez.bsky.social will welcome Dennis Schmidt, an assistant professor at @durhamuniversity.bsky.social 🎓 Join us and learn more about the relevance of International Law and institutions in times of crises.
January 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
On Wednesday, January 22 @thomasdiez.bsky.social will welcome Dennis Schmidt, an assistant professor at @durhamuniversity.bsky.social 🎓 Join us and learn more about the relevance of International Law and institutions in times of crises.
📚 The Yearbook of European Integration (in German, "Jahrbuch der Europäischen Integration 2024") is out!
📌 Entry on Cyprus is written by Prof. Thomas Diez, and reviews the EU-Cyprus relations between Summer 2023 and Summer 2024.
📌 Find the yearbook at:
www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/jahrbuc...
📌 Entry on Cyprus is written by Prof. Thomas Diez, and reviews the EU-Cyprus relations between Summer 2023 and Summer 2024.
📌 Find the yearbook at:
www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/jahrbuc...
December 11, 2024 at 11:36 AM
📚 The Yearbook of European Integration (in German, "Jahrbuch der Europäischen Integration 2024") is out!
📌 Entry on Cyprus is written by Prof. Thomas Diez, and reviews the EU-Cyprus relations between Summer 2023 and Summer 2024.
📌 Find the yearbook at:
www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/jahrbuc...
📌 Entry on Cyprus is written by Prof. Thomas Diez, and reviews the EU-Cyprus relations between Summer 2023 and Summer 2024.
📌 Find the yearbook at:
www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/jahrbuc...
❗New OPEN ACCESS article by CIRP for those who read german
doi.org/10.5771/0946...
#Ukraine #IRTheory #GlobalPolitics #InternationalRelations
doi.org/10.5771/0946...
#Ukraine #IRTheory #GlobalPolitics #InternationalRelations
December 9, 2024 at 11:28 AM
❗New OPEN ACCESS article by CIRP for those who read german
doi.org/10.5771/0946...
#Ukraine #IRTheory #GlobalPolitics #InternationalRelations
doi.org/10.5771/0946...
#Ukraine #IRTheory #GlobalPolitics #InternationalRelations
🌐 We would like to thank Prof. Ebru Turhan for her insightful talk, “Germany's Role in EU-Turkey Relations: A Status Quo Power?," making sense of both Germany's assertive responses to Turkey's violations of fundamental rights and Germany's increasing discursive silence starting with 2020.
December 5, 2024 at 8:39 AM
🌐 We would like to thank Prof. Ebru Turhan for her insightful talk, “Germany's Role in EU-Turkey Relations: A Status Quo Power?," making sense of both Germany's assertive responses to Turkey's violations of fundamental rights and Germany's increasing discursive silence starting with 2020.