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How do literature, music, and politics negotiate the complex power relations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo? On 14 January 2026, the Africa Competence Centre (ACCUW), together with the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, invited audiences to an evening rich in perspectives. Following a thematic introduction by Dr. Philipp Gieg, an interdisciplinary panel discussed how cultural forms of expression can reshape resistance and participation.

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Heute ist die neue Ausgabe des Jahrbuchs der Europäischen Integration erschienen. In diesem Jahr gehört Dr. Philipp Gieg vom Lehrstuhl für Internationale Beziehungen und Europaforschung zum Team der Autorinnen und Autoren. Er verfasste den Beitrag zur Afrikapolitik der Europäischen Union.

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What role do Small Island States play in current international debates on climate, the environment, and ecocide? Jun.-Prof. Ulrike Zeigermann and Dr. Philipp Gieg explore this question in their article "Judicialization as contestation: Ecocide, the small island states, and the international politics of environmental justice", which has just been published in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space.

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