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Coimbra-Netzwerk tagte in Köln
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Im Schatten der Macht: Politik, Kultur und Kritik in der DR Kongo
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PSS jetzt auch in Teilzeit studieren
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Antrittsvorlesung von Prof. Sonja Grimm mit rund 200 Gästen
Prof. Sonja Grimm besucht EMBRACE-Kooperationspartner in Georgien
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Dr. Philipp Gieg bei DW über die Beziehungen zwischen Indien und Afrika
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Zweite Version Stateness Index „StIx“: Daten für 2023 online
Befragung zum Zusammenhalt in Stadt und Landkreis Würzburg gestartet
WAPS 15: The Stateness Index (StIx) – Conceptual Design and Empirical Results
Democracies in Crisis? A Comparative Analysis...
Medienwissenschaftlicher Workshop "Affektivität und Medien"
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Studierende im Fach Politik und Gesellschaft nahmen an Simulation zur EU-Klimapolitik teil
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