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In cooperation with the stand.land.smart.-team of the city of Würzburg, the project uses a self-developed survey concept to measure social resilience and social cohesion in the city and district of Würzburg. For this purpose, 8,000 people will be contacted with a questionnaire in both 2024 and 2026.

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Philipp Gieg: India's Africa Policy

"India's Africa Policy – Challenges of a Millennia-Old Relationship" has been published by Palgrave Macmillan. Dr. Philipp Gieg, postdoctoral reseracher at the Chair of International Relations and European Studies, analyzes India's contemporary Africa policy – from trade, investment and development cooperation to diplomatic relations and security policy.

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The new stateness index is the result of the DFG research project "The Stateness Index StIx: Measurement and Analysis of Stateness " at the Department of Comparative Politics at the University of Würzburg, headed by Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Lauth and conducted by Dr.in Theresa Paola Stawski.

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Dr. Thomas Kestler und Dr. Peter Mainka vertraten den interdisziplinären Arbeitskreis Lateinamerika des IPS bei der Jahreskonferenz der Coimbra-Group in Köln

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Möchtest du mehr Rad fahren um das Klima zu schonen und die eigene Gesundheit zu fördern? Das Unterteam des IPS sucht für das Würzburger "Stadtradeln" Verstärkung!

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