The newly founded Point Alpha Research Institute (PARI) near the Point Alpha observation post at the former Inner German border is researching democracy in the global order, borders and the Cold War.

The newly founded Point Alpha Research Institute is offering a number of grants and fellowships at PhD, postdoctoral and senior level as well as to organize conferences. Early career researchers are specifically encouraged to apply! Deadline: 21 October. Please RT!

Last week to apply, deadline ends Friday!

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The Point Alpha Research Institute is offering fellowships for up to six months starting 1 April 2023. The application deadline is February 15, 2023. hsozkult.de/grant/id/stip-…

Today we’re meeting in Fulda for a PARI workshop to discuss current work relating to our three research fields—the Cold War, borders and democracy in the global order—and how to develop and implement our research agenda.

One week left to apply for a PARI BCWS fellowship! BerlinColdWarStudies Institut für Zeitgeschichte München−Berlin

All participants welcome: We also have a roundtable discussion on June 6th at 7pm with two of our Point Alpha Research Institute (PARI) academic advisory board members, David Chandler and Niilo Kauppi. Online participation is possible, please register with [email protected]

Two weeks left to apply!

Fulda Model United Nations with students from Edmonton, Lviv, Madrid, Zagreb and of course Fulda. hessenschau.de/tv-sendung/uno…

Come an work with us! Wir suchen einen wissenschaftlichen Koordinator 13 TV-L (50%).

Ein Podcast, ein Podcast! Scherz beiseite, ein großartiger Text und sicher auch als historische Aufnahme.

Inhaltlich ein klare Analyse, was bei der Bahn falsch läuft und ich verstehe nicht, wer etwas gegen diesen Mann haben kann und wieso dieser Streik nicht genutzt wird, um noch mehr über misssämanagement zu reden

1/ THREAD 🧵Elite panic over A.I. disinformation and deepfakes in the EU elections was rampant. But did democracy drown in tidal wave of disinformation? 🔎Let’s take a look.

Friendly Reminder 📢Call for Applications - Deadline 18/10/2024 📢 Calling postdoctoral Researchers for the Kohli Fellowship for Sociology 2025 at the Max Weber Programme . For more information see kohlifoundation.eu/programs-kohli…

The late David Graeber hits the nail on the head.

“Today is the most realistic moment since social media was born in the mid-2000s to make it the tool it always should have been — for it to strengthen rather than strip-mine the social fabric.” —Gone to 🦋 same user name., ⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳 & Jacob Mchangama noemamag.com/building-a-pro…

Ohne Bezug zu Parsons fehlt die notwendige soziologische Klammer.

Ich begreife nicht, warum Qualitätsmedien Photos entlang der Story auswählen, die sie vermitteln wollen, ohne die Photos journalistisch zu prüfen.