by Katarina Ristić In the wake of the recent European elections, far-right parties are grappling with internal conflicts over historical narratives. Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National severed ties with Germany’s Alternative for Germany, following controversial remarks about the Nazi past by the AfD’s Maximilian Krah. This incident highlights the delicate...
Von Sebastian Rimestad Wie ich schon im März[1] und im August 2022[2] argumentiert habe, ist es nicht korrekt, den russischen Angriffskrieg in der Ukraine als religiösen Konflikt zu stilisieren. Patriarch Kirill (Gundjajew) von Moskau versucht nach wie vor, dem Konflikt eine religiöse Deutung zu verleihen. Allerdings nimmt ihm das niemand...
By Carolina Rozo Higuera and Kathleen Schlütter – Area studies, transregional studies, global studies – is there a difference between those denominations of research fields and should we care about it? At first glance, the debate about the naming of research fields in this part of the humanities and social...
By Therese Mager, Research Institute Social Cohesion (FGZ)/ ReCentGlobe, Leipzig University – On April 14, 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron officially enacted his deeply unpopular pension reform law. The law, which will progressively raise the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 and do away with special benefits schemes for...
Mit den Worten „Jin, Jiyan, Azadi“ (zu Dt. „Frau, Leben, Freiheit“) kämpfen die Menschen im Iran gegen das unterdrückende Mullah-Regime, gegen Kopftuchzwang und für ihre Freiheitsrechte. Auslöser der Proteste war der Tod von Masha Armini: Die 22-jährige Iranerin wurde von der festgenommen, da sie sich angeblich nicht an die geltenden...
von Sebastian Rimestad, Universität Leipzig Nach dem brutalen Angriff Russlands auf die Ukraine Ende Februar ist noch immer kein Ende der kriegerischen Handlungen in Sicht. Der Krieg hat tiefe geopolitische Hintergründe und militärische und wirtschaftliche Expertise sind wichtig, um ihn umfassend analysieren zu können. Die religiöse Dimension des Konfliktes, die...
By Ralf J. Leiteritz (Universidad de Rosario) & Solveig Richter (Leipzig University) – Elections lead to tremendous socio-political tensions, especially in conflict regions with a high potential for violence – this is currently the case in Colombia, where ReCentGlobe and Leipzig University recently established an academic partnership. Professors Ralf J....
By Therese Mager, Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC)/ReCentGlobe, Leipzig University On 24 April 2022, French president Emmanuel Macron defeated Marine Le Pen in a run-off vote, securing a second five-year term. In the days leading up to the election, French journalists and experts emphasized a polarized France, speaking of a...
by Katharina Ristić This article was first published at the Blog for Transregional Research TRAFO. Only a few days before the attack on Ukraine, Russian president Vladimir Putin responded to those scandalized by the prospect of a war in Europe, reminding Europeans that such a war had already taken place. In...
by Lena Dallywater (Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography) and Ana Moledo (Leipzig University) Part I – Some methodological reflections on the intricacies involved in our research Recently, the scholarly interest in Black Activism and Black Internationalism, and the movements, networks and ideas of intellectuals and activists has been increasing as...
