News from the Cluster
Call for Papers: SCRIPTS Panels at the 30th DVPW Congress 2027
SCRIPTS invites paper proposals for two open panels at the 30th DVPW Congress in Leipzig, exploring the resilience of liberal democracy and the future of the international order. Submission deadline: 31 October 2026.
14.09.2026
SCRIPTS Goes Global: Conversations on Connectivity and Resilience
How does connectivity shape the resilience of the liberal script? Over the coming years, SCRIPTS will explore this core question together with partners across different world regions, placing Connectivity at the centre of our internationalization strategy.
07.09.2026
Call for Applications: SCRIPTS Digital Autumn School
The SCRIPTS Digital Autumn School supports aspiring researchers from underrepresented regions in preparing strong applications for social sciences graduate schools. Application deadline: 21 September
27.08.2026
SCRIPTS Researchers Contribute to DFG Paper on Academic Freedom
SCRIPTS PIs Kathrin Zippel and Christoph Möllers contributed to a new position paper by the German Research Foundation (DFG) on strengthening academic freedom and resilience.
24.08.2026
Linette Lim Joins the 2026 SCRIPTS Forum as Visiting Researcher
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Linette Lim from University College Dublin as a Visiting Researcher at the SCRIPTS Forum. She will be based in Berlin from 15 July to 15 September 2026.
04.08.2026
Genia Kostka Shortlisted for Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of 2026
We are delighted to share that Genia Kostka, Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS, has been shortlisted for the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year 2026 in the category Social Sciences & Humanities.
15.07.2026
New SCRIPTS Working Paper Explores Nation Branding in Authoritarian States
How do authoritarian regimes build international appeal? In her new SCRIPTS Working Paper, Jessica Gienow-Hecht examines how authoritarian states use nation branding to shape their global image and legitimacy.
30.06.2026
"Contested Futures": Imagining AI's Next Decade Through Fiction
What happens when AI researchers sit down with science-fiction authors and simply imagine where it's all heading? "Contested Futures" set out to find out — and the results are now available to read.
26.06.2026
Former BGTS Member Dr. Marlene Ritter Receives APSA Dissertation Award Honorable Mention
We are delighted to congratulate former BGTS member Marlene Ritter on receiving the Honorable Mention for the 2026 Ernst B. Haas Dissertation Award , presented by the American Political Science Association (APSA) .
26.06.2026
New Publication: Rethinking Gandhi and Dewey, Centring Ambedkar in Educational Theory
We are pleased to announce a new publication by Sphoorti, former SCRIPTS Visiting Doctoral Researcher, in the Scottish Educational Review , published online on 16 June 2026.
18.06.2026
SCRIPTS project “Objects From Afar” publishes Special Issue on the politics of cultural restitution
A peer-reviewed Special Issue edited by Philipp Lepenies and Rouven Symank has been published in the International Journal of Cultural Policy
16.06.2026
Gwendolyn Sasse Elected to the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
The Academy honors Gwendolyn Sasse's outstanding contributions to research on political and social transformations, democracy and authoritarianism, war, and Eastern Europe.
15.06.2026
Globalisation has reshaped politics — but do its self-perceived losers also see different societal threats?
In a new research note in West European Politics , SCRIPTS researchers Heiko Giebler, Lukas Antoine and Rasmus Ollroge use PALS survey data from more than 52,000 respondents in 30 countries to examine how people who feel they have lost more than gained from globalisation perceive major challenges to society.
04.06.2026
AI, Democracy, and Europe's Alternative Path: Insights from the SCRIPTS Forum
Can artificial intelligence strengthen democracy, or does its current development model undermine it? And what role can Europe play in shaping a different future?
04.06.2026
New SCRIPTS Working Paper Analyses Authoritarian Masculinities in Latin American Far-Right Politics
How do far-right leaders mobilise ideas of masculinity, freedom, and security? In the latest SCRIPTS Working Paper, Jazmín Duarte Sckell examines the political discourses of four far-right leaders from across Latin America.
01.06.2026
New SCRIPTS Blog Post Nr 84. by Gözde Böcü and Tannas Michel
Tackling Disinformation: What High Conflict Contexts tell us about (Building) Democratic Resilience.
13.05.2026
Thomas Risse on the Limits of US Power | OSTpolitik Studio
On April 8 at OSTpolitik Studio, Prof. Thomas Risse discussed the implications of the Iran war for the international order and the limits of American power. He reflected on questions of global governance, the role of the United States, and broader shifts in world politics.
23.04.2026
The Liberal International Order Is Resilient—Not Dead
A new blog post by SCRIPTS Director Tanja A. Börzel .
23.03.2026
Final Episode “Long live the Diaspora!”: A Global Perspective
Discover the final episode of the podcast series by Susan Bergner exploring the political voices of African diasporas in Germany.
09.03.2026
