SCRIPTS in the Media
The return of a 'class society'
How important is the term 'Klassengesellschaft' (class society) in Germany? Gerald Wagner writes about the significance of the term within research and why it is needed. He cites the important work of SCRIPTS PIs Anette Fasang, Michael Zürn and Steffen Mau. Ranging from sociology to Global Governance - it is important to understand the current conflicts within society. Read the complete article here (German).
Sep 14, 2023
Coup in Gabun: Osei comments on the current developments
After the Gabun military took over the political power in Gabun on Wednesday, August 30th, from the government of President Bongo, SCRIPTS PI Anja Osei comments on backgrounds and current developments in German in Tagesspiegel (paywall) and ZDF .
Sep 01, 2023
How can politics react to citizens' fatigue of change?
Parts of the society are tired of change in face of multiple crises, finds SCRIPTS PI Steffen Mau. In an interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung he talks about the challenges and solutions ahead. Read the full interview in German here (paywall).
Sep 01, 2023
BRICS plus - Russias way to circumvent sanctions?
Alexander Libmann, Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS and professor of East European and Russian studies at Freie Universität Berlin spoke to Roland Bathon from the magazine der Freitag about the BRICS alliance and how this might be an opportunity for Russia to circumvent the sanctions of the West. Read the complete interview in German here (Paywall).
Aug 26, 2023
After the death of Jewgeni Prigoschin
Principal Investigator and professor of East European and Russian studies Alexander Libman, gave a statement to David Schafbuch from the online news outlet t-online about the death of Jewgeni Prigoschin and how this might even benefit Wladimir Putin. Read the piece here (German). Furthermore, Libman also spoke with Julia Rathcke from the news outlet Rheinische Post about the death of Prigoschin and the continuation of the war. Read the interview in German here (Paywall).
Aug 24, 2023
BRICS Summit in South Africa
Amrita Narlikar, Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS and president of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies, spoke with Harald Stutte from the news portal RND about the latest BRICS Summit in South Africa and the failure of the West to foster stable diplomacy. Read the complete article here in German here .
Aug 22, 2023
A fight over power
Alexander Libman, Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS and professor of East European and Russian studies at Freie Universität Berlin, spoke to Clara Lipkowski from the online medium t-online about the current situation of Alexej Nawalny, an oppositionist in Russia, and why Nawalny also seeks to grasp power. Read the complete article in German here .
Aug 20, 2023
Switzerland: Exports to Central Asie increased
Principal Investigator and Professor of East European and Russian Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, Alexander Libman, spoke to the Swiss channel SRF about the increase in exports to Central Asia and why this might be a way to go around sanctions due to the war in Ukraine. Read the complete piece in German here .
Aug 16, 2023
The rich: a parallel society
Principal Investigator and professor of philosophy at Freie Universität Berlin, Stefan Gosepath, spoke with Gareth Joswig from the newspaper taz about how to tax inheritance and if the whole concept of inheritance should be abandoned altogether. Read the complete interview here (German). Stefan Gosepath also spoke about the righteous of inheritance in the BR programme "KulturWelt Gespräch". Listen to it here .
Aug 08, 2023
Adieu, France
SCRIPTS Principal Investigator Andreas Eckert, professor for the history of Africa at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, wrote a guest article about the current upheaval in Niger and how France, a longstanding power in Niger, has to acknowledge its mistakes. Read the complete piece in German here .
Aug 07, 2023
Alexej Nawalny awaits verdict
Kremlin critic Alexej Nawalny awaits his verdict in Russia. Alexander Libman, Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS and professor of East European and Russian politics at Freie Universität Berlin, spoke to Mareike Müller from the newspaper Handelsblatt about the threat Nawalny poses to the regime in Moscau and what might come next. Read the complete piece in German here .
Aug 02, 2023
Amrita Narlikar: "The planet does not belong to humans"
Amrita Narlikar, Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS and president of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), was interviewed by Hans Monath from the daily newspaper Tagesspiegel about her engagement for animal rights. Narlikar said as a researcher, she is interested in power and equality - not only when it comes to people. Read the full interview in German here (Paywall).
Jul 20, 2023
Carlsberg and Danone - Russia seizes control
Alexander Libman, Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS and professor of East European and Russian politics at Freie Universität Berlin, was a guest at the SRF news programme, where he spoke about the decree by Putin that operations in Russia by food producers Carlsberg and Danone will be overtaken by the state. Listen to the interview here (German).
Jul 18, 2023
How far can regulations go?
Andreas Öhler from the newspaper DIE ZEIT spoke with Philipp Lepenies, Principal Investigator and director of the Research Center for Sustainability, about his latest book "Verbot und Verzicht" and how far the government can intervene in private life. Read the complete interview in German here (Paywall).
Jul 17, 2023
Explosion on the bridge to Crimea
Alexander Libman, Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS and professor of East European and Russian politics at Freie Universität Berlin, spoke with Anna Schmid from the news outlet Focus Online , about the explosion on the bridge to Crimea and that an involvement on the part of Ukraine could be possible. Read the complete article here .
Jul 17, 2023
German Reunifciation - an interesting sociological project
Steffen Mau, Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS and professor of macrosociology at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, was part of a discussion at the Potsdamer Minsk. Together with Judtih Rinklebe, cultural scientist and moderator Aljoscha Begrich, they talked about the "scars" of German reunification - even thirty years later. Read the review in the daily newspaper Tagesspiegel by Richard Rabensaat here (German).
Jul 14, 2023
An incomplete view of the history of Ukraine
Gwendolyn Sasse, Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS and director of the Centre for East European and International Studies spoke with Erhard Scherfer from the broadcaster phoenix about her latest book and how an incomplete view in regard to Ukraine shaped the understanding of the country in the West. Watch the complete interview here .
Jul 12, 2023
A different country
Gwendolyn Sasse, Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS and director at the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS), was part of a discussion round organized by the German Association for East European Studies (DGO). Together with Jurko Prochasko, a Ukrainian Author and psychoanalyst, she discussed the consequences which the war will have on the country itself and the psychological consequences for the people. Read the complete piece here (German).
Jul 09, 2023
Karlsruhe: a visible absence
Christoph Möllers, Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS and professor of public law at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is part of the trial, which has the party financing of the NPD at its core. Möllers, an attorney of record for the Bundestag, Bundesrat, and Bundesregierung, said the absence of any members of the NPD in Karlsruhe shows that they had also given up the "last shred of civic community". Read the complete piece by Marlene Grunert in the FAZ here or by Christian Rath of the taz here .
Jul 04, 2023
Independence Day - a long and chaotic history
Jessica Gienow-Hecht, Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS and professor of history at Freie Universität Berlin, spoke in the programme "DER TAG" from public broadcaster hr inforadio about independence day in the United States. Independence was indeed marked by chaos, violence and uncoordinated efforts, Gienow-Hecht explained. Listen to the complete interview here .
Jul 04, 2023
