SCRIPTS in the Media
Is Europe threatened by another shift to the right? | Tagesspiegel-Beilage
Miriam Hartlapp, Professor of Comparative Politics of Germany and France at Freie Universität Berlin together with Tanja A. Börzel, director at SCRIPTS, have investigated the voting behavior of Eurosceptic to anti-European MEPs. They spoke to Dennis Yücel from the daily newspaper Tagesspiegel. Read the article here (German).
Apr 19, 2024
Die doppelte Schieflage der Diplomiertendemokratie | Table Berlin
A third of the population has lost faith in democracy. They no longer feel represented - and they are not represented, says Michael Zürn , Principal Investigator and Director of the RU "Global Governance" at SCRIPTS. The new article about representativeness by Michael Zürn can be read in the 'Table.Media Professional Briefings' section as a part of the „Hacking Populism“ series. Read the article here (soft paywall, German).
Mar 21, 2024
Interview with Jessica Gienow-Hecht | Deutschlandfunk: "Wer regiert die USA?"
Principle Investigator Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht speaks in Deutschlandfunk about the US stopping financial aid to Ukraine and addsresses the question how much influence a prominent ex-president have on this decision. The interview is only available in German. Click here to listen to the Interview.
Feb 08, 2024
SCRIPTS PI Gwendolyn Sasse – Expert for Russia
SCRIPTS Principle Investigator and Director at the Center for East European and International Studies (ZOiS), Gwendolyn Sasse, talked in December to several online media platforms about Russia and the war in Ukraine. In the radio podcast detector.fm , she addressed the important question of how much support Putin has in the Russian society. The podcast episode is available here . The Podcast is only available in German. Her guest article “Time is of the essence in defending Ukraine” was published on the Financial Times on December 20. On December 21, the online newspaper tagesspiegel published an assessment by three experts, including Gwendolyn Sasse, on how much the lack of new aid money for Ukraine from the EU and the USA is playing into the hands of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. You can click here to read the article.
Jan 10, 2024
The need to look back to understand the relationship between Russia and the West
Katharina Bluhm, Professor of Sociology at Freie Universität Berlin and Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS, spoke with Lenz Jacobsen from the news portal ZEIT Online about why Russian policy did take the hostile course that led to the attack on Ukraine. The Interview refers also to new findings of Katharina Bluhm’s book "Russland und der Westen" that was published in November 2023. To read the Interview you can click here .
Dec 30, 2023
60th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination
60 years ago today, the US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. In an interview with SWR , SCRIPTS Principal Investigator Jessica Gienow-Hecht assesses the significance of the former president for US society today and what his visit on 26 June 1963 means to German people in times of the cold war. Jessica Gienow-Hecht previously wrote a SCRIPTS blog post about Kennedy's visit to Berlin and reflects on the meaning of the visit for language and the liberal script. If you are interested you can click here .
Nov 22, 2023
The Crimea as a focal point of the Russian-Ukrainian war
Principal Investigator and Director of the Centre for East European and International Studies, Gwendolyn Sasse, discusses together with Dr. M. Marcus Keupp (ETH Zurich) and Dr. Andreas Umland (Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies) in German public broadcaster SWR the significance of Crimea for both Ukraine and Russia and as a focal point of the war. Listen to the discussion in German here .
Oct 12, 2023
PI Steffen Mau on contact fear to far right AfD and change fatigue
With Swiss newspaper NZZ, Sociologist and Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS, Steffen Mau, talked about his views on the far right AfD's establishment in wide parts of society, his findings on climate change as not being a generational divided topic and a fatigue of change he can observe in German society. Find the full interview in German here .
Oct 10, 2023
On the limits of digital state rule
In Berlin newspaper Tagesspiegel, SCRIPTS Principal Investigators Genia Kostka (sinologist) and Alexander Libman (political scientist focusing on Eastern Europe and Russia) explain findings resulting of a collaborative research within the cluster. Both showcase examples how digital authoritative governance in Russia and China could not completely avoid dissent in recent past. Read the full article in German here .
Oct 08, 2023
Is the German society agreeing on more than commonly assumed?
In interview with Der Spiegel, sociologist and Principal Investigator at SCRITPS, Steffen Mau, takes the stance that current fierce opposition to specific topics leads many analysts to overestimate general division and polarisation of German society. The interview in German can be read here (paywall).
Sep 28, 2023
Germany's role in the United Nations
Since Germany joined the United Nations in 1973 - then, as the eastern German Democratic Republic and the western Federal Republic of Germany - it has grown to the second largest contributer to the UN. Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS, Michael Zürn, Christopher Heusgen, chairman of the Munich Security Conference, and Harald Ganns from the UN information office in Bonn comment in a podcast of Hessischer Rundfunk on the role Germany plays today in the UN and current debates within the UN system. Find the podcast (in German) here .
Sep 18, 2023
How much is Putin under pressure in Ukraine?
Alexander Libman, Principal Professor of Russian and East European Politics and Principal Inverstigator at SCRIPTS discusses with Rüdiger Libman, Rüdiger Lüdeking, Julia Friedlander and Wilfried Jilge in German public broadcaster ZDF the pressure Ukraine's counter offensive might put on Putin's power. Watch the discussion here in German.
Sep 15, 2023
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
How equal inheritances could solve major problems
In the podcast "In aller Ruhe" of Süddeutsche Zeitung, Professor of Philosophy and Principal Investigator Stefan Gosepath discusses iwth host Corilan Emcke how inheritances are a subject of societal polarisation. Listen to the full podcast here (German).
Sep 10, 2023
Is there something as 'wrong liberties'?
In German public broadcaster, SWR, Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS, Philipp Lepenies, discusses with scholars Elif Özmen and Jens Hacke what liberalism constitutes between populist attacks and liberal civil rights. Listen here to the full discussion here (German).
Sep 07, 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 present political 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
