SCRIPTS News
World Cup and Human Rights in Qatar: Survey Results of Qatar PAYOFF Project
First results of the Qatar PAYOFF study on the FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022 show that the propaganda effect of the sport event depends to a large extent on the quality of the media landscape. The research project uses successive surveys to examine how the World Cup has changed the way foreign countries view the authoritarian regime in Qatar. Johannes Gerschewski , Heiko Giebler , Michael Zürn , Sebastian Hellmeier (WZB Berlin) and Eda Keremoglu (Universität Konstanz) developed questions that were or will be addressed to almost 16,000 people in eight European countries before, during and after the World Cup.
Jan 03, 2023
New blog on the current state of transatlantic relations, and a plea by Jessica Gienow-Hecht
For her analysis of the state of transatlantic relations today, professor of history Jessica Gienow-Hecht looks back at the development in the 20th century.
Dec 22, 2022
New blog on digital sanctions against Russia and the geopolitization of the Internet
In her contribution, Dr. Ewa Dąbrowska examines the geopolitical logic associated with technology against the backdrop of sanctions against Russia and an emerging so-called "splinternet". Ewa is a postdoc in the SCRIPTS project " Reinterpreting the alternative script? War in Ukraine, state-sponsored narratives of block building in authoritarian countries and their public perception ". Read the blog post here . The SCRIPTS blog assembles a variety of analytical views, opinions, and commentaries by SCRIPTS members and guest authors. Topics relate to the liberal script in its current varieties, as well as possible future evolutions in its regional and global interrelations.
Dec 19, 2022
First BGTS alumni event facilitates exchange on career paths
On 09 December 2022, 20 alumni and 15 current members of the Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies (BGTS) attended a get-together in Berlin. This was the kick-off of the SCRIPTS alumni activities, further events are already in preparation.
Dec 15, 2022
Islamism in the MENA-region (and beyond): Prof. Dr. Gudrun Krämer participates in internal discussion series of SCRIPTS and the Federal Foreign Office
On 08 Dec 2022, former SCRIPTS Senior Professor Prof. Dr. Gudrun Krämer spoke to representatives of the German Federal Foreign Office about "Is Islamism in the MENA-region (and beyond) countering the liberal script?". The internal discussion was organised by SCRIPTS' Knowledge Exchange Lab for Politics .
Dec 13, 2022
Janika Spannagel awarded with International Prize for Fundamental Academic Values
The postdoctoral researcher at SCRIPTS won first place in the first-ever awarded "Fundamental Academic Values Award" of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The award recognises three young European researchers for their outstanding academic contribution to the promotion of fundamental academic values.
Nov 29, 2022
New posts on the war in Ukraine in the SCRIPTS blog
Dr. Yaning Zhang, now assistant professor at the Fudan University in Shanghai and former doctoral researcher at SCRIPTS, contributed two posts on the Global South's reaction to Russia's war in Ukraine and the shifting power dynamics between the US, China and the EU in reaction to it. Another blog post by a SCRIPTS PostDoc on the decoupling of the Russian internet sphere is in preparation. Read the new blog posts here . The SCRIPTS blog assembles a variety of analytical views, opinions, and commentaries by SCRIPTS members and guest authors. Topics relate to the liberal script in its current varieties, as well as possible future evolutions in its regional and global interrelations.
Nov 22, 2022
Report: Programmes for Displaced Scholars and Visiting Doctoral Researchers assessed as successful
In response to the Russian invasion in Ukraine and accompanying tensions, SCRIPTS was able to grant academic opportunities for the displaced scholars from Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia from spring 2022. SCRIPTS has also accepted a number of new Visiting Doctoral Researcher s from March 2022. They come in particular from disadvantaged regions or have corresponding biographies. The encounters between the visiting fellows and the Cluster were mutually enriching, which is also reflected in the fellows' testimonials. Read the full report including an interview with the Academic Coordinator of Diversity and Internationalization here .
Oct 31, 2022
SCRIPTS welcomes Prof. Dr. Maria-Michaela Hampf
Prof. Dr. Maria-Michaela Hampf (Graduate School of North American Studies) joins SCRIPTS from October 1, 2022 until March 21, 2023 as a substitute professor for Jessica Gienow-Hecht who is currently on a sabbatical.
Oct 28, 2022
Book "Der Krieg gegen die Ukraine" by Gwendolyn Sasse published
The book “Der Krieg gegen die Ukraine” (the war against Ukraine) by SCRIPTS Principal Investigator Gwendolyn Sasse , director of the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS), is published today at C.H. Beck (in German) .
Oct 13, 2022
SCRIPTS welcomes thirteen new doctoral researchers
SCRIPTS welcomes the new cohort of doctoral researchers from the Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies (BGTS). We welcome Simon Clemens, Matthew Delmastro, Lorena Drakula, Inga Aenne Feldmann, Julian Heide, Maximiliano Jara Barrera, Alexander Jakab Klein, Anastasia Mgaloblishvilli, Federico Salvati, Laura Schimmöller, Henrik von Homeyer, Lesar Yurtsever and Julia Tovote. Additionally, Wolfgang Minatti has joined us as Visiting Doctoral Researcher from European University Institute. We wish these aspiring researchers all the best and look forward to working with them!
Sep 07, 2022