SCRIPTS News

New Blog Post : "Queuing for Utopia: The Expo Script at Work in Osaka 2025"

How do nations perform on the world stage—and what strategies of image management do liberal and non-liberal states employ at World Expos?

Nov 12, 2025

Is There a Legitimacy Gap in Liberal Democracies? SCRIPTS Blog Post by Heiko Giebler

Liberal values remain strong across the globe – but trust in liberal democracies is fading. A new analysis by Heiko Giebler draws on data from the PALS survey to uncover what this growing legitimacy gap tells us about the state of democracy today.

Nov 05, 2025

Workshop “Contestations of the Liberal Scripts”

Scholars from SCRIPTS, HUJI, and partner institutions engaged in two days of vibrant debate on shifting liberal orders, security, and inclusion.

Nov 03, 2025

PALS Data Navigator Online: Explore Global Attitudes Toward Liberal Society

The PALS Data Navigator is online! The new interactive tool from the Public Attitudes towards the Liberal Script (PALS) research project provides access to key findings from a globally unique survey: more than 60,000 people from 30 countries share their views on liberal democracy, market economies, and fundamental social values.

Oct 30, 2025

New Research Programme

We are pleased to share the new working paper “Crisis, Regression, and Resilience of the Liberal Script. A Research Programme”.

Oct 28, 2025

SCRIPTS Scholars again among Tagesspiegel’s “Top 100 Scientists in Berlin”

Oct 08, 2025

Call for Applications: SCRIPTS Digital Autumn School for Graduate Applicants from Structurally Disadvantaged Regions

The SCRIPTS Digital Autumn School 2025 offers tailored guidance for graduate school applications. This edition is designed for students from structurally disadvantaged regions, with preference for alumni of the SCRIPTS Partner Network.

Oct 02, 2025

Call for Applications: SCRIPTS Digital Autumn School for First-Generation Graduate Applicants

The SCRIPTS Digital Autumn School 2025 supports first-generation students preparing for graduate school applications in the Social Sciences and related fields. Participants will receive coaching on their exposé, practical advice on application strategies, and insights into the German academic system.

Oct 02, 2025

Book Presentation and Discussion – Framing Refugees: How National Identity Shapes Refugee Policy

Debates about the admission of refugees are ubiquitous across most Western countries and occupy a significant share of current political discourse. However, the framing of these debates varies considerably, depending both on the receiving country and on the country of origin of the refugees.

Aug 11, 2025

Academic Freedom Under Pressure: SCRIPTS Panel on the U.S. Context

Jun 20, 2025

Workshop Recap | Polycentric Neoliberalism

Jun 19, 2025

Prof. Dr. Stefan Gosepath bei Deutschlandfunk Nova | Leistung als fragwürdiger Maßstab für Gerechtigkeit

Jun 06, 2025

SCRIPTS Receives Renewed Funding under the Excellence Strategy

May 22, 2025

Looking Back and Ahead – A Conversation with SCRIPTS

On the occasion of the decision regarding the cluster’s renewal proposal, we reflect—and look ahead—with SCRIPTS’ leading voices: on research achievements, personal insights, and what comes next.

May 22, 2025

SCRIPTS Working Paper No. 57 by Gülay Çağlar, Dominik Hammer, Charlotte Drath, Paula Matlach, and Karolin Schwarz

This pilot study is the first analysis of German misogynous online milieus across platforms and sub-groups. The „Mannosphäre“ – the German variant of the anglophone manosphere – encompasses movements such as „Incels“, „Pick-Up Artists“, and „Men‘s Rights Activists“ that propagate misogynist ideology, reject gender equality and the liberal social order, and spread violent fantasies.

May 15, 2025

Cluster of Excellence "Contestations of the Liberal Script" (SCRIPTS)