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PUBLISHED NOW: The Environment in Global Sustainability Governance
On the occasion of the Stockholm+50 Summit, Prof. Partzsch and OSI students organized a hybrid lecture series on the importance of political science for the environment and sustainability. The lectures of the international guest speakers were based on chapters for an edited volume, which is now published by Bristol University Press and can be downloaded for free.
Nov 24, 2023
Politics and economics cannot be considered separately
Prof. Partzsch at watson on the relevance of of environmental regulation for companies (article in German)
Nov 17, 2023
Keynote on the decolonization of and by academia at VDW Action Day
Dr. Albert Denk at the Action Day of the Association of German Scientists on 26.10.2023
Nov 08, 2023
Closing event of Spotlight: Successful conclusion of the funding program for young researchers
Maren Lorenzen-Fischer presents Krisma project on citizen councils
Nov 01, 2023
After the SDG Summit in New York: Turning Political Intent into Action to achieve Zero Hunger
Prof. Lena Partzsch at Workshop by Welthungerhilfe on October 19, 2023
Oct 25, 2023
"New supply chain regulations: interactions between private and public governance"
Talk by Prof. Partzsch at Workshop on Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) on September 28-29 in Berlin
Oct 11, 2023
Elisa Kochskämper and Lena Partzsch at ECPR General Conference 2023
Research center involved in panels on local climate governance and panels on supply chain regulation
Sep 20, 2023
Global Climate Strike: Prof. Partzsch in „WDR5 Tagesgespräch“ (in German)
On the occasion of the global climate strike, Prof. Partzsch was a guest on WDR 5 Tagesgespräch on September 15, 2023. In the live broadcast, she discussed the impact of the climate protests and the future of the climate movement with host Jürgen Wiebicke and the audience.
Sep 20, 2023
Presentation by Prof. Partzsch at Welthungerhilfe workshop
On the occasion of the SDG Midterm Summit in Sept, Welthungerhilfe is organizing a series of workshops on SDG 2 "Zero Hunger".
Aug 30, 2023
ARD Fact-Finder on climate populism with Albert Denk
The last two weeks of July in Germany were cold and wet. Some use this fact to downplay climate change. But experts believe this is wrong.
Aug 16, 2023
Lena Partzsch receives 2023 Teaching Award in Political Science
The 2023 Teaching Award in Political Science by the German Political Science Association (DVPW) and the Schader Foundation , endowed with 1,000 euros, goes to Prof. Dr. Lena Partzsch for her teaching project " Stockholm+50: Five Decades of Global Sustainability Governance " at Freie Universität Berlin.
Aug 16, 2023
"Is the sovereign wealth fund KENFO missing its targets?" – Article by Achim Brunnengräber in the newspaper Berliner Zeitung (in German)
Recently, Germany's Nuclear Waste Management Fund KENFO published its 2022 annual report, showing over three billion euro in lost value, with further uncertainties for the high-level radioactive waste disposal project.
Jul 26, 2023
"It all began with Omega"
Prof. Dr. Lena Partzsch on the 2003 "Summer of the century" in the Tagesspiegel supplement by FU Berlin, July 9, 2023 (in German)
Jul 11, 2023
Traffic transition: Every cyclist more is a car less
Press review: Prof. Dr. Partzsch on Berlin’s mobility policy (in German)
Jul 11, 2023
Water disputes: Neighboring states between peace and conflict
Press review: Prof. Dr. Partzsch on water conflicts (in German)
Jul 05, 2023
New book by Albert Denk on UN development goals (in German)
„ Nachhaltige Entwicklung und globale Ungleichheit“ (Sustainable Development and Global Inequality) by Albert Denk was published with Nomos. This book reconstructs the negotiations on the UN Agenda 2030 and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Jun 30, 2023
"Contaminated Pacific" - Article by Achim Brunnengräber and Lila Okamura in the Newspaper Berliner Zeitung (in German)
Japan is planning to discharge contaminated cooling water from Fukushima’s damaged nuclear power plant into the sea - and triggers resentment among riparian states South Korea, China and Russia.
Jun 21, 2023
Sustainable cars? Guest lecture on due diligence in global supply chains
Johannes Danz, Sustainability Project Coordinator at Mercedes-Benz AG, gave a guest lecture at the Center for Comparative Politics with a focus on Environmental and Climate Politics.
Jun 16, 2023
Sustainable cars? Guest lecture on due diligence in global supply chains
Johannes Danz, Sustainability Project Coordinator at Mercedes-Benz AG gave a guest lecture at the seminar "From Eco to Fair: Private Certification and Supply Chain Laws" on June 14, 2023.
Jun 14, 2023
Deutschlandfunk calendar sheet on Attac
The DLF radio report on " 25 Years of Attac - The Name is Program " was produced with the assistance of Albert Denk (FU Berlin). In this five-minute broadcast, an overview of the globalization-critical network is given (in german).
Jun 06, 2023
