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Summer Opening: Keynote lecture by Matthias Middell

We opened our summer term at the University of Leipzig with a keynote lecture „A world falling apart. A new world order in the making?“ by Prof Dr Matthias Middell. It was an great opportunity not only to discuss with the founding director of the Institute and current Vice-Rector

5th ReCentGlobe Annual Conference

Social Cohesion (Un)bound: Between National, Regional, and Transregional Interdependencies This year’s ReCentGlobe conference poses the question of how regions are reacting to increasing social fragmentation and an international policy that is once again increasingly characterized by nationalism and isolationism. The conference, which takes place on May 7th and 8th

Book publication:

Energy’s History. Toward a Global Canon, published by Daniela Russ und Thomas Turnbull We would like to draw your attention to a book co-edited by our junior professor Dr. Daniela Ruß. We are looking forward to a great enrichment for global history, which is summarized as follows by the

Welcome to the summer term at GESI

With a turbulent few weeks behind us, the world is still wondering where we are going. A few months ago there was no shortage of alarming developments around the world, but what we are witnessing these days few of us would have predicted. While in recent years the concept

The Unholy Alliance: The Rise of the Far-Right and Digital Capitalism

While social media was initially hailed as a pillar of democracy, a troubling development is emerging: Digital moguls like Elon Musk are increasingly taking openly far-right positions. This analysis examines the “unholy alliance” between digital capitalism and right-wing movements. It reveals how platform algorithms, targeted disinformation, and a misunderstood

Our EMGS Winter School 2024

The EMGS students visited Tulln, Austria, from December 6th to 9th for five days of intense work and social activities. During the first two days, the main discussions were organized around Key Concepts in Global Studies research. These discussions were organized in 5 Workshops: 1) Capitalism, Commodity Frontiers and
Graduation Ceremony 2024 in Ghent

The EMGS Consortium congratulates the Class of 2024!

On 9 November Ghent University was hosting this year’s EMGS Graduation Ceremony! 65 students received their diplomas and celebreted their success after two years of hard work. Special congratulations go to Ms Ina Niehues, M.A, who received the Best Thesis Award 2024 for her Master’s thesis „Challenging the slow

GESI Students visit Dresden!

As part of our semester activities, GESI students visited Dresden, the capital of Saxony. Albertinum Modern Art Museum: The first excursion took our MA students to the Albertinum Modern Art Museum. Students from the seminar “Global East – Global South: Transregional Connections from the Endings of Empires to Cold

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