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In this EMGS Blog, Global Studies student Clau Tatangelo reflects on the use of images and emphatic regimes emerging from media reports, which constitute political subject „The Refugee“ as instances of broader discourses around war, democracy, human rights, and humanitarianism on national, regional and global scales. Departing from recent
We’re excited to announce the release of our new promotional video, Together Apart: 4th European Master in Global Studies Alumni Conference, created with the support of Twosyde Media GmbH in Leipzig! The video provides a brief overview of our recent alumni conference, „Resilience in the Face of Global Challenges,“
With its interdisciplinary approach, RUC allowed me to understand more about the wide academic field that is out there. I took a break from studying after my bachelor’s degree to work for a few years, so when returning for my master’s, I was unsure what exactly would be the
Our Global Studies-Alumn Ingo Nordmann spend a year in Wrocław during his studies. Ten years later, he revisits the city. Read his article „Return to Wrocław – on romanticizing your student home“ here on The Leipzig Glocal – Leipzig’s International Web Magazine (leipglo.com)      
Two weeks ago, the Global and European Studies Institute launched our first-ever virtual alumni conference to celebrate EMGS’s 15th anniversary as a master’s program. Supported through funding from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the conference included ten alumni panels and roundtables, four lectures from scholars and activists, and