Academic Freedom in Polarized Times
November 21 and 22, 2024 | The contributions to the 17th Annual Colloquium of the MPIfG will explore academic freedom and the challenges it faces in contemporary times. What tensions exist for institutions and those who work in them? What role can science play in increasingly polarized public debates? And what are the implications of these developments for the future of research in Germany?Please register by November 8.

Events

Freiheit der Wissenschaft in polarisierten Zeiten

Nov 21, 2024 - Nov 22, 2024
Köln

The Social Logic of Fossil Fuels

Peter Wagner
Nov 27, 2024 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)

From Export Orientation to Export Obsession: Germany’s Political Economy in the Twentieth Century

Jan-Otmar Hesse
Dec 4, 2024 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
Fields of Research
Aiming to combine and develop the approaches of economic sociology, comparative and international political economy, and organization studies, the School’s research investigates the complex linkages between economic and social action.
Our Students
The IMPRS-SPCE admits up to eight students a year. The ability to do scholarly work in English is a prerequisite for admission. We welcome students from Germany and abroad.
Living in Cologne
Based at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in the heart of southern Cologne (the Südstadt) and the University of Cologne, graduate students at the IMPRS-SPCE can start to explore Germany from their local Severin and Sülz neighborhoods.
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