International Max Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy

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Events at the MPIfG

The events displayed here take place at the main location of the IMPRS, the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne.

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Politics and Society in an Age of Geoeconomic Uncertainty

MPIfG Symposium

Start: Nov 26, 2026
End: Nov 27, 2026
Location: Cologne
Host: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
Contact: info@mpifg.de

In an era of overlapping crises marked by trade wars, energy price shocks, and military conflicts, global economic interdependencies are increasingly becoming a source of vulnerability and an arena of strategic intervention. The theme of this year’s newly launched MPIfG Symposium considers geoeconomic tensions and how they are reshaping societies. [more]

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The Great Green Game: How Europe Lost Cleantech Primacy to China

MPIfG Lecture

Date: Nov 30, 2026
Time: 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: Cornel Ban
Copenhagen Business School
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Location: Cologne

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Governing Growth: The Postwar Transformations of Capitalism and Democracy

MPIfG Lecture

Date: Dec 16, 2026
Time: 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: Peter A. Hall
Harvard University
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Location: Cologne

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MPIfG Lecture by Steffen Mau

MPIfG Lecture

Date: Jan 27, 2027
Time: 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: Steffen Mau
Max-Planck-Institut für Politik- und Sozialwissenschaft
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Location: Cologne

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