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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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The Present and Future of CPE Research: Transatlantic Perspectives

Workshop
  • Start: Oct 6, 2026
  • End: Oct 7, 2026
  • Location: Cologne
  • Host: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
This first joint CAPE/RNPE workshop aims to connect the US-based and the German/European networks in order to develop common perspectives in the broad domain of comparative political economy. [more]
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Towards a Sociology of Incumbency in the Face of Climate Change

MPIfG Lecture
  • Date: Oct 14, 2026
  • Time: 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Rebecca Elliott
  • London School of Economics
  • Sign up: info@mpifg.de
  • Location: Cologne
In the face of increasingly intense climate-related disasters, many social actors insist that certain things should not and do not have to change in the face of the climate crisis. In this presentation of work-in-progress, Rebecca Elliott probes this conviction through what she tentatively calls a sociology of “incumbency.” [more]
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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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