How does the EU cooperate with other countries? The European Union is the largest and most successful regional organization in the world. But it is mostly made up of small and medium-sized countries. In fact, even its biggest member state – Germany – alone is relatively small compared to the world’s heavy hitters such as China and the United States. This large … keep reading…
Recently, I was invited to give a presentation at “US Wahl-Watching 2016”, an event to watch the US presidential elections together with our students jointly organized by the institutes of “English and American Studies” and “Political Science” at the Technische Universität Dresden (see here). Given that it was a raving success, I have posted some pictures on Twitter live (see, … keep reading…
The Data Access and Research Transparency (DA-RT) initiative is driving a wedge into the community of scholars. Generally, I must admit that I can certainly not speak with great authority on this subject having only recently finished my PhD. Moreover, I am not exactly a method-driven scholar even though I do read methodological works with genuine interest. But since I … keep reading…