The war in Syria is transforming bodies and territories well beyond the sites of the fighting. Today, there are over 3 million Syrian refugees in Turkey and very few of these refugees live in camps while most live in cities. … Read more

Bálint Magyar, a sociologist, is a former Hungarian minister of education. Those interested can find optional predatory reading for Mr. Magyar's lecture here: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/orban-hungary-mafia-state-by-balint-magyar-2017-06

Niklas Helwig, Ph.D. is a Transatlantic Postdoctoral Fellow in International Relations and Security (TAPIR) currently based at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin. In his work, he focuses on German and EU foreign and security policy, … Read more

David Coates holds the Worrell Chair in Anglo-American Studies. Born in the United Kingdom and educated at the universities of York and Oxford, he came to Wake Forest University in 1999, having previously held personal chairs at the universities of … Read more

This event has been cancelled. Pauline Jones' scholarly work contributes broadly to the study of institutional origin, change, and impact in a wide variety of settings: newly emergent states with multiple competing subnational identities, states transitioning from planned to market … Read more

Silvia von Steinsdorff holds the Chair of Comparative Political Science and the Political Systems of Eastern Europe at Humboldt University since 2009. Since 2009 she is also Academic Director of the International Masters Programs and since 2015 Director of the … Read more

Duncan McDonnell is Senior Lecturer in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University, Brisbane. He was previously a Marie Curie Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence. His main research interests are populist parties, Euroscepticism and … Read more

Transnational terrorism has become one of the major global threats of the 21st century. The countries of North America and Europe feel particularly vulnerable and exposed. Attempts to agree on a sober transatlantic policy to deal with transnational terrorism have … Read more

Stephanie Hutchison served as the Deputy Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Rabat until August 2017. In summer 2018, she will take up her duties at the Economic Unit Chief at Embassy Lisbon in Portugal. Prior to these assignments, … Read more

Justin J.W. Powell is Professor of Sociology of Education in the Institute of Education & Society at the University of Luxembourg. His comparative institutional analyses of educational systems chart persistence and change in special and inclusive education, in vocational training … Read more