Warum Kurt Beck seine politischen Ämter aufgibt
“Becks Rückzug als Befreiungsschlag”: Interview mit dpa/Berliner Morgenpost über den Rücktritt Kurt Becks von seinen Ämtern.
Germany: The Wall in the Head, twenty years after unification
Today is Oscar Gabriel’s retirement/leaving do. Unfortunately, I could not make it to the party, but I wrote a chapter for the super-secret Festschrift that should by now be in his hands. The chapter (in German) deals with an old favourite of his (and mine): cultural-attitudinal differences between East and West Germany (or rather between…
Helmut Kohl’s Round Table
The world remembers Helmut Kohl as the (self-styled) Chancellor of Unity. The middle-aged, slightly left-leaning segment of the West German population remembers him as the greying giant that presided for 16 years over a place where nothing would ever change. Even unification, which happened in the middle of his reign, did not really interrupt the…
Joint Sessions 2013: Local Information Update
Have you already submitted your paper for the Joint Sessions 2013 at Mainz? We have updated the pages that provide local information on transport, accommodation, and the City of Mainz. There is even a neat GoogleMap (also accessible from your mobile) showing the conference hotels, airports and relevant railway stations. We will add further information…
APSA 2012: A disaster waiting to happen (it’s a tired headline, but someone had to come up with it)
Quite rightfully, most folks couldn’t care less about the woes of a bunch of Political Scientists (useless people at any rate) whose cunning plan to congregate in a prospective disaster area was foiled by – guess what – a hurricane. But while the world may dwell on Syria, Romney or Isaac’s s impact in the…
Conference Poster Preview
Thanks to our very capable Art Director, the Conference Poster for the 2013 Joint Sessions is ready for distribution and will be circulated shortly.
DFG will support Joint Sessions 2013
Excellent news: My bid for funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft / German Research Foundation was successful, meaning that the DFG will cover a sizable chunk of the administrative costs of the conference. So, to repeat myself, go and submit your paper proposals.
ECPR Joint Sessions 2013: Local Website online
Our local website is now online. At the moment, it’s mostly a placeholder, but we will begin adding travel and accommodation information from September 2012. Stay tuned!
ECPR Joint Sessions 2013 have a Facebook Fanpage
O tempora, o mores: to enhance its visibility and to promote communication amongst (prospective) participants, our conference has grown a fanpage on Facebook. So if you want to to join in the conversation (or just register your support), give us a Like.
ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2013: Academic Programme
The list of workshops that have been accepted for the 2013 Joints Sessions at the University of Mainz is now available on the new ECPR site. The call for papers should go out before August, with a deadline of November 1. In the meanwhile, we’re working on getting the local website up and running. Update:…