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Tagungsbericht zum Symposium anlässlich Walter Benjamins "Kritik der Gewalt"
Für H-Soz-Kult haben Simon Clemens, Simin Jawabreh und Jonathan Stahl einen Tagungsbericht zu unserem Kolloquium im Februar geschrieben, das sich anlässlich des 100. Jahrestages mit Walter Benjamins "Kritik der Gewalt" beschäftigte. Der Bericht ist hier verfügbar.
Public book talk mit Donatella della Porta
Author meets critics book talk mit Donatella della Porta (SNS Florence)
31. Mai 2021, 19:30 Uhr
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Zoom
Registrierung via E-Mail an sowitpsh@hu-berlin.de
Donatella della Porta (SNS Florenz) stellt ihr neustes Buch 'How Social Movements Can Save Democracy' vor und tritt mit Dieter Rucht (WZB), Daniel Staemmler (HU Berlin) und Anton Haffner (HU Berlin) in Diskussion. Alle weiteren Informationen sind auf der Veranstaltungsseite zu finden.
Die Veranstaltung findet in Kooperation mit dem Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung statt und ist Teil des internationalen Workshops 'After the Event: Conceptualizing Political Protest', der am Lehr- und Forschungsbereich Theorie der Politik stattfindet. Della Portas Buch erscheint im letzten Jahr bei Polity Press und ist in deutscher Übersetzung beim Campus Verlag erhältlich.
Tim Wihl zum Mietendeckel
Prof. Tim Wihl kommentiert das Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zum Berliner Mietendeckel. Der Beitrag mit dem Titel "Zur Nichtigkeit des Mietendeckels des Berliner Mietedeckel" ist zu finden unter: https://verfassungsblog.de/zur-nichtigkeit-des-berliner-mietendeckels/.
Tim Wihl zur 'Teaser-Affäre'
Unter dem Titel "Der Extremismus stirbt zuletzt" widmet sich Tim Wihl auf dem Verfassungsblog der 'Teaser Affäre' der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. https://verfassungsblog.de/der-extremismus-stirbt-zuletzt/
CfA - Two 5-year Postdoctoral Researcher Positions
The research- and teaching area Political Theory is seeking to fill two positions as Postdoctoral Researchers (full time) for up to 5 years.
Starting date
As soon as possible
Tasks
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Conducting research and teaching, with an emphasis on systematic Political Theory or the History of Political Thought;
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supporting the development and internationalization of the research and teaching unit of Political Theory through publications, the organization of lecture series, workshops and conferences, third-party funding initiatives etc.;
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coordinating the international fellowship program of the research unit;
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taking part in the academic self-administration;
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The position entails the opportunity for further scientific qualification (habilitation)
Requirements
An excellent doctoral degree in Political Science or a related field, especially in the field of Political Theory and the History of Political Thought is mandatory. The desireable criteria include:
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Profound expertise in research and teaching
(1) either in the field of systematic political theory, for example on questions of democratic theory or critical social theory;
(2) or in the field of the history of political thought, for example research on the concept of freedom, the history of ideas of colonialism or revolution; -
Engaging with intersectional perspectives, especially with queer-feminist and/or postcolonial critique
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Creative research agenda which is linked to international scientific debates (demonstrated e.g. through high-level publications in peer-reviewed journals)
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Experience and commitment to academic teaching, didactic competences
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Very good command of English, both in writing and in speaking; knowledge of Germanis an asset
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Strong organizational skills and ability to work autonomously; intellectual enthusiasm and open-mindedness
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Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team and accommodating of diverse views
Salary is approximately 4000€ per month according to salary group E13 TVL. For more information, candidates are encouraged to consult the English version of our website.
Applications
Applications should include a motivation letter, your CV including two academic referees, a draft of your teaching and research ideas for one of the two fields mentioned above (2500 words), academic certificates and one research article in English. The application deadline is March 10, 2021. Please submit your application quoting the reference number AN/029/21 via email as one PDF file (max. 5MB) to Prof Dr. Christian Volk: sekretariat.theorie.politik@sowi.hu-berlin.de.
Please find the PDF version of this announcement here. The legally binding German version of the job announcement can be found here.
