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Panel discussion at the German Historical Institute Washington

Democracy in Crisis? Science and Political Decision-making during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Join the GHI Washington and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina for an opportunity to explore emerging narratives and historical assessments of a health crisis unprecedented in scope and global impact.

News from the HU Berlin

Public Keynote Lecture by Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta on Academic Freedom

In his lecture on July 4 in Berlin, Pratap Mehta will offer reflections on the question of why academic freedom has become such an object of contention in contemporary democracies. The talk will draw on examples from the United States, India and Europe to delve into the intellectual and political foundations of academic freedom, and why these might erode.

News from the German Historical Institute Washington (GHI)

Voting Authoritarians into Power – Panel Discussion on June 6, 2024

“The big joke on democracy is that it gave its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction.”* This statement from Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s Minister of Propaganda, calls attention to one of the central conundrums of democracy: that democracy and the rights it guarantees can also benefit those who seek to abolish them. Not all dictatorships are established by coup d’état; some come to power through democratic processes including elections.

News from UA Ruhr

University Alliance Ruhr Welcomes German Science Council

For the first time in its history, the Wissenschaftsrat (German National Science Council) was hosted by a university alliance: from April 17 to 19, the committee held its spring meetings in Bochum and was welcomed by the management of the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr) at the university reception in the Dortmunder U. Science Minister Ina Brandes praised the UA Ruhr in front of 130 guests as an example of successful cooperation in teaching, research and transfer.

News from HU Berlin

Empowering At-Risk Scholars in Displacement

Humboldt Universität zu Berlin will host its second Academic Freedom Week from July 1st to July 5th, 2024.

News from the GHI Washington

GHI hosts Symposium “Trust in Museums: Potential, Challenges, and Societal Importance”

As a part of the BMBF’s “German Science Year 2024 – Freedom,” the German Historical Institute (GHI) Washington hosted a symposium together with the German Embassy focusing on public trust in museums with a particular focus on research museums and how this relates to a broader trust in science.

Information Session: Executive Master of Public Administration at the Hertie School

Find out more about the flexible mid-career program for working professionals in this online info session on February 5, 2024.