Thomas Richter
thomaserichter.bsky.social
Thomas Richter
@thomaserichter.bsky.social
Lead Research Fellow @giga-hamburg.de
Head of GIGA's Research Programme "Accountability and Participation" https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en/the-giga/research-programmes/accountability-and-participation
Honorary Professory @leuphana.bsky.social
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How does state #censorship shape academic output in #China? In this session of the GIGA China Series, Ning Leng unveils the impact of self-censorship on #SocialScience research.

🗓 Monday, 10 November | 03:30 p.m. (CET) | Online

➡️ Register here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
GIGA China Series
How does state censorship contribute to self-censorship in Chinese universities and in turn affect academic output? Using interviews and analysis of over 5,000 hand-coded publications of scholars in t...
www.giga-hamburg.de
November 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Contested Conflicts – Diverse Perspectives on #Gaza, #Sudan, #Ukraine, and Beyond: At our upcoming #GIGATalk, experts will discuss how global conflicts are perceived beyond Western narratives.

📅 Wednesday, 12 November 2025 | 5 pm CET | Berlin

➡️ Register here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...
Contested Conflicts: Diverse Perspectives on Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, and Beyond
This GIGA Talk explores how people and politicians across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East view today’s major conflicts — perspectives often missing from European media. Our panelists ...
www.giga-hamburg.de
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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📢 Job Opportunity (Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d) at the #GIGA and @uni-hamburg.de within the Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society”.

🕒 Part-time position (65%)

📄 Contract: 3 years

➡️ Apply by 1.12. www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/do...

#GIGA #JobPosting #DoctoralResearcher
Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d)
The GIGA seeks to appoint a Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d) to join our research projects on „Co-creating narrative-based near-term climate predictions to prepare for volatile future climates“ and „Variet...
www.giga-hamburg.de
November 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Keep an eye on our socials - we're posting tips for prospective authors based on common desk rejection reasons. We hope this will help authors finetune their submissions and assist with demystifying the publication process 🔮
🎯Need help getting your manuscript ready for peer review?

One of the most common reasons for desk rejection is a lack of a strong theoretical framework and insufficient engagement with existing debates in the field.

A thread 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Join us for special livestream:

🎤 Minister #Tuggar will deliver a keynote on current and future cooperation between #Nigeria and #Germany, followed by a live Q&A moderated by #GIGA.

🗓️ Wednesday, 5 Nov 2025 | 10:00–11:00 a.m. (CET) 📍 Online

➡️ Tune in: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
65 Years of Diplomatic Relations between Germany and Nigeria: Future Perspectives for Cooperation
We cordially invite you to a keynote speech and Q&A session with His Excellency Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, OON, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
www.giga-hamburg.de
November 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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🌐 Global IR Series: Join #GIGA conversation with guests on how #GlobalIR can move beyond Western-centric views. We’ll explore analytical eclecticism, area studies, and inclusive approaches to world politics.

🗓️ 6 Nov | 4 p.m.📍 Online
➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
#InternationalRelations
Global IR Series
This event series delves into the evolving field of Global International Relations, highlighting research and practices at GIGA and beyond. It examines how IR can move beyond Western-centric framework...
www.giga-hamburg.de
November 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Must read about Egypt's new Grand Museum
"A regime obsessed with immortality is built on insecurity. It builds museums because it cannot build legitimacy."
November 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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📢 Job Opportunity at the #GIGA & @uni-hamburg.de within the Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS): We seek to appoint a #PostDoc in Economics or Political Science.

➡️ Apply by 1 December: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in Economics or Political Science
The GIGA is partner of the University of Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS) that investigates climate dynamics and climate-related social dynamics, as wel...
www.giga-hamburg.de
November 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Durch eine veränderte außenpolitische Bedrohungslage soll die Zahl der Soldatinnen und Soldaten der Bundeswehr erhöht werden. Eine Studie aus dem Forschungsverbund @motra.bsky.social hat nun untersucht, ob eine Wehrpflicht zwingend erforderlich ist. Zur Pressemitteilung:
Studie zu Wehrpflicht und freiwilligen Alternativen
www.uni-hamburg.de
October 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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#Job opportunity at the #GIGA: We seek to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in #DevelopmentEconomics, working on economic & political impacts of geo-economic fragmentation & #geopolitics in Africa, Asia, Latin America, or Middle East.

➡️ Apply now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) Development Economics
The GIGA seeks to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) Development Economics Applications are invited for a full-time position, with an initial contract of three years and the possibility of...
www.giga-hamburg.de
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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💬 Starting in 1 hour – Join us online for the #GIGAForum “From Reform to Reality: Germany’s #Cannabis Policy in International Perspective”

➡️ Register now to join us for the discussion: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...
From Reform to Reality: Germany’s Cannabis Policy in International Perspective
One year after Germany’s significant – and controversial – cannabis reform, leading experts draw on experiences of marijuana legalisation elsewhere to discuss the intended and unintended outcomes, the...
www.giga-hamburg.de
October 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Thanks to the great help by @rstrauch.bsky.social, Gabriele Spilker and the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" @excinequality.bsky.social, version 5.0 of the "Mass Mobilization in Autocracies Database" (coverage until 2022) is now available at mmadatabase.org!
Mass Mobilization in Autocracies Database
mmadatabase.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Strengthening academic and policy dialogue across borders: #GIGA President @skurtenbach.bsky.social and researcher Jesus Renzullo met Luis Fernando Niño López. The exchange focused on #HumanRights and #peacebuilding in #Colombia, and specific challenges at the border with Venezuela. 🌎🤝
October 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Wohin steuert #Syrien? #GIGA-Experte André Bank reist nach Damaskus – mit vielen Fragen im Gepäck. Welche Themen ihn besonders beschäftigen und mit wem er vor Ort sprechen möchte, um Antworten zu finden, erzählt er im Video. 👇

❓Welche Fragen würdet ihr ihm mit auf den Weg geben?
October 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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The global crisis of democracy is dominating the headlines. While this is indeed alarming, it does not mean that all hope for democracy is lost.
In our study, Monika Onken and I found that redemocratisation — that is, the recovery of democracy after a crisis — is happening around the world.
From crisis to comeback: Many countries have recovered from democratic decline and strengthened #CivicRights, even amid a global crisis of #democracy. In our current #GIGAFocus, @desireereder.bsky.social & Monika Onken analyse global #redemocratisation.

➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
October 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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In den präsidialen Systemen Lateinamerikas gelten Parlamente in der Regel als untergeordnete oder zweitrangige Institutionen. Die heutigen Wahlen in Argentinien zeigen hingegen ihre Bedeutung. Vielen Dank @alexandraendres.bsky.social für das Interview!
Heute wählt #Argentinien einen Teil des Parlaments neu. Mit @millanos.bsky.social habe ich darüber gesprochen, was die Wahl für Javier #Milei bedeutet. Sie sagt: Er bleibt auch künftig darauf angewiesen, Kompromisse zu suchen.
October 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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10+ Monate nach #Assad: Wie hat sich #Syrien verändert? #GIGA-Forscher André Bank reist in das Land, über das er während des Kriegs aus der Ferne geforscht hat. Im Video spricht er darüber, was die Reise für ihn bedeutet und welche Herausforderungen #Forschung in einem Krisenland mit sich bringt. 👇
October 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Der #Call for Proposals für die #Dreiländertagung #3LT2026 von DVPW, @oegpw.bsky.social & SVPW/ASSP ist offen. Wir freuen uns auf Vorschläge für Panels & Papers bis zum 14.11.2025!

Alle Infos 👉 www.dvpw.de/veranstaltun...

#CfP 14.11. #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #DACH #Europa #Zukunft #SpreadTheWord
September 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Der #Call for Papers & Panels für die #Dreiländertagung #3LT2026 von DVPW, @oegpw.bsky.social & SVPW/ASSP ist noch bis zum 14.11.2025 offen!

Alle Infos 👉 meine.dvpw.de/einreichungen/

#CfP 14.11. #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #DACH #Europa #Zukunft #SpreadTheWord
Der #Call for Proposals für die #Dreiländertagung #3LT2026 von DVPW, @oegpw.bsky.social & SVPW/ASSP ist offen. Wir freuen uns auf Vorschläge für Panels & Papers bis zum 14.11.2025!

Alle Infos 👉 www.dvpw.de/veranstaltun...

#CfP 14.11. #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #DACH #Europa #Zukunft #SpreadTheWord
October 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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‼️ Einladung zu Workshop & Preisverleihung am 20.11.2025 in Darmstadt @schaderstiftung.bsky.social:

Auch das noch: Wie wir #KI in der #PoWiLehre verantwortungsvoll nutzen (können)

Details & Anmeldung 👉 www.schader-stiftung.de/lehrpreis2025

#Lehrpreis #Politikwissenschaft #PoWi AK #Hochschullehre
October 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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📝 CfP: Für die #Dreiländertagung am 17.-19.06.2026 organisieren wir vom @akpf-dvpw.bsky.social 3 Panels: zu Parteienorganisation, IPD & subnationalen Parteiensystemen. Abstracts gerne bis zum 31.10. an uns! ☺️👇 @benjaminhoehne.bsky.social @mlewandowsky.bsky.social @dvpw.bsky.social #DVPW #3LT2026
October 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Einladung: Am 19.11., 12–13:30 Uhr stellen Vertreter*innen des @daadworldwide.bsky.social & @humboldt-foundation.de ihre Förderprogramme vor – mit Erfahrungsbericht von @mlewandowsky.bsky.social, ehem. DAAD-Langzeitdozent.

Infos & Anmeldung bis zum 17.11.
👉 meine.dvpw.de/civicrm/even...

#PoWi
October 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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‼️Zweimal ist (neue) Tradition: Wir schreiben die DVPW-#Impulstagung für das akademische Jahr 2026/2027 aus!

Bewerben können sich DVPW-Mitglieder aus mindestens drei unserer Sektionen, Arbeitskreis und/oder Themengruppen.

👉 www.dvpw.de/informatione...

Anträge bis 28.02.2026
an buero@dvpw.de
October 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM