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Inaugural DFG Research Network Meeting: “Qualitative Studies of Public Opinion”

Events 2026
  • Start: Jul 3, 2026
  • End: Jul 4, 2026
  • Location: MPIPS, Hermann-Föge-Weg 11
The three-year DFG research network on qualitative studies of public opinion in democratic politics launches with a two-day workshop on 3–4 July 2026 at the Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science in Göttingen. The network is funded by ... [more]
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Events 2026
  • Date: Jun 26, 2026
  • Time: 04:30 PM - 09:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: MPIPS Institute Garden, Hermann-Föge-Weg 12
  • Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
Gefördert von der Kohli-Stiftung | In Kooperation mit Calvör und dem Göttinger Literaturherbst · Die Gegenwartslese schafft einen Begegnungsraum zwischen Sozial­wissenschaft, Literatur und Öffentlichkeit. Autor*innen treffen auf Forschende des neuen ... [more]
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Arbeit in der Klassengesellschaft: Theoretische und empirische Annäherungen an eine Politik der Solidarisierung

  • Date: Jun 3, 2026
  • Time: 04:45 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Nicole Mayer-Ahuja (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
  • Location: MPIPS Villa, Hermann-Föge-Weg 12
  • Room: Conference Room
  • Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
Welche Dynamiken prägen die deutsche Klassengesellschaft der Gegenwart? In ihrer Monographie widmet sich Nicole Mayer-Ahuja der Frage „Warum Lohnarbeit spaltet - und wie es anders gehen kann“. Sie argumen­tiert, warum es nach Jahrzehnten, in denen ... [more]
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Taking a Position in the Political Field: Voting, Speeches and Interactions in the German Weimar Reichstag, 1920-1932 (Benjamin Rohr, co-author)

Open Lectures 2026
  • Date: May 27, 2026
  • Time: 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: John Levi Martin (University of Chicago)
  • Location: MPIPS Library Hall, Hermann-Föge-Weg 11
  • Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
Political analysts have long used spatial representa tions as a substrate for behavioral models, especially for legislators’ voting choices. Most commonly, we think in terms of a single-dimension continuum of ide ology running from left to right ... [more]
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Concluding Workshop for the ERC Project EVaP and Book Discussion

Events 2026
  • Date: May 27, 2026
  • Time: 08:45 AM - 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: University of Amsterdam
Organized by Ursula Daxecker, University of Amsterdam & Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science and Neeraj Prasad, University of Amsterdam [more]

The Democratic Welfare State: How Does the Welfare State Moderate Political Participation Gaps Between Labor Market Insiders and Outsiders?

  • Date: May 13, 2026
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Nastia Nedjai (MPIPS)
  • Location: MPIPS Villa, Hermann-Föge-Weg 12
  • Room: Conference Room
- by invitation only - [more]


Past Events

Normalization Mechanisms and Radical Right Success in Germany

  • Date: May 6, 2026
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Alma Below (MPIPS)
  • Location: MPIPS Module Building, Hermann-Föge-Weg 12
  • Room: Large Conference Room
- by invitation only - [more]

The Imagined Conservative Majority: Misperceptions of Public Opinion on Redistribution, Migration, Diversity, and Climate Policy in Germany

  • Date: Apr 29, 2026
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Thomas Lux (MPIPS)
  • Location: MPIPS Villa, Hermann-Föge-Weg 12
  • Room: Conference Room
Authors: Thomas Lux, Steffen Mau, Linus Westheuser · Speaker: Thomas Lux [more]

Change Fatigue: The Social Structure and Political Significance of Feeling Overwhelmed by Change

  • Date: Apr 15, 2026
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Thomos Lux (MPIPS) & Julian Heide (MPIPS)
  • Location: MPIPS Villa, Hermann-Föge-Weg 12
  • Room: Conference Room
Authors: Steffen Mau, Thomas Lux, Julian Heide, Katja Schmidt, Linus Westheuser · Speakers: Thomas Lux and Julian Heide [more]
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Inaugural Meeting of the Department of Political Institutions and Conflict

Inaugural Meeting
  • Start: Apr 8, 2026 03:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • End: Apr 10, 2026 02:00 PM
  • Location: Harnack House Berlin
The Department of Political Institutions & Conflict will hold its inaugural meeting from 8–10 April 2026, bringing together scholars to discuss research on political violence, democratization, & inequality. Participants will discuss the challenges ... [more]
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