Aktuelles:
Das Nachrichtenportal der Deutschen Welle, Auslandsrundfunk Deutschlands sowie Mitglied der ARD, publizierte einen Artikel über „Pakistans fehlende Distanz zu Extremisten“ mit Zitaten von Dr. rer. pol. Siegfried Wolf, wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter der Abteilung Politische Wissenschaft.
Der Artikel diskutiert unter Einbezug mehrerer Experten die Zweifel des Westens an Pakistans Kampf gegen die Taliban und das Terrornetzwerk Al Kaida. Laut Wolfs Argumentation empfindet Pakistan den wachsenden Einfluss Indiens in Afghanistan als eine Bedrohung. Jedoch gibt es auch Zeichen für ein konstruktives Verhältnis zwischen beiden Ländern.
Der ausführliche Artikel kann hier gelesen werden.
Vom 19. bis zum 23. September 2012 hat Professor Subrata K. Mitra (PhD, Rochester) an der Graduiertenakademie „Wege zu mehr Demokratie – gesellschaftliche und politische Transformationsprozesse“, die von DAAD zusammen mit Studienstiftung in Wandlitz organisiert wurde, teilgenommen und, assistiert von Radu Carciumaru, die Arbeitsgruppe „Demokratie in Asien“ geleitet. Mehr Information auf DAAD Graduiertenakademie.
Bhutan Research (www.bhutan-research.org) is an internet knowledge and resource base, dedicated to the study of politics and democracy in the Kingdom of Bhutan. It is run by Marian Gallenkamp, senior researcher at the Department of Political Science, and provides for an extensive collection of bibliographic data, full-text articles and additional links and resources related to Bhutanese politics. It seeks to encourage and support scholars and students in their research on Bhutan by providing a comprehensive collection of sources and to invite readers to actively participate and enrich the field of Bhutan Studies.
For further enquiries please contact gallenkamp@bhutan-research.org or visit the website at www.bhutan-research.org.
On January 12, Professor Subrata K. Mitra gave a keynote address on "The South Asian Security Dilemma and the India-China-Pakistan Strategic Triangle", whereas Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf a statement on "India-Pakistan-Afghanistan - A Triangle Under Stress" at the conference ‘Triangular Dynamics and Security in South Asia: Implications for Europe/UK’.
The conference will take place at the European Parliament, ASP A1H, Brussels.
More information here.
On September 12-17 Professor Subrata K. Mitra and his doctoral candidate Lu Yang were invited by the Department of International Relations of Tsinghua University of China for a five-day visit. During his visit, Professor Mitra gave lectures on “When Rebels Become Stakeholders: Traditional Society, Modern Politics and the Resilience of India’s Democracy”, “Nuclear, Engaged and Non-aligned? The Ambiguity of India’s Power”, “Being & Becoming: Identity, Welfare and Citizenship in Europe”. At the end of the visit, Professor Mitra and the Dean, Professor Shi, explored various possibilities for future cooperation. For the full report please click here.
In order to benefit more efficiently from the academic sojourn of Professor Dr. Bharat H. Desai, Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Department of Political Science, please visit his new webpage, hosted by our Department. It includes downloadable publications, a short CV, as well as contact details. The page can be accessed here.
Department of Political Science is delighted to bring to your attention that on the 8th and 9th of July an International Conference organized by South Asia Institute, Department of Political Science, Heidelberg University and Institute of International Relations, University of Warsaw, Centre for Contemporary India Research and Studies entitled Trilateralism & Triangular Dynamics in International Relations. Implications for International Relations Theory will take place.
The programme of the conference. (pdf)
Report on the international conference Security in South Asia: a regional perspective | Implications for International Relations Theory.
By Dr. Jivanta Schoettli (Heidelberg University)
Report on the 4th European South Asia PhD Workshop by Dr. Ines G. Zupanov (CEIAS)
From November to December 2010, the Department of Political Science will host Dr. Namrata Goswami, a scholar from the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (New Delhi).
Dr. Namrata Goswami's research sojourn was made possible by a fellowship funded by the Heinrich Boll Foundation. She will conduct research on her project titled Countering Insurgencies in India's Democratic Context: Limits on the ‘Use of Force’ and the notion of 'Proportionality’.
The Department of Political Science is pleased to announce that Professor Partha Ghosh , Jawaharlal Nehru University, will be in residence at our Department during October 2010 as a Humboldt visiting professor. Professor Partha Ghosh will hold a presentation within the Colloquium for MA and PhD students on October 19th.
4th European South Asia PhD Workshop – 27th/ 28th August 2010
