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Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies

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About

Read more about the MWP: The largest international postdoctoral programme in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Europe.

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Activities at a glance

The MWP organizes book roundtables, conferences, lectures, multidisciplinary research workshops and academic practice activities.

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People

Meet the Max Weber Fellows (current, visiting and former cohorts) and the MWP Team.

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Publications

Take a look at the MWP Books, Articles, Working Papers, Annual Reports, Newsletters and much more.

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News

Bringing research to the big screen, with Paulus Wagner and Barbara Wolfram

How can research become fiction? Paulus Wagner, Max Weber Fellow at the EUI, explores this question through a unique collaboration with film director Barbara Wolfram. Together, they turn their research into cinema with Walter L., a short film that brings working-class political experiences to the screen.

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When democracy becomes a family affair, with Virginia Rocha

In this episode of the #MyEUIResearch series, Virginia Rocha, Max Weber Fellow at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, delves into how political dynasties and emerging elites shape democratic outcomes in Brazil.

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How history informs the present: Shari’a law and tribal justice in Syria

How have tribal justice and Shari’a law influenced each other in Syria’s history? CIVICA Fellow Dima Hussain traces their evolving interaction, from historical roots to modern-day Idlib, exploring legal pluralism beyond state control through her work at EUI and the Central European University.

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Fellows Publications

Have a look at the recent publications (monographs, articles, etc.) of our current and former Max Weber Fellows.

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Book

Queer conflict research : new approaches to the study of political violence

Bringing together a team of international scholars, this volume provides a foundational guide to queer methodologies in the study of political violence and conflict. Contributors provide...

HAGEN, Jamie J.; RITHOLTZ, Samuel, DELATOLLA, Andrew (editor/s)
2024

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Queer conflict research : new approaches to the study of political violence

Article

Organizing peace in the Americas : collective security versus international adjudication

Journal of the history of international law, 2024, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 592-618  
American states concluded two treaties to organize peace in the postwar world: the Rio Treaty (1947) and the...

URIBURU, Justina
2024

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Organizing peace in the Americas : collective security versus international adjudication

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Urban political structure and inequality : political economy lessons from early modern German cities

What was the impact of urban political structure on preindustrial wealth inequality? I document that more closed political institutions were associated with higher inequality in a panel of...

SCHAFF, Felix S.F.
2024

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Urban political structure and inequality : political economy lessons from early modern German cities

Article

Party responsiveness over time: from left-right to issue specific dimensions

The authors argue that, since the mid-1990s, parties' left-right ideological responsiveness to public opinion has been replaced by one of specific issues related to nationalism and immigration.

DASSONNEVILLE, Ruth; FRÉCHET, Nadjim; JABBOUR, Alexandra; FERLAND, Benjamin; HOMOLA, Jonathan
2024

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Party responsiveness over time: from left-right to issue specific dimensions
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Max Weber Alumni Network

The Max Weber Programme is a global programme in the Social Sciences and Humanities.

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