Campus Run 20124

The department wishes you a good semester start!

We wish all new students a successful start to the semester (Photo: Department team at the Campus Run on October 16, 2024).

LakeMUN2024:
A successful debut in Konstanz

On 17th - 19th of May, students from our department organized the first major Model United Nations (MUN) conference in the history of our city. Model United Nations (MUN) are simulations of the United Nations in which students take on the roles of diplomats. This year, almost 170 participants took part to discuss social nd political topics. The participants were able to relax and network during an evening together at the water sports centre. The successful conclusion of the MUN was celebrated with a Diplomatic Ball. You can find a detailed report here. If you are interested in planning the next Model United Nations (MUN) in Konstanz, please contact nazan.elhadidi@uni-konstanz.de.

Top result in the Shanghai Global Ranking 2023
1st place in Germany, 38th place worldwide

In the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023, the University of Konstanz achieved the 1st place nationwide in the category "Political Sciences".  With the 38th place, the department reaches the worldwide top 50. These results reinforce the department's claim to be a top location for political science and public administration in Germany. The department was able to even surpass its very good results from the previous year (2022: 42nd place globally; 2nd place nationally). In the category "Public Administration", the University of Konstanz achieved, as in the previous year, a place in the global ranking group 51-75. Among German universities, this corresponds to ranking group 2-3 and is also an improvement compared to the previous year (2022 ranking: group 3-4 nationally).

The latest department
newsletter No. 34 is released

The department newsletter No. 34 has been published!

You can download the newsletter here.

Politics and Public Administration - Our Mission - Our Research

The Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Konstanz is one of the largest social science departments in Germany. We are recognized for excellent research and teaching in four areas of expertise: (i) democracy and public policy, (ii) international studies (iii) management and public administration, as well as (iv) data and methods. We place our students in top positions in academia, and the public, private and non-profit sectors – in Germany, Europe and worldwide.

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KOMEX 2025: Methodological training for doctoral students and junior researchers

The Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops (komex) will take place from 13 to 21 February 2025 under the direction of Prof. Dr Eva Thomann. PhD candidates and early career researchers will receive excellent, inclusive and sustainable methodological training. In cooperation with MethodsNET, the University of Konstanz offers practice-oriented training in qualitative and quantitative methods to strengthen their research. The courses are free of charge for doctoral candidates at the University of…

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PhD alumna Prof. Dr. Federica Genovese awarded the Philip Leverhulme Prize

Prof. Dr. Federica Genovese, a former PhD student in our department, has been awarded the prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize. The award recognises her outstanding research achievements and includes a grant of £100,000 to support her future research projects. We warmly congratulate Professor Genovese on this significant recognition and are proud of her academic roots at our University.

Federica Genovese is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Oxford.…

Prof. Dr. Florian Kunze about the end of Home Office at Amazon

In an expert interview with Capital, Prof. Dr. Florian Kunze comments on Amazon's decision to reintroduce mandatory office attendance from January 2024. Kunze suspects that this could lead to increased employee turnover, as many employees will become dissatisfied with the loss of flexibility. He criticizes the decision as unwise, as it could cost valuable talent that is important to Amazon. In addition, Kunze sees no clear link between pure presence and higher productivity, and warns that such…

Prof. Dr. Marius Busemeyer was interviewed by Deutschlandfunk about occupational education reform

Prof Dr Marius Busemeyer was interviewed by Deutschlandfunk about Germany's performance at the WorldSkills 2024 in Lyon, a skills competition in 59 different occupations. Young professionals compete in five areas of construction and building, social and personal services, manufacturing and engineering, information and communication, creative arts and fashion, as well as transportation and logistics. You can find the entire interview in german language here.

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