Austria’s democratic story has taken a sharp turn in recent years. In 2021, the country was downgraded from a liberal democracy defined inter alia by...
We are happy to welcome Assoc.-Prof. Andreas Goldberg (NTNU Trondheim) at our department as Professorial Research Fellow from March to December 2026...
To kick off the next semester question, we are focusing on the interplay between universities and democracy. How is knowledge of democracy generated –...
We are happy to welcome Ass.-Prof Lore Hayek (Universität Innsbruck) at our department as Senior Research Fellow from March to June 2026 and wish her...
We are delighted to welcome Andrea Wiesner as coordinator of the “Democracy and Human Rights” research network at our department and wish her a great...
We are happy to welcome Ass.-Prof Tristan Klingelhöfer at our department as Senior Research Fellow from mid-February to mid-March 2026 and wish him a...
We are happy to welcome Adriána Kováčová as a Visiting PhD student in our department from February to April 2026 and wish her a pleasant time at the...
The 2024 Austrian parliamentary elections were historical in multiple ways. Following a time of multiple intense crises, it was the first election in...
