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Welcome to the website of the Institute of Political Science at the University of Tübingen. Founded in 1952, we are the oldest political science department in Germany, and a renowned centre of excellence in both teaching and research. We offer a wide range of courses and programmes in political science for both BA and MA students. Cutting edge research is undertaken in our research units led by our professors, all international specialists in their respective fields.

Study

Master Programmes:

Master of Public Policy and Social Change (MA)
Master's Programme "Democracy & Governance in Europe" (MADRE)
Master of Peace Research and International Relations (MA)
M.A. Programme in "Comparative & Middle East Politics and Society" (CMEPS)
Master Politik und Gesellschaft Ostasiens
Master of Education "Politikwissenschaft" (Teacher Training)

Bachelor's Programmes:

Bachelor's Programme "Politikwissenschaft" (B.A.)
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed., Teacher Training)

Research Units

Comparative Politics & European Integration

Comparative Public Policy

Globalization Ethics

International Relations/Peace and Conflict Research

Middle East and Comparative Politics

Political Economy

News

18.11.2026

Institutskolloquium IfP (18.11.2026) – Cultural Values and Public Policy in Energy Transition

Dr. Aline Bartenstein, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

10.11.2026

Institutskolloquium IfP (02.12.2026) - Still believe the hype? Hydrogen justice, energy colonialism and Germany's green hydrogen dreams

Prof. Dr. Franziska Müller, University of Vienna

05.11.2026

Vortrag 18.11.26 - Dänemark: Zwischen Pragmatismus und progressiven Lösungen

Aus der Reihe „Deutschland, deine Nachbarn“. Das Institut für Politikwissenschaft (IfP) ist einer…

28.10.2026

Institutskolloquium IfP (04.11.2026) – Current Authoritarian Trends in the Middle East: A presentation of the Tyranny Tracker

Panelists: Malaak Jamal, Lynn Harfoush and Charles Sutherland

26.10.2026

Institutskolloquium IfP (11.11.2026) – Normative power or geopolitical power? The EU’s identity rearticulation in the era of global reordering

Speaker: Yifan Yang (East China Normal University, Shanghai)

12.10.2026

Institutskolloquium IfP (28.10.2026) – The Politics and Ethics of Visualising Humanitarian Crises

Prof. Roland Bleiker (University of Queensland)

07.10.2026

Let’s Talk about the Peace Boat! (15.10.2026)

Jasna Bastić, a global peace activist, will be in Tübingen to share her experience aboard the Peace…

04.09.2026

Chinese Scholar from Portugal Welcomed by the European Centre for Research on Federalism (EZFF)

Dr. Lingkai Kong joins the EZFF as a Visiting Scientist in September 2026. The Institute of…

IfP-Newsletter, published December and June (in German)

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