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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

06.06.2015

Open Lecture: Germany – The EU’s reluctant hegemon?

William E. Paterson at Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 · 10:15 h. · Hörsaal 14, Neue Aula

05.06.2015

Institutskolloquium: Entgrenzte Märkte als Problem der Gesellschaftstheorie

Christoph Deutschmann am Mittwoch, 10. Juni 2015 · 16:15 h, Raum 124, Institut für…

12.05.2015

Internationales Symposium anlässlich der Eröffnung des LebensPhasenHauses

Anlässlich der Eröffnung des LebensPhasenHauses...

12.05.2015

Eröffnung des LebensPhasenHauses am Montag, 18.05.2015

Am 18.05.2015 weiht Sozialministerin Altpeter...

07.05.2015

Ergebnisse des Demokratie-Monitoring Baden-Württemberg vorgestellt

Ein Forscherteam des Lehrstuhls um Daniel Buhr und ...

07.05.2015

Daniel Buhr veröffentlicht Studie zur Industrie 4.0

Zur Hannover Messe 2015 hat Daniel Buhr zwei Papiere...

13.04.2015

Institutskolloquium: Kommt die globale autoritäre Oligarchie?

Kees Van Der Pijl, Amsterdam am Mittwoch, 15.04.2015 um 16 h c.t. in Raum 124, IfP

20.03.2015

Article by Hürcan Aslı Aksoy

Invigorating Democracy in Turkey: The Agency of Organized Islamist Women

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

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