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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

12.05.2011

Institutskolloquium: When Languages Collide: Street Politics in Israel and Palestine

Yasir Suleiman, University of Cambridge, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 · 14:00 c.t. · Room 124, Institut…

10.05.2011

Additional seminar: "Why do states build nuclear weapons?"

Theoretical Approaches to Nuclear Proliferation - Zoe Levornik, M.A.

10.05.2011

Tübingen Model United Nations (TMUN)

Gemeinsam mit 5.000 anderen Studierenden hat vom 19. bis 23. April 2011 wieder eine Delegation…

10.05.2011

Dialogue forum "After the Revolutions: A New Political Landscape?"

Mittwoch, 11. Mai 2011, 19.30 h, HS 23 Kupferbau

09.05.2011

Antrittsvorlesung von Prof. Wolfgang Ischinger

"Euro-Atlantische Sicherheitspartnerschaft mit Russland: Notwendigkeit oder Illusion?" am Mittwoch…

05.05.2011

Peace Boat Exkursion 2011 wird vorbereitet

Alle zwei Jahre haben Studierende der Universität Tübingen die Möglichkeit, an einer Exkursion auf…

28.04.2011

Institutskolloquium: Militärische Interventionen als Gegenstand transnationaler politischer Kommunikation

Mittwoch, 4. Mai 2011 · 14:00 c.t. · Raum 124, Institut für Politikwissenschaft

10.04.2011

Antrittsvorlesung von Professor Dr. Udo Zolleis

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

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