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Special Lecture

On November 19, 2025, at 4:15 p.m., Robert Heinze (Paris) will give a lecture titled "Between Nationalism and Universalism: Decolonisation, African History and Postcolonial Studies". The event will take place in room X-C3-107.

This special lecture is a collaboration between the focus area UNIVERSAL and the Institute for World Society Studies.

Lecture Series "Signatures of World Society"

Winter Term 2025/2026

• Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 6:15 p.m.: Matthew Specter (Berkeley): Realism between Comparison and Exception: Alfred T. Mahan and the Dynamics of Universalization of the Monroe Doctrine, 1890-1914
• Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 6:15 p.m.: Sebastian Schwecke (Delhi): Navigating Agreement and Negotiating Coercion: (Post-)colonial Encounters in the Indian Ocean through the Lens of Economic Culture
• Tuesday, 02 December 2025, 6:15 p.m.: Chris Brown (London): "The Day after Tomorrow" : International Relations after the End of the Rules-Based International Order
• Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 6:15 p.m.: Patricia Ward (Bielefeld): Humanitarianism on Demand: Labor, Platforms, and the Politics of Value

All lectures also take place via Zoom (Meeting ID: 696 7099 4418; Passcode: 609070).

You can find more information on the lecture series here.

Retreat 2025

This year's retreat will take place from 11 to 12 December 2025 in Bad Salzuflen. More information can be found here.