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Forum Internationale Wissenschaft (FIW)
The Forum Internationale Wissenschaft (FIW) was founded in 2012 and is a Unit of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Bonn.
The scientific departments focus on the subject areas of Comparative Research on Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes, Science Studies and the Politics of Science, Comparatitive Research on Religions and Digital Society.
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Lecture of Kaat Louckx on May 14, 2025 “Questions of Modernity: How Asking Questions Shaped Our Modern World”5
The lecture will take place at 16:15 in lecture hall IV (HS IV). Abstract  How did the seemingly simple act of asking structured questions shape modernity? This project traces the social and epistemic history of questionnaires, surveys, and interrogations from seventeenth-century scientific societies to early twentieth-century statistical congresses. Focusing on five arenas—scientific inquiry, state governance, professional expertise, legal interrogation, and transnational standardisation—it explores how formalised questioning produced new forms of knowledge and authority. Through comparative archival case studies from Europe and North America, the project aims to explain the emergence of categories like “household”, “occupation”, and “truth”, linking their history to contemporary debates on data ethics, citizenship, and surveillance. The lecture will outline the research agenda and its relevance across the humanities and social sciences.
May 09, 2025 5
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New employee at the FIW6
Religious studies researcher Dr. Ramona Jelinek-Menke joined the Department of Religious Studies team on 1 March 2025.
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Vitor Barros received scholarship7
In January 2025, Vitor Barros received a doctoral scholarship from the Gerda Henkel Foundation for his project ‘Ethnic differentiation and subtle racial animosity: Brazil (1887-2022)’.
Feb 13, 2025 7
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Best Master Thesis 2023 in Sociology at the University of São Paulo8
Vitor Barros, FIW researcher, obtained the prize for Best Master Thesis 2023 in Sociology at the University of São Paulo.
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Upcomimg Event
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Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
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Die Schiffe der zivilen Seenotrettung11
online
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Die Schiffe der zivilen Seenotrettung in den Augen ihrer europäischen Unterstützer*innen: Untätigkeit überwinden und demokratische Werte bewahren Teilnahme ...
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Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
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Auftaktveranstaltung der Vortragsreihe "Perspektiven der Moderne"12
Universitätsforum Bonn
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
"Cyborgs and Transhumanism: From Hindering to Promoting Factors of Rehabilitation for Inclusion. A Critical Perspective from Disability Studies"
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Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
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Unveiling Dual Liberation13
online
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Unveiling Dual Liberation: Memes, Sexual Identity, and the Hidden Worlds of Arab Ex-Muslims and Atheists Teilnahme unter vorheriger Anmeldung an ...
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Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
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Worldcreation: On the Power of Accessibility14
Bonner Universitätsforum
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Vortrag im Rahmen unserer "Perspektiven der Moderne"- Veranstaltungsreihe zum Thema Perspektiven auf Zugänglichkeit
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Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
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From Collection to Interpretation15
online
12:30 PM - 02:30 PM
From Collection to Interpretation: The Evolving Roles of Expertise, Mediation, and Rationality in Questioning Practices Teilnahme unter vorheriger Anmeldung ...
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Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
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(Disability) Innovation in the New Global Context16
Bonner Universitätsforum
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Lecture as part of our "Perspectives on Modernity" event series on the topic of perspectives on accessibility
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Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
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Zugänglichkeit nach Heidegger17
Bonner Universitätsforum
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Vortrag im Rahmen unserer "Perspektiven der Moderne"- Veranstaltungsreihe zum Thema Perspektiven auf Zugänglichkeit
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Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
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Wissenschaft und Würde18
online
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Wissenschaft und Würde: Religiöse Dimensionen der Bestattung von Embryonen/Feten aus Forschungssammlungen Teilnahme unter vorheriger Anmeldung an ...
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Dahrendorf Library

The FIW owes the Dahrendorf Library, comprising about 7,000 books, to the donation of the widow of Ralf Dahrendorf. Since 2012, it can be found in the basement of the FIW.

Perspektiven der Moderne

›Perspektiven der Moderne‹ is the central scientific lecture series at the Forum Internationale Wissenschaft. Lectures take place on Wednesdays.

Newsletter

Subscribing to the Forum Internationale Wissenschaft newsletter, you can receive information and updates about all FIW departments and events to your inbox.

Vacancies and internships

Here you can find current vacancies of the FIW. Additionally, the Forum Internationale Wissenschaft offers internship opportunities to interested students.

Links

  1. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/research/research-on-democracies
  2. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/research/science-studies
  3. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/research/religion-studies
  4. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/research/digital-society
  5. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/news/das-fiw-beim-dies-academicus-2025
  6. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/news/new-employee
  7. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/news/phd-scholarship-for-fiw-researcher-vitor-barros
  8. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/news/prize-for-best-master-thesis-of-2023-for-vitor-barros
  9. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/news
  10. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/events/events
  11. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungen-allgemein/2025/die-schiffe-der-zivilen-seenotrettung
  12. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungen-allgemein/2025/auftaktveranstaltung-der-vortragsreihe-perspektiven-der-moderne
  13. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungen-allgemein/2025/copy_of_die-schiffe-der-zivilen-seenotrettung
  14. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungen-allgemein/2025/worldcreation-on-the-power-of-accessibility
  15. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungen-allgemein/2025/copy2_of_die-schiffe-der-zivilen-seenotrettung
  16. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungen-allgemein/2025/copy_of_worldcreation-on-the-power-of-accessibility
  17. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungen-allgemein/2025/copy2_of_worldcreation-on-the-power-of-accessibility
  18. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungen-allgemein/2025/copy3_of_die-schiffe-der-zivilen-seenotrettung
  19. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/events/upcoming-events
  20. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/research/research-on-democracies/dahrendorf-library
  21. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/perspektiven-der-moderne
  22. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/de/publikationen/newsletter
  23. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/vacancies-and-internships