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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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Publication of a political policy brief with FIW participation5
Several EU member states are undermining refugee protection in Europe in view of the relatively low number of asylum seekers at the EU's eastern external borders and justify this with attempts by Russia and Belarus to “instrumentalize” migration. In a newly published policy brief, Judith Kohlenberger, Paula Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, Lena Laube, Bernd Parusel and Daniele Saracino examine the narrative of the “instrumentalization” of migration and its impact on asylum policy in the EU: Link.
Jul 17, 2025 5
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Lecture of Kaat Louckx on May 14, 2025 “Questions of Modernity: How Asking Questions Shaped Our Modern World”6
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 6
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New employee at the FIW7
Religious studies researcher Dr. Ramona Jelinek-Menke joined the Department of Religious Studies team on 1 March 2025.
Mar 19, 2025 7
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New employee at FIW8
Viviane Schall joined the office of the FIW as new IT administrator on March 18, 2025 and the LAGIP as a research assistant. 
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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/new-publication-judith-kohlenberger-paula-hoffmeyer-zlotnik-lena-laube-bernd-parusel-and-daniele-saracino-examine-the-narrative-of-the-instrumentalization-of-migration-and-its-effects-on-the-eus-asylum-policy
  6. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/news/das-fiw-beim-dies-academicus-2025
  7. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/news/new-employee
  8. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/news/neue-mitarbeiterin-am-fiw-geschaeftsstelle
  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/en/events/upcoming-events
  12. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/research/research-on-democracies/dahrendorf-library
  13. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/perspektiven-der-moderne
  14. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/de/publikationen/newsletter
  15. https://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/en/vacancies-and-internships