Welcome at the Forum Internationale Wissenschaft
The Forum Internationale Wissenschaft (FIW), established in 2012, is a central scientific research unit of the University of Bonn. Its research activities examine global function systems of modern society, both with regard to their autonomy and to their growing interconnectedness. Our scientific departments focus on democracy and autocracy as competing regime types in contemporary politics (Comparative Research on Democracies), on the definition and solution of problems in the system of science (Science Studies), and on the different understandings of the world by religious belief systems (Comparative Research on Religions). Based on this research, the FIW also provides a platform for public debate on the changing meanings and conflictual developments of these three global systems of communication.
From July 2020 Rudolf Stichweh joins the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin) as Visiting Scholar
Rudolf Stichweh receives the „Sarton Medal“ of Ghent University (Belgium) for the year 2020/1
New publication in the FIW book series "Global Studies & Theory of Society"
A new book by Stefan Priester, "Film als Weltkunst" has been published in the book series edited by FIW and transcript.
15.01. Documentary, Truth, and the Reality-Based Community
In the last lecture of the FIW series ›Perspektiven der Moderne‹, Erika Balsom, Department of Film Studies of King’s College London, is going to speak about "Documentary, Truth, and the Reality-Based Community".
New FIW Working Paper published
The eleventh FIW working paper was published in August by Rafaela Eulberg, Annika Jacobsen and Petra Tillessen on the topic of migration and attribution of religious identities in Europe. The working paper can be downloaded as PDF.
New project on charitable foundations and democracy
Granting of a research project by Dr. Evelyn Moser and PD Dr. Pascal Goeke by the BMBF
