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.
New publication: Hijacked: A Critical Treatment of the Public Rhetoric of Good and Bad Religion (hrsg. von L.D. Smith, S. Führding, A. Hermann)
On the conference "Hijacked! A Critical Treatment of the Public Rhetoric of 'Good' and 'Bad' Religion" held at FIW from June 7-11, 2017
Department of Religious Studies receives project funding in the competition "Kleine Fächer: Sichtbar innovativ!"
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.
