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“Brexit is wrong and should thus be implemented quickly” is the title of Christian Rauh’s comment on the Brexit decision on his own blog. The Research Fellow of the Research Unit Global Governance argues that accepting the majority vote in the referendum sends out a clear message to UK and EU citizens. It is important for the British voters to know that their choices do count, but they equally need to remember that this power comes with responsibility. This means that their vote is consequential - not only for the political establishment but also for their very own life circumstances.

Wednesday, 20 July 2016
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MaD Colloquium with Eric Knowles, New York University
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Compared to other racial-ethnic groups, Whites are less likely to view themselves as members of a discrete, tangible, and coherent social category. Eric Knowles posits that ongoing demographic changes in the United States — where the non-White population is growing and will exceed that of Whites around mid-century — are altering Whites’ subjective experience of their race. Specifically, he theorizes population changes underway in the U.S.

Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Start: 11:00 am

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Susanne Grasow
susanne.grasow [at] wzb.eu
24 - 25 November 2016
Subtitle
International Workshop
Description

This workshop explores the causes and effects of cooperative relationships between international organizations in densely populated governance landscapes. It assembles scholars from a variety of policy fields and backgrounds who seek to explain why international organizations have been pulled into ever-tighter relationships with their peers and how these relationships affect the institutional structures surrounding specific policy issues.

24 - 25 November 2016
Start: 9:00 am

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Jan-Hinrich Wagner
jan-hinrich.wagner [at] wzb.eu
13 - 14 October 2016
Subtitle
Workshop
Description

Recent years have seen an increased interest in the use of behavioral nudges and social policy to address a diverse set of issues including tax evasion, charitable giving, environmental responsibility and corruption. This has raised the question of whether, and how, such policy measures can achieve changes in long-term behavior and people’s attitudes. In this workshop, we aim to bring together researchers working on this topic, directly or indirectly, across a broad range of subfields including economic history, behavioral, and development economics, among others.

13 - 14 October 2016
Start: 10:30 am

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Dr. Maja Adena
maja.adena [at] wzb.eu
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
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Ebola- und Zikavirus zeigen: Krankheiten machen nicht an Landesgrenzen halt. Internationales Krisenmanagement wird immer wichtiger. Deutschland muss sich global stärker engagieren und gleichzeitig angesichts des zunehmenden Kostendrucks sein nationales Gesundheitssystem stabilisieren. Welche Rolle spielt Deutschland in der globalen Gesundheitspolitik? Welche Herausforderungen gibt es durch die demografische Entwicklung, aber auch durch die steigende Migration im Land? Wie lässt sich gute Behandlung für alle Beitragszahler ermöglichen?

Wednesday, 9 November 2016
Start: 5:00 pm

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Friederike Theilen-Kosch
friederike.theilen-kosch [at] wzb.eu
In eigener Sache

Das WZB macht mit bei den diesjährigen Pride Weeks, die mit zahlreichen Aktionen auch in Berlin ein Zeichen gegen Diskriminierung aufgrund der sexuellen Orientierung setzen. Auch das WZB zeigt Flagge: Am Donnerstag wurden zwei Banner in den Farben des Regenbogens an der Hauptfassade entrollt. Bis zum 23. Juli werden sie dort wehen.