Category: News

Find general announcements, such as calls for applications, as well as reports on the various activities of the Research Training Group here.

  • Prof. Dr. Sören URBANSKY joins RTG as Participating Researcher

    Prof. Dr. Sören URBANSKY joins RTG as Participating Researcher

    With the beginning of the academic summer term 2026, Prof. Dr. Sören URBANSKY joined the Research …

  • Activity Report: Xiaoyu XIONG

    Activity Report: Xiaoyu XIONG

    From April 7 to April 10, 2026, doctoral researcher Xiaoyu XIONG of the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” participated in a joint session of workshops hosted by the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) at the University of Innsbruck. Mr. XIONG took part in the workshop “Social…

  • Colloquium May 4, 2026

    Colloquium May 4, 2026

    The Colloquium series of the summer term 2026 by the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” will feature an on-site lecture by Prof. Dr. Jens BECKERT (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies), titled “Imagined Futures and Capitalist Dynamics” on Monday, May 4, 2026, 4–6 pm (CEST).…

  • Activity Report: Buyun GONG

    Activity Report: Buyun GONG

    On March 28, 2026, Doctoral Researcher Buyun GONG of the Research Training Group 2833 “East Asian Futures” gave a presentation titled “Taylorization of the Government: The Chinese Administrative Efficiency Movement in the 1930s” at the 2026 Conference “Co-Creation” organized by the Business History …

  • Colloquium Apr 7, 2026

    Colloquium Apr 7, 2026

    The Online Colloquium of the summer term 2026 by the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” will start off with a lecture by Dr. Sinan CHU (German Institute for Global and Area Studies), titled “Back to the Future: Alternative Visions for World Politics from China and Their Challenge…

  • Call for Qualifying Fellowships for MA Students 2026/27

    Call for Qualifying Fellowships for MA Students 2026/27

    The Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures: Visions and Realizations on National, Transregional and Global Scales” offers two annual Qualifying Fellowships for MA Students each at Ruhr …