Nationalism, climate change or migration - Europe is facing pressing challenges. The Volkswagen Foundation has been supporting research on these topics since 2017. In the course of the current realignment of the funding strategy, also the Europe-related funding offer has now been adjusted. Proposals for the new call "Challenges and Potentials for Europe: The Greying Continent" can be submitted until July 23, 2021.
Algorithms exhibit biases that may pose a threat to social cohesion. A collaborative research project led by Professor Dietmar Hübner is looking for solutions to a serious problem that will become increasingly pressing in the future.
The symposium "Dealing with Violence" will discuss different origins and forms of violent processes in African as well as Latin American and Caribbean societies and focus on strategies to settle such conflicts. Scholars from various disciplines are invited to join the event at Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, on July 25-27, 2022.
The Herrenhausen Conference "Governing Humanitarianism" interrogates present issues and future directions for global humanitarian governance in relation to its pasts. Scholars from various disciplines and practitioners in humanitarian sectors are invited to join the event. #HKGovHum
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