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01/2025
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Event
BAGSS General Meeting 2025
On 22 January 2025 all BAGSS members were invited to the General Meeting for all updates regarding life at BAGSS and to elect the BAGSS Director, Deputy Directors, Pillar Coordinators and other professorial members of the Executive Committee.The updated composition of the Executive Committee can be found here.
11/2024
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Graduation Interview
Exploring Teacher Education Attrition: Insights from a Study on Predictors of Dropout
Our doctoral member Sebastian Franz has successfully completed his dissertation. In his Graduation Interview, he gives insights into the topic and findings of his dissertation, talks about his time at the BAGSS, and shares some of the details about his current career steps
11/2024
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Graduation Interview
The multi-informant perspective put to the test. Comparison of external assessments of the social-emotional competence of kindergarten children
Our doctoral member Carina Sch?nmoser has successfully completed her dissertation. In her Graduation Interview, she gives insights into the topic and findings of her dissertation, talks about her time at the BAGSS, and shares some of the details about her current career steps
08/2024
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Graduation Interview
The Nature of Party Competition in Hybrid Regimes: The Case Study of Georgia
Our doctoral member Levan Kakhishvili has successfully completed his dissertation. In his Graduation Interview, he gives insights into the topic and findings of his dissertation, talks about his time at the BAGSS, and shares some of the details about his current career steps
07/2024
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Graduation Interview
Home Sweet Home Abroad: Enhancing and Harnessing Job Embeddedness among The Internationally Relocated Workers
Our doctoral member Anh Nguyen has successfully completed her dissertation. In her Graduation Interview, she gives insights into the topic and findings of her dissertation, talks about her time at the BAGSS, and shares some of the details about her current career steps
06/2024
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Workshop Weekend Review
Internal BAGSS Conference 2024
From 27 to 29 June 2024 BAGSS doctoral members came together for a workshop weekend where participants could gain new insights for their academic journey as well as form stronger connections with their fellow doctoral students.
06/2024
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Graduation Interview
The public sector in transition: Consequences for Working Conditions and Employees in Germany
Our doctoral member Paul L?we has successfully completed his dissertation. In his Graduation Interview, he gives insights into the topic and findings of his dissertation, talks about his time at the BAGSS, and shares some of the details about his current career steps
06/2024
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Graduation Interview
lnfluences of migrant parents ethnic resources on competencies of their primary school children
Our doctoral member Teresa Haller has successfully completed her dissertation. In her Graduation Interview, she gives insights into the topic and findings of her dissertation, talks about her time at the BAGSS, and shares the next step in her career.
03/2024
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GRADUATION INTERVIEW
Skill Mismatch: Measurement, Determinants and Consequences
Our doctoral member Stephan Bischof has recently successfully completed his dissertation. In his graduation interview, he provides insights into his dissertation on the topic of Skill Mismatch: Measurement, Determinants and Consequences
11/2023
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GRADUATION INTERVIEW
The Crucial Influence of Children's Family Background on their Socioemotional Development
Our doctoral member Wei Huang has recently successfully completed her dissertation. In her graduation interview, she shares the path that led to her dissertation on the role of family background in children's socioemotional development.
08/2023
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GRADUATION INTERVIEW
Social-Class-Achievement Gaps among University Students
Our doctoral fellow Friederike Schlücker successfully completed her doctoral studies. In an interview, she shares a short outline of her thesis as well as some of the experiences from her time at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Science.
06/2023
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GRADUATION INTERVIEW
The Intergenerational Role of Migrants’ Educational Selectivity
Our doctoral fellow J?rg Welker successfully completed his doctoral studies. In an interview, he shares a short outline of his thesis as well as some of the experiences from his time at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Science.
04/2023
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GRADUATION INTERVIEW
Insights in EU Higher Education Policy
Our doctoral fellow Alina Felder successfully completed her doctoral studies. In an interview, she shares a short outline of her thesis as well as some of the experiences from her time at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Science.
03/2023
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GRADUATION INTERVIEW
Extraterritorial Human Rights Safeguards Against Torture
Our doctoral fellow Janina Heaphy successfully completed her doctoral studies. In an interview, she shares a short outline of her thesis as well as some of the experiences from her time at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Science.
06/2022
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RESEARCH STAY
Building a Network
Monika Bozhinoska Lazarova, is along with her PhD studies in Political Science an Early Stage Researcher for the GLOMO Project. As part of the programme, she undertook two research stays expanding her training and professional development within the framework of the GLOMO project. In an interview, she tells us about her experiences during these research stays (secondments).
04/2022
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GRADUATION INTERVIEW
The Importance of Educational Effectiveness Research
Our doctoral fellow Max Nachbauer successfully completed his doctoral studies. In an interview, he shares a short outlines of his thesis as well as some of the experiences from his time at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Science.
03/2022
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GRADUATION INTERVIEW
Inspired by my Previous Policy Work Experience
Our doctoral fellow Maria Daniela Araujo Piedra successfully completed her doctoral studies. In an interview, she shares short outlines of her thesis as well as the experiences she made during the time she spent at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Science.
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GRADUATION TALK - PIA AKKAYA
PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN GERMANY
Pia Akkaya tells us about her thesis on the private school system in Germany, her time at BAGSS as well as her plans for the future.
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GRADUATION TALK - DANIEL H?HMANN
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN'S INTERESTS
Daniel H?hmann gives us a sneak preview of the results of his thesis on the representation of women's interests in national parliaments and reveals who inspired him to conduct his research on women and politics in the first place.
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GRADUATION TALK - JAVIER MARTINEZ CANTO
HOW PARTIES CHOOSE THEIR TOP CANDIDATES
Javier Martínez Cantó gives us a sneak preview of the results of his thesis on the factors that explain how parties choose their top candidates.
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RESEARCH STAY
One Step at a Time
Verena Benoit, one of our graduate students, was awarded the Lanahan Best Graduate Student Paper Award. In an interview, she tells us about her research, the difficulties she encountered and her strategy for the future.
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TRIBUTE
Ten years BAGSS: The end of an era, the beginning of a new
After ten years in office, Thomas Saalfeld resigned from his position as Director of the Graduate School on 30 September 2020 to serve the university as Vice President for Research. Shortly after, Ulrich Sieberer, holder of the Professorship for Empirical Political Science at the University of Bamberg, was elected as the new Director of the Graduate School. The two told us their story about the past and the future of the Graduate School, their visions and aspirations, their past and forthcoming roles.
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RESEARCH STAY
Different 'Learning-Teaching Culture'
Many of our doctoral fellows take the opportunity to do research abroad. One of them is Verena Benoit, who went to the United States. In an interview, she tells us about the experiences she made during the stay.
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RESEARCH STAY
Operating on the Bleeding Edge
In the beginning of this year our doctoral fellow Christopher Kearney took the chance to do a research stay in England and work with the researchers that first developed the basis of the theoretical approach of his dissertation project. In an interview, he tells us about the experiences he made during his stay.
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GRADUATION TALK
Endurance and Tenacity
Daniel Sewasew tells us about the fascination with his dissertation topic, how he handled rough research traditions and what his next career steps will be.
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GRADUATION TALK
A Smooth Transition
In an interview, Ansgar gives us a brief insight into the findings of his thesis, important lessons learned, and his future plans.
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GRADUATION TALK - JOHANNA SOPHIE QUIS
Some Institutional Factors Matter Less Than Angry Crowds Want Us To Believe
In an interview, Johanna Sophie Quis talks about what drew her to her dissertation topic, shares important lessons learned and gives us a brief insight into the findings of her thesis.
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RESEARCH INSIGHT
Legislative Representation Is Terribly Under-Researched
Martin Acheampong, one of our doctoral fellows, spent four weeks in Ghana to investigate legislative representation in Africa and to personally conduct interviews with Members of Parliament. In an interview, he is talking about the experiences he made on his field trip abroad.
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RESEARCH STAY
Similarly-Minded Scientists
Our doctoral fellow Agata Maria Kraj successfully completed two research stays. In an interview, she shares the experiences she made during the time she spent abroad.
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RESEARCH STAY
Differences in Academic Culture
Nadja Wehl, one of our doctoral fellows, tells us about her research stay at Tilburg University in the Netherlands
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RESEARCH STAY
Doing Research And Experiencing Different Cultures Is The Most Wonderful Thing For Me.
Our doctoral fellow Yi-Jhen Wu is currently doing a research stay in China at City University of Hong Kong. In an interview, she talks about the project she is working on and gives insights about the benefits the stay provides for her career and her personal life.
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RESEARCH GRANT
It Pushed Me To Put My Thoughts On Paper.
Javier Martínez Cantó explains what inspired his research, why he applied for the "Llegat Pasqual Maragall 2018" grant and what difficulties he faced during the proposal process.
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RESEARCH INSIGHT
QCA Is Really Gaining Traction In The Social Sciences.
In an interview, Lasse Gerrits tells us about his inspiration and motivation behind writing this book, the value of it and the challenges they faced during the writing process.
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GRADUATION TALK - ASHENAFI KASSAHUN EDOSSA
Patience Is The Most Important Tool
In a brief interview Ashenafi Kassahun Edossa explains his fascination with his research field, the challenges he faced und his plans for his future career path.
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Simply Keep Growing As A Person
In a short interview, Ai talks about the role of motivation in education, the important lesson she learned during her dissertation and the decision to work in Germany.
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RESEARCH TALK
I Am A Lively Urban Sociologist.
The Graduate School's visiting fellow Sofia Pagliarin gave us a little introductory interview describing her research interests and academic career so far.
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GRADUATION TALK - ISABEL WINNWA
As Long As Your Heart Is In It, It Is The Right Choice
In an interview Isabel Winnwa gives us a brief insight of the findings of her thesis, talks about her experience as an organizer for workshops at the Graduate School and her future plans after finishing her PhD.
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GRADUATION TALK - SAIKAT GHOSH
Research As Fight Against Social Injustices
In an interview Saikat Ghosh talks about how his experience working in the public sector in India influenced his research topic, what triggered him to switch the focus of his academic studies and what he is planning to do after defending his thesis.
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GRADUATION TALK - JOHN-PAUL BANCHANI
Build Up A Good Network During The Phd
An interview with John-Paul Banchani about what motivated him to research his dissertation topic, why it is important to build up a good network, and how he would like to shape his path after the dissertation.
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GRADUATION TALK - SIMON SCHELLER
Why Groups Should Make Decisions Democratically
An interview with Simon Scheller about what drew him to his dissertation topic, what he enjoyed most about his time at the Graduate School and what his plans for his postdoctoral research are.
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RESEARCH TALK
Strategic Career Planning.
A number of successful academics talk about their experiences in academia and which factors contributed to their own success.
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RESEARCH GRANT
The Researcher And The Project Must Match.
In an interview, Michael Gebel tells us about his motivations behind applying for an ECR grant, the challenges he faced and how he combined his personal experience with a mix of different ideas to create this one overarching research project.
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RESEARCH TALK
Keep An Open Mind And Think Strategically
An interview with Samo Kropivnik on the importance of vigorous methodology and its usefulness in exploring new approaches in a wide range of fields.
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GRADUATION TALK - MELANIE OLCZYK
Peers Matter
Melanie Olczyk gives us a sneak preview of the results of her thesis on whether peers matter in the educational integration of immigrant children.
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RESEARCH TALK
The Power Of Collaborative Networks
Peter Mühlau on modern academia and the importance of face-to-face cooperation in research.
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GRADUATION TALK - ANNA DECHANT
Gendered Roles In Childcare - Fact Or Fiction?
Anna Dechant tells us about the parental roles in childcare and why it is an important topic as well as how the interchange between academia and 'the real world' takes place in her eyes.
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RESEARCH TALK
Patterns Of The Past - Trends Of Today.
An interview with Ira Katznelson on how history shapes current political trends.
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GRADUATION TALK - BEN RAYDER
Fellowships Are Extremely Important For Anyone Seeking A Career In Academia
Ben Rayder tells us why he decided to write his doctoral thesis in Germany and how fellowships help to start a career in academia.
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GRADUATION TALK - TOBIAS RAUSCH
Judgments And Decisions
Tobias Rausch gives an insight why he put teachers' judgments and decisions under a microscope and works on bringing research results into practice.
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GRADUATION TALK - JASPER DAG TJADEN
A Career Linking Methods And Guidance
Somestimes you have to go back to move forward. Jasper explains why he went back into academia and talks about the complexity of migration issues.
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GRADUATION TALK - MARTIN WIRTZ
The Importance Of Human Decision-Making
Martin Wirtz on decisions that go beyond individuals and the EU as a moving target.
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RESEARCH PROJECT - IQ APP
When Knowledge Becomes Research
Diana Klose has co-developed an app in the framework of her doctoral thesis. The IQ-App tests users in three areas: IQ, general knowledge and personality.
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GRADUATION TALK - MARION FISCHER-NEUMANN
Stepping On A Future Career Path Within Academia
Marion Fischer-Neumann talks about her interest in an underresearched field, the lessons she learned writing her dissertation and where her career path leads her now.
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GRADUATION TALK - UTA BREHM
Social Involvement Was A Way to Retain My Inner Peace
An interview with Uta Brehm on the influence of her upbringing, academia as an ivory tower and how to speak up through social involvement.
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RESEARCH TALK
By Necessity, We Need To Be Much More Strategic.
Derek Beach talks about cultural differences in academia and the importance of methods training.
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GRADUATION TALK - THOMAS D?RFLER
Find Your Passion - Discover Your Voice
Thomas D?rfler talks about his passion for international relations and gives an insight into the dissertation writing process.
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RESEARCH TALK
You Have To Do What You Are Passionate About.
Daniel Diermeier on the importance of drive, prioritizing and leadership.
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RESEARCH INSIGHT
Are Private Schools A Viable Alternative In The Kurdistan Region Of Iraq?
Hishyar Hassun's fieldwork in the Kurdistan region of Iraq
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A SERIES OF ESSAYS ON STATE INTERVENTION
On The Perils Of Social Mindlessness
BY AGATA MARIA KRAJ AND DIANA KLOSE
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A SERIES OF ESSAYS ON STATE INTERVENTION
Safety, Freedom, Rules...
What Do We Expect From A State?
BY ISABEL WINNWA
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A SERIES OF ESSAYS ON STATE INTERVENTION
Is Tertiary Education Putting The Future Labour Markets At Risk?
BY SIMON CHRISTOPH
Image Credits: ? Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences