WZB Talks
What are the cutting edge questions researchers at the WZB are working on? Which new insights has WZB research to offer and where is more work needed?
The series "WZB Talks" provides the WZB community as well as interested external guests with the opportunity to get to know the WZB research agenda better: Researchers present their current work, followed by a discussion with the audience.
Due the coronavirus pandemic, WZB Talks are currently being held online as Zoom conferences. Log-in details are provided within the invitations for each seminar.
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Some of the talks are recorded, the audio files are made available on this website, please see the link under the respective program entry.
If you want to join the public sessions, please register here. Zoom details will be sent subsequently.
Upcoming WZB Talks
Motivated Political Reasoning: The Formation of Belief-Value Constellations
WZB Talk by Steffen Huck
Internal, no recording
WZB Talk by Agne Kajackaite
WZB Talk by Liav Orgad
Past WZB Talks
Contesting the Russian War against Ukraine: Three models of global legal order
WZB Talk by Mattias Kumm
Context matters—Ethnic discrimination in teachers’ assessments and track recommendations
WZB Talk by Tamás Keller
Internal, no recording
Gendered Dropout and Transfer in Higher Education in Norway - mechanisms and theoretical implications
WZB Talk by Thea Bertnes Strømme
Internal, no recording
Gender (in)equality and the negotiation of divorce agreements: Insights from an ongoing socio-legal research project in Switzerland
WZB Talk by Michelle Cottier
No recording
On the Political Economy of Brexit
WZB Talk by Thiemo Fetzer
Listen to a recording of this WZB Talk here: Audiofile (mp3)
Here you can find the presentation (pdf)
Unequal electoral participation: The negative effects of long work hours and unsociable work schedules in Europe
WZB Talk by Jianghong Li
internal, no recording
The Donbas war in the light of the armed conflicts in the (post-)Soviet space
WZB Talk by Yuliya Abibok
Listen to a recording of this WZB Talk here: Audiofile (mp3)
Here you can find the presentation (pdf)
How consultancy firms influence global institutions: Insights from the World Health Organization
WZB Talk by Tine Hanrieder
Internal, no recording
States, Markets and Foreign Aid
WZB Talk by Simone Dietrich
Listen to a recording of this WZB Talk here: Audiofile (mp3)
Here you can find the presentation (pdf)
Are there hidden costs of being a male nurse or a female engineer? Survey and experimental evidence on romantic penalties for working in gender-atypical occupations
WZB Talk by Lena Hipp
Internal, no recording
Government of or for the people? Preferences for democratic decision-making in challenging times
WZB Talk by Jan Paul Heisig
Listen to a recording of this WZB Talk here: Audiofile (mp3)
Here you can find the presentation (pdf)
Progressive social movements during the pandemic
WZB Talk by Donatella della Porta
Listen to a recording of this WZB Talk here: Audiofile (mp3)
Here you can find the presentation (pdf)
Trust in Government Redux: The role of information environments and cognitive skills
WZB Talk by Pippa Norris
Listen to a recording of this WZB Talk here: Audiofile (mp3)
Here you can find the presentation (pdf)
Three Facets of Political Inequality: Evidence from Citizen Consultations in Kampala
WZB Talk by Manuel Bosancianu
Listen to a recording of this WZB Talk here: Audiofile (mp3)
Here you can find the presentation (pdf)
Please find the past WZB Talks in the archive.