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She did not invent the concept of “hegemonic masculinity,” but she did name it. Australian sociologist Raewyn Connell, a leading figure in the field of critical men’s studies, will receive this year’s Kohli Prize. The award ceremony will take place on Tuesday, November 3, starting at 5 p.m. at the WZB; the laudatory address will be delivered by sociologist Aeneas Zi Wang from Nanjing University.

Impressions from the public dialogue and opening of the 2nd Annual Interdisciplinary WZB Conference 2026 at the Akademie der Künste on Pariser Platz, Berlin.

Until two years ago, she was the President of our institute, and she had a significant influence on it: the sociologist and education researcher Jutta Allmendinger. Yet her voice was, and still is, heard far beyond the WZB. Our thanks and congratulations on her milestone birthday on 26 September 2026 are written by Heike Solga, Director of the WZB’s Department of Skill Formation and Labor Markets.

Today, the 2nd Annual Interdisciplinary WZB Conference 2026 opens its doors. Here you find the program for the conference, titled “Challenges to International Orders: Causes and Consequences”.

Congratulations, Robert Gorwa! The WZB researcher has been awarded a grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for his research project “ALIGNING AI.” This is the second consecutive Starting Grant awarded to WZB research.

Today, the public dialogue between Odile Renaud-Basso, Norbert Röttgen and Katherine Tai on changing global power dynamics takes place at the Akademie der Künste. The discussion marks the start of the 2nd Annual Interdisciplinary WZB Conference 2026.