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Governing for Healthy Ageing: Intergenerational Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa
The population of sub-Saharan Africa aged 60 and over is expected to triple by 2050. Based on a synthesis of demographic, epidemiological, clinical, and policy evidence, Daniel Chigudu and Martina Brandt examine how governance and social protection can be redesigned to meet this challenge and propose an integrated agenda.
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Feel the Heat. Thermal Inequalities and Health
Against the backdrop of the heatwave in June 2026, Sreeparna Chattopadhyay and Elena Beregow reflect on the impact of extreme heat on our social lives. The blog post highlights how differences in heat vulnerability are connected with inequalities and why protection against heat is a matter of governance.
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Growth (In)Dependencies: How Can Societies Become More Resilient?
Can economic growth and environmental sustainability be reconciled? Matthias Kranke and Tabea Waltenberg review the insights gained at their workshop on how growth dependencies may be rethought and reduced – to make societies more resilient and economies more sustainable.
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How Environmental Issues are Connected with our Social Worlds
Sule Egya took up the research professorship 'Public Social Sciences and Humanities: Key Societal Debates' in April 2026. In this interview, he explains how environmental issues are connected with colonial history and global imbalances. He also elucidates how he intends to engage the public in debates about current societal issues.
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AI in Science Communication: Undermining Trust and Reproducing Stereotypes?
How do young people perceive and react to AI-generated scientific content? Do AI-generated images of scientists reinforce stereotypes? Maximilian Krug and Valentina Nachtigall conducted two studies to explore the role and effects of using generative AI in science communication.
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How Norms Take Shape in United Nations Peacekeeping: The Case of Bangladesh
Focusing on Bangladesh and Nepal as two of the largest contributors to UN peace operations, Rashed Uz Zaman examines how peacekeeping norms influence local political, legal, and military structures. In this interview, he relates how these international norms are negotiated within national institutions and how they are reshaped through practice.
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Multisensory Approaches in Archaeology: Exploring Egyptian, Near Eastern and Aegean Palaces of the Bronze and Iron Age
Multisensory archaeology focuses on sensory dimensions of archaeological sites, artifacts, and landscapes to reconstruct past human experiences. A workshop organised by Uroš Matić and Constance von Rüden in June 2025 explored the potential of multisensory approaches for the study of Egyptian, Near Eastern and Aegean palaces of the Bronze and Iron Age. This post features video recordings of the…
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