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Call for Applications – Käte Hamburger Kolleg Rohstoffwelten – Application Deadline: 15 April 2026
Fellowship Period: October 2026 – July 2027 Application Deadline: 15 April 2026 Notification of Acceptance: 15 May 2026 [more Information]
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Käte Hamburger Kolleg: Universität Kassel wird Zentrum für globale Rohstoffforschung
Kassel wird ab 2026 zu einem bedeutenden Zentrum internationaler Forschung zu Energie, Rohstoffen und Nachhaltigkeit in ihrer kulturellen und gesellschaftlichen Bedeutung und globaler Perspektive: Das Käte Hamburger Kolleg „Rohstoffwelten: Kulturen im Umbruch“ an der Universität Kassel wurde vom Bundesministerium für Forschung, …
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Workshop “Energy Transition, Sustainability and Development” – Buenos Aires, December 3-5, 2025
With broad participation from academics, journalists, productive-sector representatives and social organizations, the workshop “Energy Transition, Sustainability and Development” took place on the campus of the National University of San Martín (UNSAM). The event was aimed at discussing the challenges of …
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Professor Hans-Jürgen Burchardt receives prestigious research award
On July 8th.2025, Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Burchardt was awarded the prestigious Argentine Leloir Research Prize. Named after biochemist and Nobel laureate Luis Federico Leloir, the prize is one of the highest honors granted to international scholars for their outstanding contributions …
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International Online Course on New Energies and Sustainable Development
The Department of International Relations, in cooperation with the Latin America Center (CELA) at the University of Kassel and the Argentine Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), is offering a free online course on new energies and sustainable development in …
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Kassel at the 33rd Havana International Book Fair 2025
The 33rd Havana International Book Fair (FILH) opened its doors in February 2025. In this inspiring setting, the Center for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS), its CALAS professorship in Havana, and the Extractivism.de project network at the University of Kassel …
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Internationaler CALAS-Kongress 2025: Krisen und Lösungen – Perspektiven aus Lateinamerika, 10.-12. Februar, Universität Kassel
Unsere Welt ist im Krisenmodus. Steigende Kriegsgefahr, Inflation, Umweltkatastrophen, Klimawandel, der Aufstieg der extremen Rechten sowie Flucht- und Migrationsbewegungen lassen daran wenig Zweifel. Krisen stellen Bestehendes in Frage. Sie lassen Konflikte eskalieren, können aber auch neue Lösungsstrategien hervorbringen. Das Maria …
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Georg Forster Research Award to Maristella Svampa
The Argentine sociologist Maristella Svampa, professor at the Universidad Nacional de San Martín (Buenos Aires), will receive this year’s prestigious Georg Forster Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Within the framework of the Kassel Latin America Center CELA, …
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¿De la sustentabilidad al desarrollo? Entre el extractivismo verde y la transformación socioambiental
Autor(a): Hans-Jürgen Burchardt, Cecilia Gárgano, Lucas Christel ¿Nos espera el colapso ambiental o podemos evitarlo? ¿Existen límites planetarios a las formas de producción? ¿Cómo estamos viviendo y habitando? ¿Tenemos alternativas? La crisis socioambiental se despliega a lo largo del mundo …
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Concluded: Young Scholars Workshop on Elites and Class in Latin America and Beyond”
On May 25 and 26, the workshop on ” Elites and Class – Interrogating the Rich and Powerful in Latin America and Beyond,” organized by the Centro de Estudios Latinomamericanos (CELA) of the University of Kassel, took place. 12 international …