Institute for German Studies (IGS)

The Institute for German Studies (IGS) belongs to a worldwide network of centres for German and European Studies linked with the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service). Our research is cross-disciplinary and encompasses the culture, history, politics and economics of Germany in its European context.

Our mission is to be a centre for expertise on contemporary Germany, and to support postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers, bringing them together with experienced scholars and exciting international thinkers on Germany and Europe.

We invite prospective postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers to contact us informally to discuss applying to the IGS.

Forthcoming events

Germany and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy

25Jun

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Latest news

Posted 08 April 2019

Report on 'The Future of the Left in the UK and Germany' Symposium

This symposium aimed to present discussion in commemoration of Karl Marx and Helmut Schmidt, and to provide analysis of contemporary developments across British and German social democratic and socialist politics.

Posted 25 February 2019

Call for Papers: IGS Project Workshop – "Germany and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy"

This 2-year IGS research project explores Germany's roles and responses during a period of rapidly shifting constellations in global politics. Abstracts for this workshop must be submitted by Friday 8th March 2019.

Posted 29 November 2018

IGS Early Career Researcher Symposium, Call for Papers: Migration, Identity and Extremism in Germany

Papers are invited for a one-day interdisciplinary symposium for postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers on migration, identity and extremism in Germany. The event will be held at the Institute for German Studies (IGS), University of Birmingham on Friday 15th March 2019.