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International activities at the IFS
The connection to the international scientific community is of great strategic importance for the IFS. Thus, the IFS is anchored in top national and international research. Furthermore, scientists regularly publish their research results in English-language journals or present them at international conferences. In addition, the institute regularly hosts visiting scholars; on the one hand, staff members spend research stays abroad, and on the other hand, guest lecturers from abroad come to the institute for research stays, project exchanges or guest lectures. Finally, the area of teaching at the institute is also characterized by its international orientation, as there are, for example, teaching concepts for the implementation of intercultural education in teacher training.
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Guest stay of Dr. Pascal Alscher at UCLA
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As Futures Fellow of the University Alliance Ruhr, Dr. Pascal Alscher spent two months at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). During his stay, he worked with Professor Laura Wray-Lake on the joint study “Education and Community,” in which around 500 young people in the US are surveyed about their political education. The study uses the Civic Literacy Framework developed at the IFS.
The research stay provided Pascal Alscher with valuable insights into current approaches to political participation and social engagement among young people in the US, particularly methods for measuring political competencies.
In a video, Pascal Alscher provides more insight into his time at UCLA.
The video can be viewed on the IFS's social media channels: LinkedIn und Instagram