Summer Semester 2025
GlobeColloquium
The GlobeColloquium is a central forum for academic discussion at the Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics (ReCentGlobe). It brings together researchers at all career levels – from doctoral students to postdocs and Senior scholars – as well as external guests and interested students to discuss current research.
The sessions usually take place on Wednesdays from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. and are open to all interested parties. All events are hybrid and can also be accessed via Zoom.
All subevents
Securing Empire: Imperial Cooperation and Competition in the Nineteenth Century
How did the quest for security reshape the world during the 19th century? Co-Editor Ozan Ozavci and one of the authors, Andrea Wiegeshoff, will discuss their recent publication.
A cooperation ReCentGlobe with the Transimperial History Centre, the Department of East Asian Studies & the Historic…
Fault Lines in the Orthodox World: Geopolitics, Theology, and Diplomacy in Light of the Ukraine War
Sebastian Rimestad and Stefan Rohdewald (both Leipzig) present their book on recent political and theological confrontations in the Orthodox world, especially in light of the war in Ukraine. Joining the discussion are Katarina Ristić (Leipzig) and Vasilios Makrides (Erfurt).
A cooperation of…
A Missing Link: The League of Nations, Interwar International Law, and the Triple Planetary Crises
Omer Aloni, historian of international law and a scholar of the League of Nations, draws connections between the impact of this pioneering institution in its own time and our current planetary crises.
This event is held in English.
(Post)colonial cattle frontiers. Capitalism, science and empire in Southern and Central Africa
A cooperation of ReCentGlobe with the Transimperial History Centre and the Department of East Asian Studies
This event is held in English.