"Religion and Politics" – Cluster of Excellence at the WWU Münster

The Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” at the University of Münster is now awarding with immediate effect five fellowships for academics fleeing Ukraine, Belarus or Russia. Funding is offered for up to six months.

The international population survey “Of defenders and explorers”, which was conducted by the Cluster of Excellence in 2021, provided the first empirical evidence of the division of European societies along identity-political lines into two entrenched political camps. The survey attracted a broad media response both nationally and internationally, and the Working Report on the study has now been published by Springer VS as a book and Open Access publication.

A public lecture series at the University of Münster see speakers from science, society, and politics deal with Russia’s war on Ukraine. The series opened with a lecture by East European historian Prof. Dr. Ricarda Vulpius from the Cluster of Excellence, who has spoken on “Ukraine and Russian-Ukrainian relations – a historical introduction”. Organized by Vulpius and the Catholic theologian Prof. Dr. Thomas Bremer (University of Münster), the series will include lectures on military policy, questions of energy supply, and the role of the churches. Further information and programme here.