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Between hostility towards science and \u201eWhy doesn't anyone listen to us?\u201c<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

What is the role of political science in politically turbulent times and how can it contribute to democratic resilience without allowing itself to be politically appropriated? Maximilian Schiffers and Julia Schwanholz (both University of Duisburg-Essen) discuss current problems in political science along seven key questions and invite disciplinary self-reflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can access the debate contribution HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image: StockSnap \/ Pixabay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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pw-portal: Maximilian Schiffers and Julia Schwanholz talk about political science and whether it needs to be more in the public eye.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":10515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allgemein"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.swud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kachel_pw-portal_Debattenbeitrag_Schwanholz_Schiffers.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Marie-Louise Potratz","author_link":"https:\/\/www.swud.org\/en\/author\/ml-potratz\/"},"yoast_head":"\nWas kann Politikwissenschaft heute noch leisten? - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Demokratie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swud.org\/en\/was-kann-politikwissenschaft-heute-noch-leisten\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Was kann Politikwissenschaft heute noch leisten? 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