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Great success! DFG Research Training Group "Collective Decisions" approved for funding by DFG
11 November 2019, by CGG
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The DFG has announced their approval of the Research Training Group (RTG) "Collective Decisions" under the leadership of CGG member and former member of CGG Board of Directors Prof. Dr. Anke Geber!
The interdisciplinary research program of the Research Training Group “Collective Decisions” focuses on various decision-making processes such as voting and deliberation (seeking consensus), political competition, and questions of responsibility for collective decision-making. Against the current backdrop of challenges or even threats to democratic structures and established alliances in many countries (see, for example, Brexit), this issues could not be more pressing. Research incorporates theories and methods from 3 main areas: political science, economics, and philosophy. Prof. Dr. Anke Gerber from the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences is the RTG’s spokesperson. Futher CGG members involved as participating researchers are Prof. Dr. Andreas Lange, Prof. Dr. Peter Niesen and Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Schnapp
Research Training Groups are established by universities to promote early career researchers. They are funded by the DFG for a period of up to nine years. Their key emphasis is on the qualification of doctoral researchers within the framework of a focused research programme and a structured training strategy.
Further Information can be found on the Website of Universität Hamburg here.