Chair: International Relations

The chair International Relations analyzes actors and structures of global governance. Our research focus is on transformations in the fields of climate, environment and development politics. In particular, we are interested in questions related to institutional change and power.

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Why we need to (re)politicize digitalization to promote sustainability – and how we can do it

July 25, 2025

New article out now in Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy
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Picture: Markus Lederer

Institutionalizing Low-Carbon Development: Concluding Workshop in Bonn with International Guests

July 01, 2025

Researchers from the Chair of International Relations at TU Darmstadt, together with colleagues from the University of Potsdam, held the concluding workshop of their DFG-funded research project Institutionalizing Low-Carbon Development (INLOCADE).
Neuer Podcast: „Standards of Governance. Forschung hörbar gemacht”

Juni 26, 2025

Das Graduiertenkolleg „Standards des Regierens“ der TU Darmstadt und der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main hat seit Beginn des Sommersemesters 2025 einen eigenen Podcast.
You are cordially invited to attend a lecture entitled ‘The Rise of India’

June 26, 2025

by Prof. Dr. Heribert Dieter (German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin) at the International Relations Department:

The lecture will take place on 16 July 2025 at 6:05 p.m. in S 3|12 Room 12.

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Research

The current research foci of the Chair International Relations are located at the interface between environmental, climate and development policy and concentrate on institutional issues in developing and emerging countries. Furthermore, we are researching on the politicisation of climate policy, the geopolitics of renewable energies as well as climate engineering and the role of procedural standards in the global climate architecture. The following projects are being conducted:

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Team

Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions on our research and teaching activities.

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