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The DFG Research Training Group “Standards of Governance” is concerned with ideas and practices for which the term “good governance” has become established. It is an interdisciplinary research initiative of ten professors of the TU Darmstadt and the Goethe University Frankfurt from the fields of political science, sociology, philosophy and law. On these pages you will find information about the research programme and the participating academics who support this research group.

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Mercator Fellow Prof. Aarti Gupta at the RTG

Last month, the RTG welcomed the Mercator Fellow, Prof. Aarti Gupta, for a research visit in Darmstadt. The visit provided numerous opportunities for academic exchange between Prof. Gupta, the Principal …

New podcast episode: The digitalization of money

This week, the European Parliament took important decisions concerning the future of the digital euro. This is a topic in research in our research training group as well. Taking this …

Global Standards and European Challenges: Our Research Training Group at the Dreiländertagung 2026

What does the future of Europe look like in times of internal tensions and external crises? From 17 to 19 June 2026, political scientists from across the German-speaking world will …

“My dissertation, therefore, examines the intersectional marginalization of migrants in relation to gender and explores the role that law and jurisdiction play in this context”

What themes, questions and perspectives shape the research within the DFG Research Training Group “Standards of Governance”? The focus is on the research fellows and their doctoral projects. In a …

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