Political Science I: State and Governance

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The Chair of „Political Science I: State and Governance“ is part of the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences at the FernUniversität in Hagen. Prof. Dr. Viktoria Kaina holds the Chair. We would like to invite you to learn more about our team. On our website, you will find news and detailed information about our professional careers, scholarly publications and research activities.

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  „Democracies that don't work have no future“
  In their latest essay, Viktoria Kaina and her co-author, Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski, discuss the rise of dysfunctional democracy. One facet of this development is the rhetorical strategy of impossibilism employed by elected politicians. Read more about this strategy and its dangers to existing democracies in the August issue of „Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik“ nachlesen.
  24.09.2025

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