Ralph Weber war als China-Experte beim diesjährigen Salon Santé von Interpharma und dem Think Tank W.I.R.E. zu Gast, der am 24. August 2026 in Zürich stattfand. Er brachte seine geopolitische Perspektive in die Diskussion über «Sovereign…
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Ralph Weber auf der Dreiländertagung 2026 in Friedrichshafen
Ralph Weber leitete gemeinsam mit Alexander Weiß (Universität Rostock) das Panel «Europa im Blick der Welt. CPT und nicht-westliche Perspektiven auf Europa» und stellte dort seinen Vortrag «Problems with the Problem of Eurocentrism and the…
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Presentation of Book Project on Relations: Towards a Metaphysics of Politics
On the afternoon of 18 June 2025, Arindam Chakrabarti (Ashoka University) and Ralph Weber (EIB) presented the introduction and a draft chapter on “power” of their work in progress on a selection of fundamental relations in politics. The…
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Ralph Weber gave Lectures at Ashoka University and O.P. Jindal University in India
At the invitation of Prof. Arindam Chakrabarti, Ralph Weber visited Ashoka University, located north of New Delhi. During his visit, he delivered a lecture at the university’s Philosophy Colloquium and gave a guest lecture in a course on…
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Buchvernissage «Die Schweiz und China» mit grossem Publikum
Am Abend des 19. Septembers präsentierten Ariane Knüsel und Ralph Weber ihr neues Buch «Die Schweiz und China: Von den Opiumkriegen bis zur neuen Seidenstrasse» im Rahmen einer feierlichen Vernissage am Europainstitut. Die Vernissage lockte…
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Ralph Weber at Summer School in Dakar
Ralph Weber contributed to the 6th CODESRIA/CASB Summer School in African Studies and Area Studies in Africa, held from August 26-30, 2024, in Dakar, Senegal. His lecture, titled 'Untangling Global Knowledge for Science to Policy…
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Ralph Weber Gave a Lecture at ECPR General Conference in Dublin
Ralph Weber presented his research on identifying responsible actors of transnational repression for the Chinese Party-State at the ECPR General Conference, which took place from 12 to 15 August 2024, in Dublin. His lecture was on the panel…
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Ralph Weber at the World Congress of Philosophy in Rome
Ralph Weber was co-presenter of a roundtable entitled «Boundaries of Philosophy: Reflections on Pluralism in the Practice and Methodology of Comparative Philosophy» at Sapienza University of Rome. The event was part of the 25th World…
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Katekisama Seminar "Global China"
Under the theme "Global China", a newly co-designed seminar in the Katekisama Program has gathered MA students from the Universities of Ghana, Basel, and Bonn. The students delved into the political, cultural, and technological aspects of…
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«China als neue Kolonialmacht in Afrika?» - Diskussionsabend mit Ralph Weber
China hat seinen Einfluss in Afrika in den vergangenen Jahren stetig ausgebaut - Kritiker:innen befürchten eine zunehmende Abhängigkeit des Kontinents von Peking. «China als neue Kolonialmacht in Afrika?» war daher das Thema eines…
