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Ralph Weber Gives EERA Summer School Keynote
At the EERA Summer School 2026 in Chemnitz, Ralph Weber delivered the keynote “The Nuts and Bolts of Comparison: From Interdisciplinary Insights to Educational Research and Back”, exploring the nature and methodological foundations of comparison in research. The event took place from 15–19 June 2026 and was hosted by the European Educational Research Association (EERA) in cooperation with Chemnitz University of Technology.
Ralph Weber is Vice Director and Professor for European Global Studies at the Institute for European Global Studies, Academic Director of its Graduate Program and a Research Councilor at the Swiss National Science Foundation. He specializes on methodological and conceptual aspects of cross-linguistic and cross-cultural research, the global history of political ideas and Chinese politics, particularly the Chinese party-state and its transgressive political activities abroad.