In the Media

Researchers from the University of Mannheim are highly regarded interview partners for the national and international Media. This site provides an overview of newspaper articles, and radio and TV reports that have been published online, and is updated daily.

Frustration with the government as a reason for right-wing extremism
In an interview with France 24, Thomas Koenig, professor of political science, discusses the elections in East Germany and the causes of the shift to the right.
Frau Kehnel steht vor einem hellen Hintergrund und lächelt.
The Green Ages
The topic of sustainability has been on people's minds not just for the last few decades, but since the Middle Ages. This is shown by the book “The Green Ages” by historian Prof. Dr. Annette Kehnel, which is discussed in a review on the website of The Telegraph.
Digital Markets Act
The EU Parliament wants to take tougher action against companies like Apple, Meta and Amazon with the help of the Digital Markets Act. Economics professor Martin Peitz participated in a discussion regarding the implementation of the law at the EU Parliament. (Between 10:20 a.m. and 10:37 a.m)
Germany has one of the most outdated laws on fertility
Jochen Taupitz, expert on health law and medical ethics at the University of Mannheim, comments in an article by Deutsche Welle on the access to reproductive medicine, which has long been available in many other countries.
Subsidy feud with farmers unresolved
Political scientist Prof. Dr. Thomas König comments on the farmers' protests in an interview with the news portal Euractiv.
AfD voters unmoved by protest wave
In a Yahoo News article, political scientist Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Schmitt-Beck talks about the impact of the protests on AfD supporters.
Porträtbild von Professor Moritz Kuhn. Er trägt ein Hemd und eine Brille.
Doubts about climate money
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung reports on a study by Mannheim economist Prof. Moritz Kuhn, which examines the impact of various climate protection ideas (paywall).
Are online meetings bad for our productivity?
In an interview with Aviation Analysis, psychologists Dr. Hadar Nesher Shoshan and Dr. Wilken Wehrt explain what impact online meetings have on us compared to face-to-face meetings.
“Anti-science populism already became a political mobilization tool”
Matthias Kohring, communication scientist, spoke with World Today News about political populism and the danger of not giving enough credit to science.
How can CO2 emissions be reduced?
In an interview with Brigitte, Professor Achim Wambach talks about CO2 emissions and emissions trading in Europe.