Newsroom – Category: Humanities

Three Max Planck scientists discuss COP29’s challenges, from the Loss and Damage Fund to human rights and the health risks of climate change. more

Even the earliest human interactions with tropical forests had irreversible consequences that will continue to impact the environment well beyond the 21st century. more

In his book, Steven Vertovec reevaluates social identities more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2023 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 12 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year more

From the portrait of the emperor to the goddess of wisdom - the trademark of the Max Planck Society has a varied history more

Interview with Johanna Rinceanu and Randall Stephenson, senior researchers at the Department of Criminal Law at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Freiburg, on what medical diagnosis and modern-day internet regulation have in common more

From the philhellenism of the 1820s to contemporary support for Ukraine more

It is controversial whether there is or should be a fundamental change from an industrial to a service society in rich Western nations more

Football clubs in former coal mining areas play an important role in terms of social cohesion between the now unemployed more

An interview on the EU's planned Digital Markets Act with competition law specialist Heiko Richter more