• Keynote at the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing

    On 28 March 2026, Prof. Dr. Emanuel V. Towfigh delivered a keynote speech at the »Sci-Tech Governance Under the Rule of Law Forum«, held as part of the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference in Beijing. Now in its…
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  • Lectures on Equality and Citizenship at Peking University School of Transnational Law

    On March 9, 2026, Prof. Dr. Emanuel V. Towfigh, in his capacity as "Distinguished Scholar in Residence" at Peking University School of Transnational Law (STL) in Shenzhen, China, participated in the »STL Lectures on Equality & Citizenship«. Together…
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  • NYU Democracy Project’s »100 Ideas in 100 Days« Series: The Party Paradox

    In his piece »The Party Paradox: How Political Parties Power Democracy—and Dominate It«, Professor Emanuel V. Towfigh sheds light on one of the fundamental ambivalences of modern democracies: the role of political parties. They are indispensable transmission belts…
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  • Lectures in China: Peking University, Beijing Forum 2025 & World Internet Forum

    In November 2025, Emanuel V. Towfigh was invited to China for nearly a week to participate in high-level academic events and to contribute his perspectives to international scholarly debates. The visit began on 6 November 2025 with the…
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  • Seeking Global Justice: Bahá’í Visions for Legal Reform

    Emanuel V. Towfigh, Religious Plurality in Society: Some Preliminary Thoughts Pertaining to Legal Policy from One Bahá'í's Perspective, in: Brian D. Lepard (eds.), Seeking Global Justice: Bahá'í Visions for Legal Reform, 2025 In the academic Bahá'í Studies series,…
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  • Party Concepts in Comparative Law

    Emanuel V. Towfigh, Parteikonzeptionen im Rechtsvergleich [Party Concepts in Comparative Law], in: Kischel/Kube (eds.), Handbuch des Staatsrechts [Handbook of Constitutional Law], Volume 3, 2025 In the third volume of the Handbook of Constitutional Law, Prof. Dr. Emanuel V.…
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  • Mohr Siebeck publishes dissertation of Dr. Jacob Ulrich

    On September 17, 2025, the dissertation of our former researcher Dr. Jacob Ulrich was published, titled »Intra-Party Competitive Democracy: A Law-and-Economics Analysis of Party Organization in Light of the Requirement of Intra-Party Democracy under Article 21(1), Sentence 3…
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  • TV Interview on AfD Party Ban Proceedings for Science Program »NANO«

    On July 3, 2025, Prof. Dr. Emanuel V. Towfigh was interviewed by journalist Marion Mück-Raab for the German science program »NANO« which is broadcasted on the public television channels »3sat« and »ZDF«. The interview addressed the question: “What…
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