Im Gespräch bleiben: Politische Wissenschaft und berufliche Praxis

Political scientist Ludger Kühnhardt has remained in conversation with his doctoral students for three decades. During regular, eventually legendary, seminars between his former and current doctoral students, their exchange of academic ideas was combined with personal encounters. The ‘Freiburg Political Dialogues’ and ‘Bonn European Colloquia’ found their logistical home in the Münstertal (Black Forest) and were made possible by the Hanns Martin Schleyer Foundation’s funding initiative ‘Dialogue between young science and practice’. The keynote speeches at these seminars—initially given by external speakers and later presented exclusively by former and current doctoral students—are documented in this volume. ‘In conversation’ shows how the university community can stay alive and how an alumni network can remain productive. The volume concludes with a farewell lecture by Ludger Kühnhardt reflecting about his work as a university lecturer and professor.