Journal Club: What does Sociophysics tell us about the conflict in Ukraine?

CoalitionsMon, 28.4.,

  • 3:30 pm: Reading together
  • 4:00 pm: Journal Club with Serge Galam

Seminar room 0.03 in the ETP

Serge Galam is one of the founders of sociophysics, which applies the methods of statistical physics to social contexts. We were able to get him to come to Cologne for the GPK and will hold a Journal Club with him on the paper published in 2023:

The dynamics of alliances: The case of Ukraine and Russia

In the paper, he models the alliances of states analogously to the Ising model of magnetism and analyzes the instabilities that can be identified. Building on this, the effect of supranational alliances such as the Warsaw Pact and NATO and possible geopolitical consequences are discussed.

After a short informal introduction by Serge Galam, we will discuss the paper together. Ideally, you should have a look at the paper beforehand, but if you prefer to do this together, you can also join us at 15:30.

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GPK: Sociophysics: From First Ingredients to Successful Predictions


Tuesday, 29th of April, 16.00
(16.00 Coffee & Cake in the foyer, 16.30 talk & discussion)
Lecture Hall III

After a brief journey through the history of sociophysics, and a clear clarification of what sociophysics aims to be — and what it is not — Serge Galam from CEVIPROF in Paris will illustrate its capability by presenting the foundational elements of the Galam Majority Model (GMM) of opinion dynamics. He will highlight the compelling mechanism of democratic minority spreading during open and free public debate. Drawing on the GMM, he will explain how he successfully predicted the unexpected victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He will also critically examine why my forecast for Trump’s victory in the 2020 election against Joe Biden fell short. Finally, he will conclude by presenting my insights into the robustness of the model, especially in light of the second Trump victory in the 2024 election.

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Pfingstkurs: Inklusion in MINT-Kontexten

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3 CPs in der MathNat-Grundlegung bzw. im Studium Integrale

Die Idee dieser Veranstaltung ist, Inklusion und Heterogenität mit MINT zu verknüpfen, unterschiedliche Ansätze miteinander in Beziehung zu setzen, Herausforderungen und Chancen zu diskutieren und Anregungen für den zukünftigen inklusiven MINT-Unterricht zu bieten. Das Seminar wird interdisziplinär stattfinden und Themen von dem allgemeinen Inklusionsbegriff bis hin zu den Anforderungen für die Unterrichtsplanung thematisieren. Insbesondere werden spezifische Herausforderungen und Chancen von Inklusion in Mathe und den Naturwissenschaften thematisiert. Zur Gewährleistung möglichst vielfältiger Perspektiven werden Kolleg*innen aus den MINT-Fachdidaktiken und -wissenschaften sowie der Sonderpädagogik, Bildungswissenschaften sowie der Schulpraxis eingebunden, um spezifische Herausforderungen und Chancen von Inklusion in Mathe und den Naturwissenschaften zu thematisieren. Ziel ist es dabei auch Verbindungen zwischen den Fächern herzustellen und Studierenden zu ermöglichen sich interdisziplinär zu vernetzen.

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Master Welcome Program

Dear new master students,

to welcome you and get to know each other, the study programe as well as the university/department better there will be a Master-Welcome Program just before the semester / lectures start(s) with follow-up events in the first weeks of the semester. The program is designed in a way that also people can (in parts) participate which cannot make it to Cologne in time, i.e. because of VISA difficulties. …

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Infoveranstaltungen zum Praktikum A

Zum Praktikum A gibt es zwei Einführungsveranstaltungen:

Für Physik B.Sc. und Lehramtstudierende: Mittwoch 9.4. 14 Uhr HS III Organisatorische und zusätzlich Lehramtsspezifische Informationen

Für alle(auch Nebenfach): Donnerstag 10.4. 16 Uhr HS II Einführung in die Fehlerrechnung