Curriculum
In the IMPRS’s student-centred curriculum, doctoral researchers use anthropological methods to understand the diverse and interconnected problems facing the world today.
Participating Institutions
Four leading institutions in the anthropological-oriented study of social dynamics join forces in this International Max Planck Research School “Global Multiplicity”.
Political Potentials
… focuses on collective action in response to complex and historically conditioned crises and how politics and governance coordinate and shape these actions.
Economic Re-ordering
… considers the integration of the economy with non-economic realms such as family and leisure and the role of digital and platform-based business models and the mobility of people and goods.
Legal Complexity and Justice
... centres on understanding how people navigate multiple legal orders and arbitrate conflicts and how law serves as a critical instrument for addressing economic, political, and social concerns.News
The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) “Global Multiplicity: A Social Anthropology for the Now” welcomes its first cohort in fall 2023. We spoke with coordinator Patrick Desplat about the unique opportunities the programme provides for ...
In Fall 2023, the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology (MPI), together with Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Leipzig University, and FAU in Erlangen, will inaugurate the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) “Global ...