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Friedrich Merz, the new German Chancellor, has come into office at a time of political uncertainty and economic stagnation. His coalition of CDU/CSU and SPD is a pragmatic one, but will it prove to be more stable than the "traffic light" coalition of Olaf Scholz, his predecessor? In the election of February 2025, the right wing extremist AfD doubled its share in the election - (how) will Merz manage to curb its growing influence?
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I am the Apprentice Course Administrator within the DPIR Education Support Team. The Education Support Team oversees all aspects of teaching, learning, assessment and admissions for our postgraduate courses. alongside supporting students and staff. We also manage and coordinate key elements of the undergraduate PPE and History and Politics degrees.
My main responsibilities include organising Student elections; calendar/room booking issues; Canvas announcements and UG lecture recordings.
I am usually in the Manor Road office Tuesday-Thursday.
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In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, scholars, activists, and politicians have engaged in profound debates about the nature of Islamic governance and its relevance to contemporary justice. While many discussions focus on the roots of governance in early Islam, they are often shaped by a primarily fiqh-centric perspective, which emphasises jurisprudence and tradition while neglecting the political and legal realities of the time.