I’ve been really happy so far with my placement at the Social Science Research Center Berlin, the institute I’m affiliated with during my stay in Germany. Known for short as the WZB, it’s one of 14 partners in Princeton’s Global Network on Inequality, an amazing program that offers grad students the opportunity to spend [...]
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First Days at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB)
June 1st, 2006 — Research in Germany
Research Project: Islamic Sermons in Germany
May 30th, 2006 — DITIB, Research in Germany
Some of you asked me what I’m actually studying here in Berlin. Good question. I’m basically looking at what the Turkish government has done to promote integration of its migrants into German society, with an emphasis on religious services. The Turkish government sends imams and other religious officials to Germany (and indeed around the world) [...]
Hit the ground running
May 26th, 2006 — Research in Germany
My first 24 hours in Berlin have gone really well. I’ve been surprised by how much and how little German I remember since my last course about nine years ago. I managed to chat with a group of middle-aged Germans at the airport about how nice their Christmas trip to Los Angeles had [...]