01 Jul 2025
At Goethe University Frankfurt, the INTERFACED project is complemented by the research training course “Interfaces for Democratic Participation”, offered to students in the Political Science and Comparative Democracy master’s programs during the summer and winter terms of 2025/2026. Led by Claudius Wagemann and Anna L. Geyer, the course enables ten students to develop individual research projects within the INTERFACED framework, exploring patterns of political participation since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Special attention is given to two overarching themes: scepticism toward democracy and trust in science and facts.
In April and May 2025, the course focused on laying the conceptual and theoretical foundations of the project: How do we define political participation? What do we understand by interfacing processes? A first highlight was the session on May 13, when Dan Mercea and Felipe G. Santos from City, University of London (WP1) joined the Frankfurt team to present their joint manuscript, “A Theoretical Approach to Researching Interfaces for Non-Electoral Political Participation.” The discussion that followed provided valuable feedback for the paper and offered students important insights into the publication process.
Before entering the project development phase in June, students revisited key aspects of research design. In mid-July, they will present their own research proposals.
In addition, the upcoming session on July 8 will feature Marta Azevedo Silva from the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS). She will give an input on INTERFACED’s communication, dissemination, and sustainability strategies — offering students another valuable opportunity to learn from the practical side of international research collaboration.
From October 2025 to March 2026, students will carry out the empirical part of their research and write their term papers. Upon successful completion, they will earn 14 ECTS credits. Further exchange with the INTERFACED consortium is planned for the winter term.
We are excited to see the research projects our students will develop!
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