Contribute to the debates on the impact of the US disruptive foreign policy and the transformations it could engender in the international order and relations. We also welcome pieces offering historical reflections on phenomena inspired by the Trumpian turn. Frictions welcomes contributions in multiple formats. The editors will seek to publish ideas quickly, given the pressing nature of ongoing developments.

Our colleagues at seeFField are offering outgoing fellowships for scholars at UR and IOS, seed funding for junior post-doctoral scholars 2025/2026, and a pre-doctoral fellowship in Regensburg for 2026.

Deadline: 30 September 2025

Call for Papers for the DIMAS Workshop “Karens, Tradwives and Mechahitlers: Internet Archetypes as Indicators of a Transatlantic, Collective Unconscious?”

The one-day hybrid workshop is hosted at the Department for Interdisciplinary and Multiscalar Area Studies (DIMAS) at the University of Regensburg by Prof. Dr. Astrid Ensslin and Dr. Laura Niebling on Nov 14th 2025.

Apply by 30 September 2025.

Submit your proposals by 15 September 2025 for our planned lecture series in summer semester 2026.

Send to campus@europeamerica.de

Checklist:

- Title & Abstract (150–200 words)

- Short bio (150 words)

- any preferred dates (Wednesdays from 15 April to 22 July 2026)