Constitutionalism under Stress: Comparative Perspectives (CONSTRESS)
Since 2016, the LSI has been cooperating with Princeton University in the Princeton-Humboldt teaching and research initiative Constitutionalism under Stress: Comparative Perspectives (CONSTRESS). CONSTRESS is an interdisciplinary project that brings together political scientists, philosophers, sociologists, and lawyers. Thematically, the cooperation deals with aspects of democracies under pressure worldwide. At its core are jointly organized seminars and workshops designed for master’s students and doctoral candidates from various academic backgrounds at both universities.
In 2025, the third cycle of the strategic partnership project CONSTRESS – Constitutionalism under Stress: Comparative Perspectives has been underway as part of the profile partnership between Humboldt University of Berlin and Princeton University. The lastest seminar with the title Life and Law under Authoritarianism took place in the fall term 2025/26 at Princeton University. CONSTRESS 3.0 has been funded under the Princeton-Humboldt Strategic Partnership Initiative.
More information about the project may be found here.