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In 2023, the Institute of Social Sciences at Osnabrück University had seven chairs in political science: Comparative Politics, IR (with a specialization in peace and conflict studies), Political Theory, International Political Economy, European Integration, German Politics in Context of European Multi-Level Governance, and Forced Migration and Refugee Studies. It is linked to the interdisciplinary Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS), the Center for the Study of Conflict and Peace (CeCoP) and the Japan Research Center. The institute offers BA programs in the social sciences and European studies; MA programs cover conflict and peace studies, European governance, and sociology.