From June 17 to 19, researchers from around the world will gather in Regensburg to examine freedom, sovereignty, and dependence in a global context at the 2026 annual conference of the Leibniz Science Campus (LWC). Taking the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence as its starting point, the conference—titled “In/ter/dependence: Transitions of Power, Frictions of Freedom,” will examine how moments of political self-determination—from the American Revolution through decolonization processes to the emergence of new states following the collapse of empires and the end of communism in Europe—have transformed political, social, and economic orders.
The Leibniz ScienceCampus "Europe and America in the Modern World," located in Regensburg, supports an innovative, multidisciplinary, early-career research network focusing on the Bavarian/Bohemian border region, the Channel Islands, and the Georgian/Abkhazian border region.
