Welcome to the website of the Professorship of Political Education / Social Studies Didactics

The Professorship of Political Education is responsible for teacher training students in the subject of politics and society. However, we are also a point of contact for students from all disciplines for whom political education is an important extracurricular field. In our research and teaching practice, we focus primarily on questions of learning democracy and the challenges posed to political education by right-wing extremism and right-wing populism.

Here, you will find information on research and work priorities, the team, and study opportunities and courses offered by the professorship. For information on the holder of the professorship, Prof. Dr. Rico Behrens, and contact details, please click here.

The Chair has a long tradition at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. Prof. Dr. Bernhard Sutor held the chair from 1978 to 1995, followed by Prof. Dr. Joachim Detjen from 1997 to 2013. From 2013 to 2018, Prof. Dr. Tonio Oeftering, Prof. Dr. Markus Gloe, and Prof. Dr. Rico Behrens served as acting professors. Prof. Dr. Rico Behrens has held the professorship since 2019.