Schweitzer, Bertold. 2018a. “Process tracing, falsification, and inference to the best explanation.” Paper presented at the 10. Kongress der Gesellschaft für Analytische Philosophie e.V. (GAP), “Plurality in Philosophy and Beyond – Vielfalt in der Philosophie und darüber hinaus”, Köln, September 17–20. https://gap10.de/.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2018b. “Informal Social Institutions and Mechanisms of Change in the Countries of the MENA Region.” Paper presented at the Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES), Sevilla, ES, July 16–20. http://wocmes2018seville.org/.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2017a. “Informal Social Institutions and the (Re)building of Social Contracts.” Paper presented at the 24th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation (DAVO), Jena, DE, September 18–22.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2017b. “Informal Social Institutions and the Mechanisms of Change in MENA.” Paper presented at the 1st Takamul Centre Annual International Conference in Middle Eastern and North African Studies: “Trajectories of Change in Post 2011 MENA: Challenges and Prospects”, Marrakesh, MO, March 11–12.
Bauer, Patricia, and Bertold Schweitzer. 2016b. “EU Foreign Policy: Interactions with Internal and External Realities.” Paper presented at the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference, Prague, CZ, September 7–10.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2016a. “Security Cultures and Security Complexes.” Paper presented at the British International Studies Association (BISA) 41st Annual International Conference, Edinburgh, June 15–17.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2016b. “Security Cultures and Security Complexes.” Paper presented at the Conference on “Regional Security Complexes in the European Union and its Neighbourhood: a critical reflection”, University of Dundee, UK, June 12–14.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2016c. “The Role of Visible and Invisible Hands: Scientific Communities and Political Integration.” Paper presented at the Conference “Europe’s Spaces of Knowledge: Ideas, Discourses, and Integration of Elites in Science”, University of Siegen, DE, June 2–3.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2015a. “A European Community of Savants? Transnational Epistemic Networks in Biology.” Paper presented at the International Workshop “Europe’s Spaces of Knowledge: Ideas, Discourses, and Integration of Elites in Science”, University of Siegen, DE, December 11–12.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2015b. “Liberation and Constraint: The Role of Social Institutions in Egypt.” Paper presented at the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Annual Conference 2015: “Liberation?”, London, UK, June 24–26.
Bauer, Patricia, and Bertold Schweitzer. 2014a. “The Transformation of Political Authority as a Process of Institutional Change: The ‘Arab Spring’ in Global Perspective.” Paper presented at the Symposium “Theories of Structural Change and Development Research: Future Perspectives”, Forum Internationale Wissenschaft, University of Bonn, DE, January 22–23.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2013a. “Process Tracing, Falsification, and Abduction.” Paper presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA13), Helsinki, FI, August 28–31. http://www.helsinki.fi/epsa13/.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2013b. “Modelling Mechanisms of Transition in the Arab Spring.” Paper presented at the Conference “An Arab World in Transition – Theoretical Perspectives”, University of Jordan, Amman, JO, April 21–22.
Bauer, Patricia, and Bertold Schweitzer. 2012. “The Egyptian Revolution 2011: Mechanisms of Violence and Non-Violence.” Paper presented at the State of Peace Conference 2012 “Democracy in crisis: The dynamics of civic protest and civic resistance”, Stadtschlaining, AT, September 18–21.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2017c. “Does State Fragility Contribute to Forced Displacement?” Talk presented at the German Development Institute, Bonn, DE, February 14.
Bauer, Patricia, and Bertold Schweitzer. 2016c. “The European Neighbourhood Policy Towards MENA: Between Values and Realpolitik.” Guest lecture, School of International Relations, University of St. Andrews, UK, November 7.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2016d. “Hypothesentests in den Sozialwissenschaften: Qualitative Methoden und kausale Strukturen.” Guest lecture, University of Siegen, DE, July 5.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2015c. “Liberation and Constraint: The Role of Social Institutions in Egypt.” Paper presented at the Jean Monnet Conference 2015 on Security in the European Union and its Neighbourhood: Challenges and Policy Responses, University of Dundee, UK, June 16.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2015d. “Causality and Process Tracing.” Lecture and seminar presented at the Jean Monnet PhD Summer School on the European Union’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, University of Dundee, UK, June 9.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2015e. “Causality in Social Sciences: Discovery and Testing.” Lecture and seminar, Doctoral School, European Institute for Security and Justice, University of Dundee, UK, January 18.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2014a. “Understanding Social Science: From Philosophy to Practical Methods.” Guest lecture and seminar, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, EG, October 23.
Bauer, Patricia, and Bertold Schweitzer. 2014b. “Security Cooperation Between Europe and North Africa After the Arab Spring: Democracy Vs Security Revisited.” Paper presented at the DWZ Colloquium, German Academic Exchange Service, Cairo, EG, October 20.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2014b. “Causal Mechanisms and Process Tracing.” Lecture presented at the Jean Monnet PhD Summer School on the European Union’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, University of Dundee, UK, June 12.
Schweitzer, Bertold. 2011. “Discovering Causal Mechanisms in the Social Sciences: Towards a Methodological Toolkit.” Guest lecture presented at the Research workshop “Basics and approaches in research methodology and their applications in social sciences after 25 January 2011”, Modern Academy in Maadi, EG, September 24. http://www.modern-academy.edu.eg/.
Bauer, Patricia, and Bertold Schweitzer. 2011. “Revolution in Zeitlupe: Innen- und Außenansichten der Umbrüche in Ägypten.” Talk presented at the Department of Political Science, University of Gießen, DE, February 15.