Geschwister-Scholl-Institut
"Geschwister-Scholl-Institut für Politikwissenschaft" (Scholl Siblings Institute for Political Science, also referred to as GSI) is a research institute of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and one of the leading political-science institutions in Europe. It is named after Hans and Sophie Scholl, members of the White Rose, a student group in Munich that was active in the non-violent resistance movement in Nazi Germany. In post-war Germany, Hans and Sophie Scholl are recognized as symbols of the German resistance movement against the totalitarian Nazi regime.By naming the GSI after the Scholl siblings, the GSI commits itself to the world view of freedom, democracy and tolerance, and to a teaching that conveys these values to the students and encourages them to be critical.

As one of the largest political science institutes in Germany, the GSI has with its affiliated think tank C.A.P. ("Centrum für angewandte Politikforschung"), a centre for Policy Research an extraordinary influence in practical politics of Germany. The founding director was Eric Voegelin.
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