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Event
16.06.2025 | Frankfurt am Main

Trump and the Assault on the State

Lecture

Vortrag von Jeffrey Kopstein Professor der Politikwissenschaft an der University of California, Irvine) über die Gefahr einer Erosion des Staates und Wege gegen den Trend zur Zerstörung.

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Event
24.07.2025 | Frankfurt am Main

Ruptures Beyond the Frame

Movie

Film screening of “Soleil Ô (Oh, Sun)” and “Dreaming Rivers” and lecture by Awa Konaté (Abu Dhabi / London)

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Publication
17.01.2025 | Chapter

European citizenship

Kadelbach, Stefan (forthcoming): Citizenship of the Union. In: Bogdandy, Armin von / Bast, Jürgen (eds.): Europäisches Verfassungsrecht. Theoretische und dogmatische Grundzüge, Baden-Baden: Nomos.

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Publication
17.01.2025 | Encyclopedia

Red Cross

Kadelbach, Stefan (forthcoming): Red Cross. In: Cordes, Albrecht et al.: Handwörterbuch der Rechtsgeschichte (2nd edition).

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Publication
17.01.2025 | Chapter

Art. 5 TEU (principle of conferral – subsidiarity – proportionality)

Kadelbach, Stefan (forthcoming): Art. 5 TEU (principle of conferral – subsidiarity – proportionality). In: von der Groeben, Hans / Hatja, Armin / Schwarze, Jürgen / Terhechte, Jörg Philipp (eds.): Europäisches Unionsrecht (8th edition). Baden-Baden: Nomos.

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Publication
17.01.2025 | Chapter

Art. 1 TFEU (scope of application)

Kadelbach, Stefan (forthcoming): Art. 1 TFEU (scope of application). In: von der Groeben, Hans / Hatja, Armin / Schwarze, Jürgen / Terhechte, Jörg Philipp (eds.): Europäisches Unionsrecht (8th edition). Baden-Baden: Nomos.

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Event
25./26.09.2025 | Frankfurt am Main

Historical science in dialog

Conference, Conference
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Theodor W. Adorno Prize awarded to Prof Dr Seyla Benhabib

On Wednesday, 11 September 2024, the renowned political philosopher Prof. Dr Seyla Benhabib was awarded the Theodor W. Adorno Prize 2024 in the Paulskirche for her outstanding services to critical theory, political philosophy and democracy research.

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F.A.Z.-Foto Frank Röth

Commemorative publication published on Rainer Forst’s 60th birthday

Prof. Dr Rainer Forst, Philosopher and Director of the Research Centre Normative Orders, celebrated his 60th birthday on 15 August 2024. To mark the occasion, Suhrkamp-Verlag published the commemorative publication “Die Macht der Rechtfertigung – Perspektiven einer kritischen Theorie der Gerechtigkeit”, in which internationally renowned thinkers analyse his extensive work.

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The public use of reason. Jürgen Habermas turns 95 years old.

By Rainer Forst

On 18 June, Jürgen Habermas, who has left a lasting mark on the humanities and social sciences at Goethe University, was honoured with a special birthday. Our academic community sent its warmest congratulations. To this day, Habermas’ academic and intellectual voice is one of the most widely heard nationally and internationally, and we sincerely hope that it will remain so for a long time to come.

 

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Press

15. May 2025

alle wetter! with Felix Kemper

Felix Kemper in an interview about ethical issues in the wake of the climate crisis (hr alle wetter!, from minute 7:50)

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15. May 2025

The West and the provincialization of Europe. The global political situation is discussed at the Römerberg Talks

Report on the 57th Römerberg Talks “The End of the West” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)

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About Normative Orders

How do political, legal, religious or economic orders establish and change, how do power structures crystallize, how are power and life chances distributed – also on a transnational level? The researchers involved in the Research Centre Normative Orders  reflect on these questions. The focus is on current social conflicts, in particular the just ordering of society in times of globalization, and their long history. The normative ideas that play a role in such processes and conflicts are examined. The questions are complex. This is why the Research Centre Normative Orders at Goethe University Frankfurt works on an interdisciplinary basis: from philosophy, history, political science and law to ethnology, economics, sociology and theology.

Research

The Research Centre Normative Orders is home to various research projects. Up-to-date information on all current and past projects can be found under Research.

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Publications

The Research Centre maintains a publication database with current publications by participating researchers. In addition, the Centre publishes a series of its own publications with Campus-Verlag. The volumes document the interdisciplinary collaboration at the Centre and are each dedicated to the examination of important topics from the Normative Orders research program.

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Events

The Research Centre Normative Orders organizes events, workshops, conferences and practical forums at Goethe University, in the city of Frankfurt and beyond. In the event calendar you will find all current and past events in the context of the work of the Research Center as well as information on how to participate.

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Media library

The Research Centre publishes video recordings of many lectures, discussions and other events, such as the well-known Römerberg Talks. You can find and watch these and other videos in a media library.

Media library
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