Utopie und Aufbruch der 1968er – Was von politischer Rebellion und individueller Selbstbefreiung geblieben ist
Die Diskussionsrunde mit Rainer Langhans, Christa Ritter, die seit 1978 zur Selbsterfahrungsgruppe um Langhans gehört, und dem Sozialphilosophen Martin Saar widmet sich utopischen Vorstellungen, die von der 1968er Bewegung ausgingen, und beleuchtet deren Ideale, Impulse, individuelle und gesellschaftspolitische Nachwirkungen.
more information ›Territorial Justice by Lea Ypi
Workshop on the new book by Lea Ypi (LSE). With, among others: Andrea Sangiovanni and Ayelet Shachar.
more information ›A different view: The relevance of victims’ perspectives on policing and racism
Europa in einer multipolaren Welt – Wie kann die EU den Herausforderungen gegenüber Großmächten begegnen?
Impuls von Prof. Dr. Nicole Deitelhoff mit anschließender Podiumsdiskussion
more information ›Ruptures Beyond the Frame
Film screening of “Soleil Ô (Oh, Sun)” and “Dreaming Rivers” and lecture by Awa Konaté (Abu Dhabi / London)
more information ›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.
more information ›Red Cross
Kadelbach, Stefan (forthcoming): Red Cross. In: Cordes, Albrecht et al.: Handwörterbuch der Rechtsgeschichte (2nd edition).
more information ›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.
more information ›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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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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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
Peace Report 2025: No common values with Trump
In this year’s report, the leading German peace institutes advise Europe to become more independent from the USA in terms of security policy. Article with Christopher Daase (taz)
zum Beitrag ›Peace Report 2025 – Peace researchers see the USA as an “insecurity factor”. Interview with Nicole Deitelhoff
In their annual report, German peace research institutes call for greater independence from the USA in European defense. They call on Germany to stop supplying arms to Israel. Interview with Nicole Deitelhoff (ARD tagesschau)
zum Beitrag ›Presentation: Peace Report 2025 with Christopher Daase
Wars and conflicts have made the world more dangerous, and international rules such as international law are also under threat. German peace researchers are calling for Europe to focus more on common defense. Report with Christopher Daase (Bayerischer Rundfunk)
zum Beitrag ›Planetarische Prävention. Ein Frankfurter Entwurf zum Umweltstrafrecht
Bericht von Milos Vec zum Vortrag “Planetary Crime” von Christoph Burchard im Rahmen der Reihe “Zukunft gestalten – Zwischen Klimawandel, Technologie und gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
zum Beitrag ›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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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.
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