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Jonathan White on future thinking in democracies
On the second date of the lecture series “At the crossroads? On the crisis of democracy”. Political scientist White discusses views on the future of democracies. A follow-up report
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The crisis of democratic theory from a sociological perspective
Sociologist Jenny Brichzin’s lecture “Crisis of Democratic Theory? A sociological intervention” opened our lecture series “At the crossroads? On the future of democratic theory”. The sociologist criticized the fact that social coexistence has so far been insufficiently addressed in democratic theory. A follow-up report
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Handbook of Leadership. Applied Business Psychology for Managers
Felfe, Jörg; Dick, Rolf van (eds.) (2025): Handbook of Leadership. Applied Business Psychology for Managers. Springer.
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Voluntary or compulsory? Military service, peace and democratic responsibility
Review of the 58th “Römerberggespräche”. The topic of compulsory military service and the question of what a democratic state is allowed to demand of its citizens were at the center of the 58th “Römerberggespräche” “Conditionally ready for action? Military service and the duty to serve the state”, which took place on November 15 in cooperation with the Research Centre Normative Orders in the Chagallsaal at Schauspiel Frankfurt.
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Goethe Lecture Offenbach on ableist discrimination
Regina Schidel hat im Rahmen der Goethe Lectures Offenbach eine Kritik ableistischer Diskriminierung präsentiert. In ihrem Vortrag „Ich kann, also bin ich?“ diskutierte sie praktische Ausprägungen und philosophische Herkünfte von Ableismus.
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Satanic Politics. Democracy after Liberalism
Lecture by Michael Rosen (Harvard University) as part of the lecture series “At the Crossroads? On the crisis of democracy” in the winter semester 2025/2026
more information › Demokratien verteidigen. Zur Aktualität des Gewaltbegriffs bei Camus und Derrida
Vortrag von Christine Abbt (Universität St. Gallen) im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung “Am Scheidepunkt? Zur Krise der Demokratie” im Wintersemester 2025/2026
more information › Civil Geopolitics and the Dilemmas of the Democratic State
Vortrag von David Owen (Universtiy of Southampton) im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung “Am Scheidepunkt? Zur Krise der Demokratie” im Wintersemester 2025/2026
more information › Vom Retten der Welt zum Vorbereiten auf den Kollaps: Neuorientierungen in katastrophischen Zeiten
Vortrag von Christine Hentschel (Universität Hamburg) im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung “Am Scheidepunkt? Zur Krise der Demokratie” im Wintersemester 2025/2026
more information ›Federal Requirements for the Independence of State Judges: A Transatlantic Comparison
Bogdandy, Armin von; Spieker, Luke Dimitrios (2025): „Federal Requirements for the Independence of State Judges: A Transatlantic Comparison“. In: Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law & International Law (MPIL) Research Paper, 2025 (23). Link
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The Exemplary Normativity of International Precedents
Daase, Christopher; Wille, Tobias (2025): „The Exemplary Normativity of International Precedents“. In: Noyes, Dorothy; Wille, Tobias (eds.): Exemplarity in Global Politics. Bristol University Press.
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Vinzenz Hediger becomes new director of the Cinémathèque suisse
Prof. Dr. Vinzenz Hediger will become Director of the Cinémathèque suisse in Lausanne from January 2026. The Cinémathèque suisse has been preserving, restoring and promoting Swiss and international film heritage since 1948. It is recognized by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) as one of the ten most important cinematheques in the world – due to the size, diversity and quality of its collections.
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