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Normative Orders Newsletter 01/25 published
The newsletter from Research Centre Normative Orders collects information on current events, reports, news and publications several times a year. Read the first issue 2025 here.
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Marie-Theres Piening, Julia Habermann and Tobias Singelnstein publish article on trust in and control of the police
The article “Police: Trust is good, but so is control” by ConTrust researchers discusses perceptions and attitudes in the population towards problems in the police, police control and dealing with misconduct, as well as the consequences for legitimacy and trust in the police.
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Hendrik Simon receives the 3rd Jost Delbrück Prize 2024
On 19 November 2024, Dr. Hendrik Simon (member of the ConTrust research initiative) was awarded the 3rd Jost Delbrück Prize for his book “A Century of Anarchy? War, Normativity, and the Birth of Modern International Order” was awarded the 3rd Jost Delbrück Prize.
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Pavan Kumar Malreddy receives Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Malreddy, who conducts research into English-language literary and cultural studies, is being funded as part of the program on the basis of his research project “The Right to Unbelong: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Contemporary Migrant Literary Cultures”.
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Presentation of the Theodor W. Adorno Prize to Prof. Dr. Seyla Benhabib
On September 11, 2024, the renowned political philosopher Prof. Dr. Seyla Benhabib was awarded the Theodor W. Adorno Prize 2024 in the Paulskirche Frankfurt am Main for her outstanding services to critical theory, political philosophy and democracy research.
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Fourth ConTrust Practice Forum presents international comparative study on police control from five countries
What powers and objectives do independent police complaints bodies have – also in comparison to other police control bodies? How well are the complaints offices known to the public? And how do they actually function in an international comparison?
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Gil Eyal speaks in the ConTrust Speaker Series about misconceptions in trust research
At the beginning of the 21st century, the diagnoses of a general loss of trust in science, experts and public institutions have increased just as explosively as the scientific field of trust research.
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Vera King talks about the rise of and defense against authoritarianism
In the fourth event in the “Frankfurter Schule” series, social psychologist Prof. Dr. Vera King will talk about the challenges posed by authoritarian attitudes and ideologies. The lecture entitled “Who is authoritarian?” will take place on February 5 from 7 p.m. at the Museum for Communication in Frankfurt.
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Second ConTrust Practice Forum “Limits of trust? – Areas of tension between science, politics and society” on January 18, 2024
Democracy is currently facing a question of trust like it hasn’t for a long time: Do citizens still have sufficient confidence that democratically elected politicians will represent their interests in a way that solves the many challenges of our time?
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“Relationality of human dignity” – Next book launch with Dr. Regina Schidel on December 6
In her book “Relationalität der Menschenwürde – Zum gerechtigkeitstheoretischen Status von Menschen mit kognitiven Beeinträchtigungen”, which was recently published by Campus Verlag in Open Access, Dr. Regina Schidel analyzes the form of discrimination of ableism, i.e. the disadvantaged position of people with cognitive impairments, from a philosophical and socio-theoretical perspective.
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Lecture & film series “An eye for the world. The Cinema of Satyajit Ray” from October 26, 2023
Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) was the first director from India to achieve global recognition. Equally gifted as a graphic artist, musician, writer and director, Ray created a body of work that transcends all boundaries: Those of genres and arts as well as those of cultures.
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Climate Activism of the Last Generation – On the Legality and Legitimacy of a Political Practice – Panel Discussion on October 19
The last generation is the subject of controversial social debate. On the one hand, the forms of protest and the group itself are exposed to criminal prosecution; on the other hand, civil disobedience as a political practice is ascribed a significant role in the socio-ecological transformation of society.
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