Democracy is currently facing a question of trust like it hasn’t for a long time: Do citizens still have sufficient trust that democratically elected politicians will represent their interests and do so in such a way that the many challenges of our time will be solved? If this fundamental trust is increasingly crumbling, then not only governments will falter, but ultimately also the democratic order as such. This kind of development is reflected, for example, in the rise of right-wing populist parties, some of which are openly anti-democratic, whose simple proposals for solutions are becoming increasingly unsuccessful. So how can democratic politics gain trust? And what role does the exchange with science play in this?
These and other questions will be explored at the second ConTrust Practice Forum “Limits of Trust? – Fields of tension between science, politics and society” on January 18, 2024 on the first floor of the “Normative Orders” building on the Westend campus of Goethe University Frankfurt.
As part of a workshop, a panel discussion and a “market of opportunities”, representatives from science, media and politics will engage in a constructive exchange and discuss, among other things, how politics can benefit from scientific findings in order to generate trust. Various formats will offer the opportunity to discuss thematic approaches, formulate expectations and also engage in informal discussions.
Participants of the research initiative “ConTrust” are the social psychologist Prof. Dr. Vera King, the criminologist and expert on criminal prosecution, police violence and institutional racism Prof. Dr. Tobias Singelnstein, as well as the political scientists Prof. Dr. Nicole Deitelhoff and Andreas Schindel. Further guests are the editorial director of MDR Aktuell Florian Meesmann and State Secretary in the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art Ayse Asar, LL.M. (inquired). Rebecca C. Schmidt (Managing Director Normative Orders/ConTrust) and Prof. Dr. Tobias Wille (Political Scientist/ConTrust) will moderate the event.
More information on the practical forum “Limits of trust?”: Here…
