Book Presentation

01.07.2025

Klimaethik – Ein Reader

Presentation of the book with Lukas Sparenborg (Research Associate at the Institute of Political Science at Goethe University) and Prof. Dr. Darrel Moellendorf (Professor of International Political Theory and Philosophy at Goethe University, Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg, Member of the Research Centre Normative Orders)

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09.05.2025

Critique of punitive reason. Studies on justice, vulnerability and pain

Book workshop Introduction to the debate: Klaus Günther & Benno Zabel Registration requested at: office.zabel@jur.uni-frankfurt.de March 14 and 15, 2025   Program March 14, 2025 14.00 to 16.00 Panel I […]

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12.01.2025

CANCELLED! Unwanted. West German democracy and those persecuted by the Nazi regime

Book presentation DUE TO THE EXPECTED HEAT AND THE SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FROM THE GERMAN WEATHER SERVICE, WE UNFORTUNATELY HAVE TO CANCEL THE EVENT. IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED IN THE […]

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19.11.2024

No peace for a long time yet – Peace Report 2023

Book lɔ:ntʃ With: Prof. Dr. Christopher Daase (Professor of International Organizations, Member of the Research Center “Normative Orders” at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, PRIF) transcript publisher 2023 In the […]

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19.11.2024

International Norm Disputes. The Link between Contestation and Norm Robustness

Book Launch with Prof. Lisbeth Zimmermann, Prof. Nicole Deitelhoff, Dr. Max Lesch, Antonio Arcudi and Anton Peez Moderator: Prof. Tobias Wille About the Book International norms, institutions, and the international […]

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18.11.2024

Relationality of human dignity. On the status of people with cognitive impairments in terms of justice theory

Book lɔ:ntʃ With: Dr. Regina Schidel (member of the research initiative ConTrut at the Research Center “Normative Orders” at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main) Campus Publishing 2023 All people in […]

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18.11.2024

Capitalism without democracy

Book presentation Quinn Slobodian presents his new book “Capitalism without Democracy” (lecture in English) About the book: According to investor Peter Thiel in 2009, freedom and democracy are no longer […]

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18.11.2024

Nine tribes. The heritage of the indigenous peoples and the roots of modernity

Book lɔ:ntʃ With: Prof. em. Dr. Karl-Heinz Kohl (Emeritus Professor of Ethnology at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, member of the “Normative Orders” research center) C. H. Beck 2024 What […]

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News from the research center

News
30.06.2025

Article "Ideology and Suffering: What Is Realistic about Critical Theory?" by Amadeus Ulrich published in EJPT

The article "Ideology and Suffering: What Is Realistic about Critical Theory?" by Amadeus Ulrich has just been published open access in the European Journal of Political Theory (EJPT). Ulrich brings the perspective of radical realism into a productive dialog with Adorno's critical theory.

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News
30.06.2025

Prof. Dr. Franziska Fay awarded the Sibylle Kalkhof-Rose University Prize 2025

Prof. Dr. Franziska Fay (Junior Professor of Ethnology with a focus on Political Anthropology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and former postdoctoral researcher at the Research Center Normative Orders at Goethe University) receives the Sibylle Kalkhof-Rose University Award 2025 in the category Humanities and Social Sciences.

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Publication
25.06.2025 | Online article

Ideology and Suffering: What Is Realistic about Critical Theory?

Ulrich, Amadeus (2025): Ideology and suffering: What is realistic about critical theory? European Journal of Political Theory, 0(0).  https://doi.org/10.1177/14748851251351782

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News
24.06.2025

New series “Vertrauensfragen” in the Frankfurter Rundschau initiated by Hendrik Simon

Democracy thrives on debate - if it serves the joint search for solutions. There is often a problem with this cooperation. The new FR series “Vertrauensfragen”, initiated by Hendrik Simon (Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC) Frankfurt location at Goethe University's Research Centre Normative Orders ), examines why this is the case and how we can do better.

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Publication
23.06.2025 | Working Paper

Untrustworthy Authorities and Complicit Bankers: Unraveling Monetary Distrust in Argentina

Moreno, Guadalupe (2025): “Untrustworthy Authorities and Complicit Bankers: Unraveling Monetary Distrust in Argentina”. Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies Discussion Paper 25/3.

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News
22.05.2025

Does deliberative democracy have a future in the age of oligarchs, autocrats and patriarchs?

On June 3, Prof. Simone Chambers will give a lecture on the value of democracies and the future of the form of government.

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Publication
19.05.2025 | Anthology

Klimaethik. Ein Reader

Sparenborg, Lukas; Moellendorf, Darrel (Hrsg.) (2025) : Klimaethik. Ein Reader. Suhrkamp.

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News
19.05.2025

What can a baroque tapestry tell us about colonial iconography?

Lecture by Cécile Fromone on May 21. The professor at the Department of the History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University, director of the Cooper Gallery at the Hutchins Center and author will talk about the long-forgotten African origins of iconography and its colonial dimension.

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News
05.05.2025

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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