Panel Discussion

01.07.2025

Utopie und Aufbruch der 1968er – Was von politischer Rebellion und individueller Selbstbefreiung geblieben ist

The panel discussion with Rainer Langhans, Christa Ritter, who has been a member of Langhans’ self-awareness group since 1978, and the social philosopher Martin Saar is dedicated to utopian ideas that emanated from the 1968 movement and sheds light on its ideals, impulses, individual and socio-political after-effects.

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09.05.2025

The end of the West – What’s next?

57th Römerberg Talks Die globale politische Landschaft hat sich verändert. Ist es zu früh, das „Ende des Westens“ zu verkünden? Die Wertegemeinschaft, die ihn einst ausmachte, scheint jedenfalls gespalten und […]

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09.05.2025

Water in a heated world: Climate-resilient water management as a task for the EU

Water is one of our most important resources for life. It is also the central medium through which we recognize climate change. What’s more, over 90 percent of catastrophic events […]

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10.04.2025

The main thing is a theory? 1968 and the exclusivity of discourse

Frankfurt Citizens’ University event “50 Years in Motion – 1968 and the Consequences” in the summer semester 2018 and winter semester 2018/19 Panel including: Jürgen Kaube (editor of the Frankfurter […]

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10.04.2025

Remembering, confessing, guilt, coming to terms: 1968 and the Holocaust

Frankfurt Citizens’ University event “50 years in motion – 1968 and the consequences” in summer semester 2018 and winter semester 2018/19 Panel: Prof. Marianne Leuzinger-Bohleber (psychoanalyst, former director of the […]

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10.04.2025

Unleashed ego. 1968 and the experiment with new forms of life

Event of the Frankfurt Citizens’ University “50 Years in Motion – 1968 and the Consequences” in the summer semester 2018 and winter semester 2018/19 Panel: Matthias Horx (trend and futurologist), […]

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10.04.2025

Making Crises Visible. Crisis of democracy

Event as part of the Citizens’ University “Thinking Democracy Forward” in the winter semester 2019/2020 Democracy is in a constant process of transformation – and is in crisis in many […]

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10.04.2025

New old St. Paul’s Church

Event as part of the Citizens’ University “Thinking Democracy Forward” in the winter semester 2019/2020 Greeting Lord Mayor Peter Feldmann (City of Frankfurt) Impulse Prof. Dr. Rainer Forst (Political Philosopher, […]

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03.04.2025

What is liberation?

At the opening event of our series of events on the significance of the Frankfurt School on March 20 at the MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST, philosophy professor Christoph Menke […]

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03.04.2025

Crisis of democracy?

Frankfurt School” discussion series Rainer Forst (Goethe University, Normative Orders) in conversation with Kia Vahland (Süddeutsche Zeitung) Two chairs, one table, spotlight on: What does the Frankfurt School have to […]

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12.12.2024

What do you think about migration – immigration as a question of national destiny?

  56th Römerberg Talks Immigration currently seems to be Germany’s most important problem. Elections are won or lost on this issue. The fear of growing crime, terrorist attacks by foreign […]

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19.11.2024

Criticism of ideology. Today!

Panel discussion With: Alenka Zupančič, Mladen Dolar, Slavoj Žižek,Rainer Forst, Regina Kreide and Martin Saar Moderation: Frank Ruda The contemporary world seems to be in disarray: an impending (or rather, […]

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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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