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

Publication
15.07.2026 | Monograph

Das Recht der Gewalt. Warum Waffen allein keinen Frieden schaffen

Simon, Hendrik (2026): Das Recht der Gewalt. Warum Waffen allein keinen Frieden schaffen. Ditzingen: Reclam.

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News
19.06.2026

International symposium honours the lifework of Jürgen Habermas

On Friday 19 June 2026, the Research Centre Normative Orders, in collaboration with Suhrkamp Verlag, paid tribute to the late Jürgen Habermas with an international symposium at Goethe University Frankfurt.

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News
18.05.2026

Videopodcast-Reihe „Our Planet, Our Health“ gestartet

Mit „Our Planet, Our Health“ startet eine neue Videopodcast-Reihe zu Fragen globaler Gesundheitsgerechtigkeit. Die Reihe, gehostet von Dr. Romina Rekers, ist eine Initiative des Global Health Justice Postdoctoral Programme (GHJ), gefördert von der Höppschen Stiftung.

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Publication
12.05.2026 | Online article

Disinhibited Informalization: Talk Radio, Bro Podcasts and the Aesthetics of Populism

Völz, Johannes (2026): "Disinhibited Informalization: Talk Radio, Bro Podcasts and the Aesthetics of Populism". In: b2o - boundary 2 online.

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Publication
22.04.2026 | Chapter

Körpergeschlecht und Selbstbestimmung

Britz, Gabriele (2026): "Körpergeschlecht und Selbstbestimmung". In. Mangold, Anna Katharina; Völzmann, Berit (Hrsg.): Gerechtigkeit als Thema der Rechtswissenschaft, Nomos, S. 41-48.

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Publication
22.04.2026 | Chapter

Festrede zu Ehren von Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ute Sacksofsky, M.P.A. (Harvard), 4. April 2025

Schmidt, Rebecca Caroline; Forst, Rainer; Günther, Klaus (2026): "Festrede zu Ehren von Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ute Sacksofsky, M.P.A. (Harvard), 4. April 2025". In: Mangold, Anna Katharina; Völzmann, Berit (Hrsg.): Gerechtigkeit als Thema der Rechtswissenschaft, Nomos, S. 13-18.

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Publication
22.04.2026 | Anthology

Gerechtigkeit als Thema der Rechtswissenschaft: Kontinuität und Wandel in intergenerationeller Betrachtung

Mangold, Anna Katharina; Völzmann, Berit (Hrsg.) (2026): "Gerechtigkeit als Thema der Rechtswissenschaft: Kontinuität und Wandel in intergenerationeller Betrachtung". Nomos.

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Publication
17.04.2026 | Anthology

European Democracy and Public Sphere

Kadelbach, Stefan (2026): „Development and Challenges of the European Union’s External Relations“. In: Isokaitė-Valužė, Indrė; Šinkūnas, Haroldas (Hrsg.): The European Union 2004–2024. Twenty Years of Legal Experience, Challenges and Growth after Unprecedented EU Enlargement, T.M.C. Asser Press, S. 223-236.

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