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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, already occurred) ecological crisis of unprecedented magnitude is juxtaposed with unprecedented forms of socio-economic and political inequality; new forms of technological domination and control coincide […]

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Climate criminal law and the material concept of injustice – problems of a liberal justification of criminal law in view of the challenges of climate change

Lecture by Philipp-Alexander Hirsch (MPI Freiburg) Participation via Zoom here... Meeting ID: 941 9219 9198 ID code: 810115 Part of the virtual lecture series "Climate Crisis and Criminal Law" 1st block "Climate Criminal Law in the Narrower Sense - Climate Protection Criminal Law" Organizer Research Center "Normative Orders", research initiative "ConTrust - Trust in Conflict" […]

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Nigerian Digital Humor and the Cultural Politics of Public Trust

ConTrust Speaker Series Lecture by James Tunde Yeku (HU Berlin) My talk examines to what extent digital humour mediates encounters of public conflict and trust between internet subjects and the state in Nigeria. Specifically, I reflect on how the country's police apparatus functions as a mirror of the neurosis and antinomies of the Nigerian state […]

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Russia’s war in Ukraine: What can diplomacy and soft power achieve?

Academia meets Diplomacy With Prof. Dr. Vinzenz Hediger (Goethe University, ConTrust) and Norman Thatcher Scharpf (Consul General of the United States of America) Moderation: Prof. Dr. Tobias Wille (Goethe University, ConTrust) Welcome: Dr. Rebekka Göhring (Goethe University) and Astrid v. d. Malsburg (Frauen mit Format) Please register in advance am@frauenmitformat.de "Academia meets Diplomacy" is a […]

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Sensual attractions on the highway: Satyajit Ray’s ABHIJAAN – Ravi Vasudevan (Delhi)

Dilapidated cars speeding along potholed country roads, cab drivers loitering in cheap bars, pimping and opium trafficking, sensual attractions and fistfights: Satyajit Ray and his lead actor Soumitra Chatterjee invite us into a world of physical impulses and spaces beyond what is usually associated with Ray's oeuvre. Film historian Ravi Vasudevan is the co-director of […]

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ConTrust Methods Lab

The Methods Lab is a workshop dedicated to the critical discussion of methodological approaches to trust research. By means of the inputs of two external invited scholars, the participants will discuss the applications, strengths and limitations of both qualitative and quantitative methods. To workshop aims at ConTrust and affiliated scholars, as well as other researchers […]

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News from the research center

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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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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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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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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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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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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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