Events calendar

Fireside chat of the women’s network

With Prof. Patti Tamara Lenard (University of Ottawa) For fireside chats we invite succcesful women who will talk about their personal careers and their motivations. Afterwards, the guests are available for questions from the audience. Please register in advance: office@normativeorders.net Organizer "ConTrust. Trust in Conflict. Political Coexistence under Conditions of Uncertainty" - a cluster project […]

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Comparative Perspectives on Trust in Conflict

Third Annual Conference of the Research Initiative "ConTrust - Trust in Conflict" Participation via Zoom is also possible Please register until November 10, 2023 at office@normativeorders.net   Program Thursday, November 16, 2023 15.00 Welcome Address Prof Rainer Forst (ConTrust, Goethe University) 15.15 Panel 1 | Identity Leadership and Trust Dr. Lucas Monzani (Western University) Prof. […]

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Comparative Perspectives on Trust in Conflict

3rd annual conference of the ConTrust cluster project Program Thursday, November 16, 2023 15.00 Welcome Address Prof Rainer Forst (ConTrust, Goethe University) 15.15 Panel 1 | Identity Leadership and Trust Dr. Lucas Monzani (Western University) Prof. Rolf van Dick (ConTrust, Goethe University) MSc Kira Bibic (Goethe University) Chair: Prof Vinzenz Hediger (ConTrust, Goethe University) 17.15 […]

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#54 Hear the signals! The unstoppable rise of right-wing extremism

54th Römerberg Talks There seems to be no end to the success of far-right parties - both in Europe and in Germany. They are also increasingly displacing the Christian democratic and moderate conservative (popular) parties . Anti-democratic, historical revisionist, racist and anti-Semitic ideas are being formulated with a shamelessness that has immunized itself against criticism. […]

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The Far Right and International Organizations

FARRIO Kick-Off Workshop Please register with Melina Bräutigam(m.braeutigam@soz.uni-frankfurt.de), indicating your name, your institutional affiliation, and the days you would like to attend the workshop. Please note that we only have limited places available. Organized by Lisbeth Zimmermann and Alexandros Tokhi Presented by: "ConTrust. Trust in Conflict. Political Coexistence under Conditions of Uncertainty" - a cluster […]

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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 compatible. Those who love freedom must therefore try to escape politics in all its forms. Libertarians could seek refuge in cyberspace, in outer space and […]

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The Mouth of Calcutta: The Indian New Wave in Satyajit Ray’s PRATIDWANDI – Bishnupriya Ghosh (Santa Barbara)

PRATIDWANDI (The Rival) is a sharp-eyed portrait of Ray's beloved home city of Calcutta in the midst of political and social upheaval. The film is also Ray's examination of the new Indian cinema and Third Cinema. The exploration of political subjectivity, masculinity and social decline goes hand in hand with aesthetic experiments in dealing with […]

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News from the research center

Event
22.04.2026 | Frankfurt am Main

New Directions in Terrorism and Political Violence Research

Lecture Series

Lecture Series mit Vorträgen von Orla Lynch, Leena Malkki und Tore Bjørgo veranstaltet vom Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) in Kooperation mit dem Forschungszentrum „Normative Orders“ und der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt

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Event
12.05.2026 | Frankfurt am Main

Zwischen Transformation und Abolitionismus

Book Presentation

Buchvorstellung mit Christine Graebsch, Katrin Höffler, Jochen Bung & Ronen Steinke

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Event
28./29.05.2026 | Frankfurt am Main

Global Health Justice: Principles and Practice

Conference

Following the research focus of the Global Health Justice Postdoctoral Programme, funded by Höppsche Stiftung, the "Global Health Justice: Principles and Practice" conference places a particular emphasis on themes such as the human right to health, political activism and health justice issues, and problems of structural injustice and vulnerable populations in health care. Keynote lectures by Jonathan Wolff and Kanchana Mahadevan.

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Event
14.07.2026 | Frankfurt am Main

Democracy Over Time and the Climate Crisis

Lecture Series

Vortrag von Anja Karnein (Binghamton). Die Vortragsreihe untersucht Fragen der Klimakrise als Herausforderungen für demokratische Gesellschaften und konzentriert sich auf Themen wie politische Legitimität, Widerstand gegen fossile Brennstoffe und die Interessen künftiger Generationen. Sie wird organisiert von Prof. Dr. Darrel Moellendorf und Dr. Lukas Sparenborg.

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Event
10.06.2026 | Frankfurt am Main

Capital Investment, Inequality, and State Power in a Time of Climate Emergency

Lecture, Lecture Series

The lecture series examines questions of the climate crisis as challenges for democratic
societies and focuses on issues of political legitimacy, fossil fuel resistance, and the interests
of future generations.

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Event
13.05.2026 | Frankfurt am Main

Failed States and Cloudy skies: Tipping Points, Overshoot and Permanent Emergency, after America

Lecture Series

The lecture series examines questions of the climate crisis as challenges for democratic
societies and focuses on issues of political legitimacy, fossil fuel resistance, and the interests
of future generations.

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Event
22.04.2026

Political Legitimacy, Authoritarianism, and Climate Change

Lecture, Lecture Series

Lecture by Ross Mittiga (SOAS London). The lecture series examines questions of the climate crisis as challenges for democratic societies and focuses on issues of political legitimacy, fossil fuel resistance, and the interests of future generations. It is organized by Prof. Dr. Darrel Moellendorf and Dr. Lukas Sparenborg.

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Event
23.06.2026 | Frankfurt am Main

Wehrhafte Demokratie: Chancen und Grenzen des Parteiverbots

Panel Discussion

Im Mittelpunkt des Abends steht die Frage, ob und unter welchen verfassungsrechtlichen, politischen und gesellschaftlichen Voraussetzungen ein Verbot einer demokratisch gewählten, rechtsnational ausgerichteten Partei als legitimes Mittel in Betracht gezogen werden kann oder nicht. Ausgehend von den normativen Grundlagen des Parteienverbots im Grundgesetz, möchten wir die hohen rechtlichen Hürden und demokratietheoretischen Spannungsfelder dieser Maßnahme erörtern – zwischen Pluralismus und Selbstverteidigung, zwischen Meinungsfreiheit und Schutz der freiheitlichen demokratischen Grundordnung.

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Event
30.06.2026 | Frankfurt am Main

Recht und Angst in Demokratien

Lecture
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