Events calendar

Hostility towards Muslims – a German balance sheet

Frankfurt Conference on the Report of the Independent Expert Group of the Federal Government Anti-Muslim racism is a problem in Germany and manifests itself in different ways in all parts of society - this is the conclusion of the Independent Expert Group on Anti-Muslim Racism set up by the German government. After more than two […]

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Coming to terms with colonial violence – possibilities of postcolonial politics of remembrance

For a very long time, European countries suppressed or even legitimized their own colonial history instead of dealing with its consequences in public. In the meantime, however, looted art, monuments and street names are just as much the subject of public debate as whitewashing narratives of the colonial past. As a result, truth commissions have […]

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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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News from the research center

Event
17.06.2026 | Frankfurt am Main

Agency Under Oppression: Feminist Perspectives

Conference

International Conference on agency, heternonmy and the current opression of feminist perspectives. Among others with Manon Garcia, Serene Khader, Regina Schidel and Francesca Cesarano.

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Event
22.06.2026 | Frankfurt am Main

Rechtsextremismus und Polizei - Erscheinungsformen, Umgangsweisen, Perspektiven

Panel Discussion

Die Diskussion knüpft an den Sammelband „Rechtsextremismus als Herausforderung für Polizei und Gesellschaft“ an, der aktuelle Perspektiven aus Wissenschaft, Praxis und Zivilgesellschaft zusammenführt.

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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

This essay by Johannes Völz is a revised and updated translation of “Enthemmte Informalisierung: Talk Radio, Bro-Podcasts und die Ästhetik des Populismus,” WestEnd: Neue Zeitschrift für Sozialforschung 22.2 (2025): 3–24. It is published here as part of the b2o Review’s “Stop the Right” dossier.

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Event
25./26.06.2026 | Frankfurt

Shifting Regimes, Changing Orders

Conference

Conference as part of WDC2026 in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Designtheorie und -forschung (DGTF), Kunstgewerbemuseum/Design Campus SKD and Design and Democracy

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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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