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04.11.2021
Conference

Trust and conflict

1st annual conference of the ConTrust cluster project

Trust is often understood as the opposite of conflict. The researchers of the ConTrust cluster initiative, however, assume that in modern societies, trust not only has to prove itself in conflicts and can thus be consolidated, but that under certain conditions it is only created there. At the same time, there are problematic dynamics in which trust in certain people or parties fuels or hardens conflicts. For ConTrust, this observation gives rise to the task of shedding light on the contexts of trust and conflict in order to determine the conditions for the successful resolution of social conflicts.

The event can be followed via livestream. You will receive the login details after registering at office@normativeorders.net

Program:

17.00 hrs
Greeting
Prof. Dr. Enrico Schleiff (President of Goethe University)
Minister of State Angela Dorn (Hessian Minister for Science and the Arts)
Prof. Dr. Nicole Deitelhoff and Prof. Dr. Rainer Forst(Spokespersons ConTrust)

5.30 p.m.
“What Kinds of Trust Does Democracy Need?”
Prof. Mark Warren (University of British Columbia, connected online)

6.55 p.m.
Roundtable
Prof. Dr. Jan Delhey (Magdeburg), Prof. Dr. Sally J. Scholz (Villanova), Dr. Clara Weinhardt (Maastricht), Prof. Dr. Thomas Biebricher (PI ConTrust)
Moderation:
Dr. Tobias Wille (Research Coordinator ConTrust)

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