Videos
Anja Karnein: Democracy Over Time and the Climate Crisis
Lecture by Anja Karnein (Binghamton University) Part of the lecture series “Der Klimawandel: Von ökologischen zu demokratischen Kipppunkten?” (Climate Change: From Ecological to Democratic Tipping Points?) at the Research Centre […]
more information ›
From Evidence to Action: Protecting Health in a Warming World
Second Episode of the series Our Planet, Our Health How do rising temperatures threaten our health—and who gets left behind? Yasna Palmeiro-Silva discusses climate adaptation, justice, and protecting vulnerable communities. […]
more information ›
Peter Niesen: Countering Democratic Regression: Is Political Constitutionalism the Answer?
By Peter Niesen (Professor for Political Science with a focus on Political Theory at the University of Hamburg) There is near consensus in political science that many Western democracies have […]
more information ›
Hubertus Buchstein: Against Vulgar Democracy!
By Hubertus Buchstein (Professor Emeritus for Political Theory and History of Political Ideas at the University of Greifswald) Almost all established democracies are confronted with waves of protest and resistance […]
more information ›
Nadia Urbinati: Political Freedom: The Struggle of Our Time
By Nadia Urbinati (Kyriakos Tsakopoulos Professor of Political Theory at Columbia University) The ideological view of democracy that emerged during the Cold War and still prevails today proposes a minimalist […]
more information ›
McCormick: Rousseau, Schmitt, and the Legitimization of Minoritarian “Democracy”
By John McCormick (Karl J. Weintraub Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago) Perhaps the strongest “democratic” legitimation of transitions from representative to authoritarian regimes is the claim […]
more information ›
Arthur Ripstein: The Public Use of Reason
By Arthur Ripstein (Professor of Law and Philosophy and University Professor at the University of Toronto) I will articulate an account of the public use of reason, and so of […]
more information ›
Wehrhafte Demokratie: Chancen und Grenzen des Parteiverbots | Frankfurter Stadtgespräch
Video zum Stadtgespräch „Wehrhafte Demokratie: Chancen und Grenzen des Parteiverbots“ Mit Staatsminister Prof. Dr. Roman Poseck (Hessischer Minister des Innern, für Sicherheit und Heimatschutz) und Prof. Dr. Andrea Kießling (Professorin […]
more information ›
Benno Zabel: Recht und Angst in Demokratien
Die Angst greift um sich. Sie scheint unser Handeln zu lähmen und Misstrauen in unserer Gesellschaft zu säen. An die Stelle nüchterner politischer Analyse tritt zunehmend eine Emotionalisierung, die sich […]
more information ›
International Symposium in Memory of Jürgen Habermas
„Dass niemand wirklich frei ist, bevor es nicht alle sind.“ International Symposium in Memory of Jürgen Habermas The event in our calendar. 19.06.2026 | Goethe-University Frankfurt PROGRAM 15:00 – 15:20 […]
more information ›
Martin O’Neill: Capital Investment, Inequality, and State Power in a Time of Climate Emergency
Lecture by Martin O’Neill (University of York) Part of the lecture series “Der Klimawandel: Von ökologischen zu demokratischen Kipppunkten?” (Climate Change: From Ecological to Democratic Tipping Points?) at the Research […]
more information ›
Heinz Bude: Angst als gesellschaftliche Stimmung
Die Angst greift um sich. Sie scheint unser Handeln zu lähmen und Misstrauen in unserer Gesellschaft zu säen. An die Stelle nüchterner politischer Analyse tritt zunehmend eine Emotionalisierung, die sich […]
more information ›