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The Clemency Scenario: Trust and Scale in European Political Drama, 1787-1830
09.05.2022

The Clemency Scenario: Trust and Scale in European Political Drama, 1787-1830

Lecture by Prof. Dorothy Noyes (Ohio State University) within the “ConTrust Speaker Series” on 9 May 2022.

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Political Trust
16.02.2022

Political Trust

Lecture by Dr. Kevin Vallier (Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University) within the “ConTrust Speaker Series” on 16 February 2022.

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Zur Verfassung der Algorithmen
15.02.2022

Zur Verfassung der Algorithmen

Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Sabine Müller-Mall (TU Dresden, Professorin für Rechts- und Verfassungstheorie mit interdisziplinären Bezügen) innerhalb der Ringvorlesung “Algorithmen und die Transformation von Demokratie” am 15. Februar 2022. Convenors: […]

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Maps to the Future: The Operative Image in an Age of AI Warfare
10.02.2022

Maps to the Future: The Operative Image in an Age of AI Warfare

Lecture by Dr. Laliv Melamed (Goethe University, Postdoctoral Fellow of the Research Inititative “ConTrust” at the Research Centre “Normative Orders”) within the lecture series “Algorithms and the Transformation of Democracy” […]

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Towards Global Algorithmic Technocracy
24.01.2022

Towards Global Algorithmic Technocracy

Post-Westphalian and neo-Westphalian Perspectives for (Post)Democracy? Lecture by Prof. Dr. Martin Belov (Sofia University “St Kliment Ochridski”, Professor of Constitutional Law) within the lecture series “Algorithms and the Transformation of […]

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Trusting enemies: Interpersonal trust and international conflict
08.12.2021

Trusting enemies: Interpersonal trust and international conflict

Lecture by Professor Nicholas J. Wheeler (University of Birmingham) within the “ConTrust Speaker Series” on 8 December 2021. Welcome Address by Prof. Dr. Nicole Deitelhoff (Professor of International Relations and […]

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Empathy in the Digital Administrative State
07.12.2021

Empathy in the Digital Administrative State

Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Sofia Ranchordas (Universität Groningen/LUISS Universität Rom, Professor of Public Law) innerhalb der Ringvorlesung “Algorithmen und die Transformation von Demokratie” am 7. Dezember 2021. Convenors: Prof. Christoph […]

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Roundtable on Trust and Social Conflict
07.12.2021

Roundtable on Trust and Social Conflict

Roundtable mit 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 (Forschungskoordinator ConTrust) auf […]

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What Kinds of Trust Does Democracy Need?
07.12.2021

What Kinds of Trust Does Democracy Need?

Vortrag von Prof. Mark Warren (University of British Columbia) auf der ersten Jahrestagung des Clusterprojekts „ConTrust: Vertrauen im Konflikt. Politisches Zusammenleben unter Bedingungen der Ungewissheit“ am Forschungsverbund “Normative Ordnungen” der […]

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The Global Machinery: Revisiting Technocracy, Depoliticization and International Organizations
07.12.2021

The Global Machinery: Revisiting Technocracy, Depoliticization and International Organizations

Booklaunch with: Marieke Louis, PhD, Sciences Po Grenoble, Grenoble Alpes University, Lucile Maertens, PhD, University of Lausanne and Prof. Jens Steffek, Technical University of Darmstadt and Normative Orders Discussant: Prof. […]

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„It‘s complicated“ - Zur Beziehung von algorithmischen Entscheidungen und demokratischem Rechtsstaat
30.11.2021

„It‘s complicated“ – Zur Beziehung von algorithmischen Entscheidungen und demokratischem Rechtsstaat

Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Emanuel V. Towfigh (EBS Universität, Professor für Öffentliches Recht, Empirische Rechtsforschung und Rechtsökonomik) innerhalb der Ringvorlesung “Algorithmen und die Transformation von Demokratie” am 16. November 2021. […]

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Anerkennende Sprache
18.11.2021

Anerkennende Sprache

Vortrag und Gespräch mit Sasha Marianna Salzmann bei den 50. Römerberggesprächen “Sprache. Macht. Gerechtigkeit. Wer darf wie reden?” am 6. November 2021 im Chagallsaal des Schauspiel Frankfurt. Gender-Sternchen, Binnen-I, N- […]

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News from the research center

News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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