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Was ist Solidarität?
03.12.2023

Was ist Solidarität?

Gesprächsreihe “Frankfurter Schule” am 3. Dezember 2023 um 19 Uhr im Schauspiel Frankfurt Prof. Dr. Stephan Lessenich (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Institut für Sozialforschung) im Gespräch mit Meredith Haaf (Süddeutsche Zeitung) Zwei […]

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Identity Leadership and Trust
30.11.2023

Identity Leadership and Trust

Panel with Dr Lucas Monzani (Western University), Prof Rolf van Dick (ConTrust, Goethe University) and MSc Kira Bibic (Goethe University), Chair: Prof Vinzenz Hediger (ConTrust, Goethe University) at the Third […]

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Trust in Systems of Security
30.11.2023

Trust in Systems of Security

Panel with Prof Simone Fischer-Hübner (Karlstad University), Prof Tobias Singelnstein (ConTrust, Goethe University) and Prof Hanna Pfeifer (ConTrust, Goethe University, PRIF), Chair: Prof Tobias Wille (ConTrust, Goethe University) at the […]

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Trust and Epistemic Conflicts
30.11.2023

Trust and Epistemic Conflicts

Panel with Prof Annabelle Littoz-Monnet (Geneva Graduate Institute), Prof Lisbeth Zimmermann (ConTrust, Goethe University) and Dr Regina Schidel (ConTrust, Goethe University), Chair: Prof Martin Saar (ConTrust, Goethe University) at the […]

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Political Trust and Conflict Dynamics
30.11.2023

Political Trust and Conflict Dynamics

Panel with Prof Patti Tamara Lenard (University of Ottawa), Prof Johannes Völz (ConTrust, Goethe University) and Dr Aliénor Ballangé (ConTrust, Goethe University), Chair: Prof Rainer Forst and Dr Greta Wagner […]

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After the Pandemic: Emerging Questions on Global Health and Environmental Justice
15.11.2023

After the Pandemic: Emerging Questions on Global Health and Environmental Justice

Global Perspectives on Health and Environmental Justice A joint seminar of the research centre the Normative Orders (Goethe University in Frankfurt), the Independent Resource Group for Global Health Justice (IRG-GHJ) […]

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Krise der Demokratie?
02.11.2023

Krise der Demokratie?

Gesprächsreihe “Frankfurter Schule” am 18. Juli 2023 um 19.30 Uhr im Jüdischen Museum Frankfurt Prof. Dr. Rainer Forst (Goethe-Universität, Normative Orders) im Gespräch mit Kia Vahland (Süddeutsche Zeitung) Begrüßung: Dr. […]

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Nigerian Digital Humor and the Cultural Politics of Public Trust
30.10.2023

Nigerian Digital Humor and the Cultural Politics of Public Trust

Lecture by Dr. James Tunde Yékú (HU Berlin) on October 30, 2023 as part of the ConTrust Speaker Series in the building “Normative Orders” on the Westend Campus of Goethe […]

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Mythopolitics and Melodrama in the Forging of Populist Power in Contemporary India
19.07.2023

Mythopolitics and Melodrama in the Forging of Populist Power in Contemporary India

Mythopolitics and Melodrama in the Forging of Populist Power in Contemporary India

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Demokratie in Gefahr. Das autoritäre Weltbild der neuen Rechten
13.07.2023

Demokratie in Gefahr. Das autoritäre Weltbild der neuen Rechten

Diskussion mit Dr. Carolin Amlinger (Universität Basel) und Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Heitmeyer (Universität Bielefeld). Moderation Rebecca Caroline Schmidt (Geschäftsführerin des Forschungszentrums “Normative Ordnungen”) am 24. Mai 2023 im Gebäude “Normative […]

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Transnationale Klimaproteste, Polarisierung und demokratische Konfliktübersetzung
13.07.2023

Transnationale Klimaproteste, Polarisierung und demokratische Konfliktübersetzung

Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Nicole Doerr (Associate Professor am Department of Sociology der Universität Kopenhagen Fellow bei ConTrust) am 3. Juli 2023 im Rahmen der ConTrust Speaker Series im Gebäude […]

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Das Bauwerk (bzw. die Baustelle) der Demokratie
12.07.2023

Das Bauwerk (bzw. die Baustelle) der Demokratie

Podiumsdiskussion Das Bauwerk (bzw. die Baustelle) der Demokratie Peter Cachola-Schmal (Deutsches Architekturmuseum), Prof. Dr. Nicole Deitelhoff (Goethe-Universität, Normative Orders, PRIF), Prof. Dr. Rainer Forst (Goethe-Universität, Normative Orders), Mike Josef (Oberbürgermeister […]

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News from the research center

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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Event
15.07.2025 | Frankfurt am Main

Klimaethik - Ein Reader

Book Presentation

Presentation of the book with Lukas Sparenborg (Research Associate at the Institute of Political Science at Goethe University) and Prof. Dr. Darrel Moellendorf (Professor of International Political Theory and Philosophy at Goethe University, Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg, Member of the Research Centre Normative Orders)

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Event
14.07.2025 | Frankfurt

Utopie und Aufbruch der 1968er – Was von politischer Rebellion und individueller Selbstbefreiung geblieben ist

Panel Discussion

The panel discussion with Rainer Langhans, Christa Ritter, who has been a member of Langhans' self-awareness group since 1978, and the social philosopher Martin Saar is dedicated to utopian ideas that emanated from the 1968 movement and sheds light on its ideals, impulses, individual and socio-political after-effects.

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Event
10.07.2025 | Frankfurt am Main

Territorial Justice by Lea Ypi

Workshop

Workshop on the new book by Lea Ypi (LSE). With, among others: Andrea Sangiovanni and Ayelet Shachar.

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Event
01.07.2025 | Brussels

Europa in einer multipolaren Welt – Wie kann die EU den Herausforderungen gegenüber Großmächten begegnen?

Crisis Talk

Impuls von Prof. Dr. Nicole Deitelhoff mit anschließender Podiumsdiskussion

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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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