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First "Frankfurter Stadtgespräch" in the Kunstverein

24 February 2010

Tom Königs and Reinhard Schmidt on the financial crisis and its consequences

‘Frankfurt Encounters’ is the title of the new discussion series of the Cluster of Excellence 'The Formation of Normative Orders'. On each occasion, the research network and the Frankfurter Kunstverein will invite two outstanding figures from politics, economics or culture at irregular intervals to reflect upon and discuss current social questions.

Whither Economics?

15 February 2010

Panel discussion and workshop of the Cluster of Excellence on the direction of research in economics, 18-19 February, 2010

Is economics living up to its social responsibility or is it neglecting the contribution it should make to solving problems of economic policy? These are among the questions which will be addressed by a workshop and following panel discussion under the heading ‘Norms in Economics – Norms of the Economic Curriculum’.

Jens Steffek becomes Professor of Transnational Governance

04 January 2010

Coming from Jacobs University Bremen, Jens Steffek joins the Cluster as professor of transnational governance in January 2010. His position is located at the Department of Political Science of Technische Universität Darmstadt where he will work on the emergence and transformation of justificatory narratives in global and European governance.

Reason and Subjectivity: The "Frankfurt Lectures" will start in early November with Charles Larmore

19 October 2009

On November 2 and 3, 2009, the renowned moral philosopher Charles Larmore will be the first speaker in the newly-established "Frankfurt Lectures" of the Cluster of Excellence "The Formation of Normative Orders". In two lectures, Larmore will present his theory concerning the close connection between reason and subjectivity.

Sanction or Justification? Junior Researchers Examine the Conditions of Existence of Normative Orders

15 October 2009

From October 23 to 25 the first Junior Researcher Conference of the Cluster of Excellence "The Formation of Normative Orders" will be held in Frankfurt with a broad thematic focus on "Justification and Sanction".

Law without the State? The Cluster Lecture Series, Winter Semester 2009-10

15 October 2009

The inaugural Lecture Series of the Cluster of Excellence is entitled "Recht ohne Staat? Zur Normativität nichtstaatlicher Rechtsetzung" and will be held during the Winter Semester 2009-10. The Cluster invites researchers and students, as well as interested members of the public, to the series of five lectures.

Junior Researchers Launch Research Programmes

16 July 2009

The directors of the four junior research groups within the Cluster have started their work. The internationally outstanding junior researchers are expected to enrich the Cluster's research programme by their innovative approaches and interdisciplinary research designs.

New Professor for Macroeconomics and Development: Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln

29 June 2009

Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, appointed professor of macroeconomics and development, joins the Cluster from Harvard University in July 2009.

Fuchs-Schündeln’s research focuses on heterogeneous preferences and the formation of economic preferences, as well as on household consumption and saving behaviour.

Nine New Professors Appointed

14 May 2009

The Cluster of Excellence has successfully appointed nine new professors within less than one year. The new professors joining the Cluster are, without exception, outstanding academics, internationally acknowledged in their respective fields and are expected to boost significantly the Cluster’s scientific competence in all research areas. It is a significant achievement for the Cluster that in each of the nine appointments, the candidate ranked highest by the search committees accepted the Cluster’s offer, despite competition from prominent universities.

New Professor for International Relations: Nicole Deitelhoff

01 May 2009

Professor Nicole Deitelhoff becomes professor for international relations and theories of global regulatory policy within the Cluster of Excellence “The Formation of Normative Orders”. In addition, she will coordinate the Cluster’s graduate education programme.

Within the Cluster’s research programme Professor Deitelhoff, a founding member of the network, will focus on issues relating to global governance such as cultural diversity and competing conceptions of legitimacy.

New Professor for Practical Philosophy: Christoph Menke

16 April 2009

With the beginning of the summer semester Christoph Menke and his assistants have started the work on a research project on the topic of "Normativity and Freedom" located within the Cluster of Excellence. Christoph Menke holds the professorship for practical philosophy (with special regard to the philosophy of law and political philosophy).

Stefan Gosepath becomes Professor of Political Theorie

01 April 2009

Stefan Gosepath has accepted the post as professor of international political theory within the Cluster of Excellence „The Formation of Normative Orders“ with the beginning of the summer semester 2009. Within the Cluster’s research programme, Professor Gosepath will focus on fundamental philosophical topics such as reason, normativity and ethics as well as on more practical issues of political theory relating to justice, equality and human rights.

New Professor for the History of Science: Annette Imhausen

05 January 2009

Annette Imhausen becomes professor for the history of science of the pre-modern world within the Cluster of Excellence “The Formation of Normative Orders”.

Expert for Intellectual Property Law joins the Cluster: Alexander Peukert

03 November 2008

Dr. iur. habil. Alexander Peukert becomes junior professor for international intellectual property law within the Cluster of Excellence “The Formation of Normative Orders”.

Peukert works on intellectual property rights with a special focus on conflicts associated with their expansion.

Funding for new Cluster building secured

28 October 2008

The Joint Science Conference (GWK) has decided to fund the new research building of the Cluster of Excellence “The Formation of Normative Orders” within the joint research promotion by the Federal Government and the Länder.The GWK thereby accepted a recommendation of the Wissenschaftsrat (German Council of Science and Humanities), which had approved the 8.25 million Euro construction project earlier this year.