Democracy's Discontent

Public Lecture

Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 19:00

Public Lecture by Michael J. Sandel (Harvard University)

Goethe University
Campus Westend
Building Sprach- und
Kulturwissenschaft, SKW B

The divide between winners and losers in our societies has been deepening, poisoning our politics and setting us apart.  The polarization that afflicts politics today was decades in the making, the result of a neoliberal globalization project embraced by center-left and center-right parties alike.  At a time when democracy is in peril, governing elites need to acknowledge the failure of that project.  This means rethinking meritocratic notions of success, renewing the dignity of work, and seeking a "political economy of citizenship."  Addressing democracy's discontent requires taking seriously the legitimate grievances that fuel the populist backlash against elites.

Michael Sandel teaches political philosophy at Harvard University. His writings—on justice, ethics, democracy, and markets--have been translated into more than 30 languages.
Sandel’s most recent books, Democracy’s Discontent (Das Unbehagen in der Demokratie) and The Tyranny of Merit (Vom Ende des Gemeinwohls), show how the polarized politics of our time arose from the market-driven version of globalization embraced by center-left and center-right parties in recent decades.
Sandel’s previous books include What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets (Was man für Geld nicht kaufen kann); Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? (Gerechtigkeit); The Case against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering (Plädoyer gegen die Perfektion); and Public Philosophy: Essays on Morality in Politics (Moral und Politik).
Sandel’s free online course “Justice” has been viewed by tens of millions of people. His BBC series “The Global Philosopher” engages participants from around the world in discussion of issues such as immigration, climate change, and free speech.  
A recipient of the Princess of Asturias Prize, Sandel has been a visiting professor at the Sorbonne and delivered the Tanner Lectures on Human Values at Oxford. His global lectures have packed such venues as St. Paul’s Cathedral (London), the Sydney Opera House (Australia), and an outdoor stadium in Seoul (S. Korea), where 14,000 people came to hear him speak.

Presented by:
DFG Research Group Transnational Justice, Research Centre Normative Orders of Goethe University and the Research Initiative “ConTrust: Trust in Conflict – Political Life under Conditions of Uncertainty”

Hasskriminalität und freie Internetrede - Vertrauen im Konflikt durch Strafrecht?

Podiumsdiskussion im Rahmen der 39. Tagung der deutschsprachigen Strafrechtslehrerinnen und -lehrer

Mittwoch, 17. Mai 2023, 19 Uhr

Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Campus Westend
Hörsaalzentrum, HZ 1
Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz
60323 Frankfurt am Main

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Begrüßung
Präsident der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt a.M., Prof. Dr. Enrico Schleiff

Impulsreferat
Staatssekretärin im BMJ, Dr. Angelika Schlunck

Podiumsdiskussion
Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Dieter Grimm
OStA Dr. Benjamin Krause (GStA Frankfurt a.M., Zentralstelle zur Bekämpfung der Internetkriminalität)
MdB RA’in Renate Künast
Prof.'in Dr. Dr. Frauke Rostalski (Universität zu Köln)
Moderation Marlene Grunert (F.A.Z.)

Veranstalter:
Institut für Kriminalwissenschaften und Rechtsphilosophie der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main. Präsentiert von der Forschungsinitiative „ConTrust. Vertrauen im Konflikt“ am Forschungszentrum "Normative Ordnungen" der Goethe-Universität

Populism and Democracy – A Contradiction?

International Conference

June 1 and 2, 2023

Goethe University, Campus Westend
Building “Normative Ordnungen”, EG.01
Max Horkheimer Str. 2
60323 Frankfurt am Main

Convenors: Rainer Forst and David Strecker

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Programme:

June 1, 2023

14:30
Welcome and Introduction (R. Forst)

14:45
Dirk Jörke (TU Darmstadt): “Why Political Education Cannot Cure the Alleged Disease of Populism”

16:00
Break

16:15
John McCormick (Univ. of Chicago): “The Implications for Populism and Democracy of Machiavelli's Theory of Civic Leadership”

17:30
Break

18:00
Nadia Urbinati (Columbia Univ.): “Populism and Democracy: So Close Yet So Distant”

19:15
Dinner

June 2, 2023

9:30
Hans-Jürgen Puhle (Frankfurt): „Varieties of Populism in Transition”

10:45
Break

11:00
Claudia Landwehr (JGU Mainz): “Democratic Regression and Renewal - a Psychoanalytic Perspective”

12:15
Lunch break

13:15
Ilaria Cozzaglio (Frankfurt): “No Conflict, No Trust, or Why Democrats and Populists are Not Equally Trustworthy”

14:30
Break

14:45
Armin Schäfer (JGU Mainz): “Populism Would Not Resonate if Democracy Worked Well”

16:00
End of Conference

Presented by:
Goethe University Frankfurt, Research Institute Social Cohesion, ConTrust, Normative Orders and DFG Research Group Transnational Justice

Solidarity in Place? Hope and Despair in Postpandemic Membership

Public lecture and discussion

Wednesday, June 14th 2023

Building „Normative Ordnungen“, Room EG 01 + 02
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Max-Horkheimer-Str. 2
60323 Frankfurt am Main

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Programme:

16:00-17:30
Public Lecture by Ayelet Shachar (Berkeley/Frankfurt) with introductory comments by Rainer Forst (Frankfurt)

18:00-20:00
Migration as the "Last Bastion of Sovereignty": Challenging the Right to Exclude, discussion with Jürgen Bast (Giessen), Vincent Chetail (Geneva), Janna Wessels (Amsterdam), Moria Paz (Standford) and Lukas Schmid (Florence)

Presented by:
Forschungsgruppe Transformations of Citizenship am Forschungszentrum "Normative Ordnungen" der Goethe-Universität