Events

The Roundtable series regularly gathers leading international representatives of Critical Theory in Berlin to pursue Critical Theory’s signature debate on current challenges and how it is justified for theorizing with emancipatory aims. The “round table” symbolizes the idea of Critical Theory as a discussion related context rather than a “school” or a “series of generations”.

Pandemic Politics: Contested Expertise and Activist Perspectives

March 23, 2021
online (pre-recorded video)

with Gregg Gonsalves, Rahel Jaeggi and Robin Celikates

On Socialism

July 1, 2021
tba

with Bhaskar Sunkara, Christine Berry and Axel Honneth

Foundations of Solidarity

July 7, 2021
6:00 pm » 8:00 pm
Online

In this round table event we will discuss with Hauke Brunkhorst, Stefan Gosepath, Asad Haider, Sabine Hark, Serene Khader, Stefan Lessenich, and Frederick Neuhouser. Organized by the Humanities and Social Change Center Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) in cooperation with the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research and the New School for Social Research (Alice Crary). How …

Crisis of Democracy or Crisis of Reason?

July 5, 2019
5:00 pm » 6:30 pm
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Senatssaal,

with Andrew Arato, Jean Cohen, Fabian Freyenhagen, Regina Kreide and Frederick Neuhouser

Democracy is in crisis. Phenomena such as the electoral success of authoritarian leaders as well as the growing distrust in public institutions and media certify this. But what are the underlying reasons for such developments? Is this crisis democracy’s own crisis, or does it originate elsewhere in the social order?

Is there another people?

June 7, 2019
6:00 pm » 9:00 pm
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Senatssaal

with Andrew Arato, Jean Cohen and Oliver Marchart

The controversy about how to evaluate the concept of “the people” evolves around pressing political questions that are in need of further theoretical reflection. Is it possible to distinguish an emancipatory, inclusive and subaltern people from a reactionary, nationalist and exclusive one that is based on the privilege of identity? Or are both ways of defining the demos deeply entangled with each other, both historically and conceptually?

Multiple Krise und Krisenbewältigung. Eine Diskussion mit Alex Demirovic

October 16, 2018
6:00 pm » 9:00 pm
Humboldt University Berlin, R. 2249 a

Eine Welt im Krisenmodus. Der Begriff der Krise hat sowohl im öffentlichen als auch wissenschaftlichen Diskurs Konjunktur. Zu einer Leitkategorie gesellschaftlicher Reflexion avanciert, dient er der Beschreibung und Bewertung bestimmter disruptiver Entwicklungen und Dynamiken moderner Gesellschaften. Augenscheinlich ist dabei, dass sich gegenwärtig nicht nur die Krisendiagnosen mehren. Ebenso ist eine Tendenz zu beobachten, ganz unterschiedliche …