The Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften: Projects
»Democratic Vistas: Reflections on the Atlantic World«
beginning 2021
The research focus »Democratic Vistas: Reflections on the Atlantic World« explores the Atlantic World’s potentials and limitations in addressing the future of democracy. We take as our guide the American poet Walt Whitman, who, in his 1871 essay Democratic Vistas, recognized democracy’s contingency.
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beginning 2021
The research focus »Democratic Vistas: Reflections on the Atlantic World« explores the Atlantic World’s potentials and limitations in addressing the future of democracy. We take as our guide the American poet Walt Whitman, who, in his 1871 essay Democratic Vistas, recognized democracy’s contingency.
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»Planetary Crises – Planetary Thinking?«
beginning 2020
The working group »Planetary Crises – Planetary Thinking?« starts from the diagnosis of crisis – humanity is currently facing challenges that are unique in its history. The current situation can justifiably be described as a planetary crisis.
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beginning 2020
The working group »Planetary Crises – Planetary Thinking?« starts from the diagnosis of crisis – humanity is currently facing challenges that are unique in its history. The current situation can justifiably be described as a planetary crisis.
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»Perspectives of Social Democracy in Europe«
beginning 2020
Throughout Europe, social democratic and democratic socialist parties have suffered dramatic losses of voter support in recent years. The series of lectures analyses and compares the causes that have led to the current situation of social democracy in different countries.
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beginning 2020
Throughout Europe, social democratic and democratic socialist parties have suffered dramatic losses of voter support in recent years. The series of lectures analyses and compares the causes that have led to the current situation of social democracy in different countries.
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»Religious Dynamics in History and the Present«
beginning 2019
»Religion« is the subject not only of theology, but also of other disciplines, especially history, cultural studies, social sciences and philosophy. For this reason, a group of scholars from Goethe University came together at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften in 2019 to exchange views on their respective religion-related research.
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beginning 2019
»Religion« is the subject not only of theology, but also of other disciplines, especially history, cultural studies, social sciences and philosophy. For this reason, a group of scholars from Goethe University came together at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften in 2019 to exchange views on their respective religion-related research.
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»Complexity in Science, Culture and Society«
beginning 2017
Scientists and scholars from the natural and life sciences, the humanities and social sciences at Goethe University are conducting joint research on the question of what constitutes »complex systems« and how »systems« that we deem to be »complex« can be understood more precisely.
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beginning 2017
Scientists and scholars from the natural and life sciences, the humanities and social sciences at Goethe University are conducting joint research on the question of what constitutes »complex systems« and how »systems« that we deem to be »complex« can be understood more precisely.
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»EuropaDialoge/Dialogues d’Europe«
beginning 2014
The lecture series EuropaDialoge/Dialogues d’Europe invites representatives from different fields to present thier view on the history and future of Europe. It is conducted by Matthias Lutz-Bachmann, Sandra Eckert and Pierre Monnet.
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beginning 2014
The lecture series EuropaDialoge/Dialogues d’Europe invites representatives from different fields to present thier view on the history and future of Europe. It is conducted by Matthias Lutz-Bachmann, Sandra Eckert and Pierre Monnet.
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Completed projects
Since 2009, the following projects have been hosted at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften: »Justitia Amplificata« (2009?2020), History Programme (2014?2018), Italy–Germany (lecture series, 2017?2019), »The digital self« (2012?2014), »Reconfiguring American Politics« (2010/11), »Commodity aesthetics« (2010), »Development cooperation« (2009/2010).
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Since 2009, the following projects have been hosted at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften: »Justitia Amplificata« (2009?2020), History Programme (2014?2018), Italy–Germany (lecture series, 2017?2019), »The digital self« (2012?2014), »Reconfiguring American Politics« (2010/11), »Commodity aesthetics« (2010), »Development cooperation« (2009/2010).
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