Workshop

Political Legitimacy Beyond the State

WP 1 - Theoretical Framework

Frankfurt am Main, 31 March-1 April 2011

Venue: Institute for Advanced Studies of the Humanities, Bad Homburg

Organised by Rainer Forst (Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main) and Rainer Schmalz-Bruns (University of Hannover)

Workshop summary (D67) (pdf)

This workshop is part of RECON's WP 1 – Theoretical Framework. Read more on the research objectives of WP 1, and on the overall research objectives of RECON.

Programme

Thursday, 31 March 2011
13:00-13:15	Introduction Rainer Forst, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main and Rainer Schmalz-Bruns, University of Hannover
Panel 1: Beyond Democratic Legitimacy? Chair: Rainer Forst, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main
13:15-14:00	Keynote lecture Morality, Justice and Democratic Legitimacy James Bohman, Saint Louis University
14:00-15:00	Comments Bert van den Brink, Utrecht University Regina Kreide, Giessen University David Owen, University of Southampton Miriam Ronzoni, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main
15:00-15:20 15:20-16:35 16:35-16:55	Coffee break Discussion Coffee break
Panel 2: Legitimacy Through Legality? Chair: Rainer Schmalz-Bruns, University of Hannover
16:55-17:40	Keynote lecture Legal, Moral or Political: Sources of the Normative Authority of Cosmopolitan Constitutionalism Mattias Kumm, New York University School of Law
17:40-18:40	Comments Klaus Günther, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main Tanja Hitzel-Cassagnes, Technische Universität Darmstadt Andreas Niederberger, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main
18:40-19:00 19:00-20:15 20:30	Coffee break Discussion Dinner
Friday 1 April 2011
Panel 3: Politics of Legitimation Chair: Daniel Gaus, ARENA, University of Oslo
09:30-10:15	Keynote lecture Politics of Legitimation Frank Nullmeier, Centre for Social Policy Research (ZeS), University of Bremen
10:15-11:15	Comments Hubertus Buchstein, University of Greifswald Nicole Deitelhoff, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main Peter Niesen, Technische Universität Darmstadt
11:15-11:35 11:35-12:50 12:50-13:30	Coffee break Discussion Lunch
Panel 4: Legitimacy, Democratic Equality and Social Welfare Chair: Heike List, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main
13:30-14:15	Keynote lecture A Sustainable European Future and the Social Dimension: Lessons from Welfare State History Stephan Leibfried, Centre for Social Policy Research (ZeS), University of Bremen
14:15-15:15	Comments Albena Azmanova, Brussels School of International Studies Eva Erman, Uppsala University Stefan Gosepath, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main
15:15-15:35 15:35-16:50	Coffee break Discussion
17:00-19:00	Keynote lecture Summing up: RECON - Achievements and Future Challenges Erik O. Eriksen and John Erik Fossum, ARENA, University of Oslo Roundtable Erik O. Eriksen, ARENA, University of Oslo John Erik Fossum, ARENA, University of Oslo Rainer Forst, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main Christopher Lord, ARENA, University of Oslo Rainer Schmalz-Bruns, University of Hannover
For more information, please contact Rainer Forst (Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main) or Rainer Schmalz-Bruns (University of Hannover)