Workshop

Political Legitimacy and Democracy in Transnational Perspective

WP 1 - Theoretical Framework

Frankfurt am Main, 24-25 October 2008

Venue: Uni Campus Westend, Grüneburgplatz 1, JohannWolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt, conference room IG 1.314'Eisenhower Saal'

Organised by Rainer Forst (JWGU) and Rainer Schmalz-Bruns (University of Hannover)

Practical information - general (pdf)

Workshop participants: Practical and hotel information Best Western (pdf)

SAC meeting: Practical and hotel information Breesen (pdf)

Programme (03.10.08) (download pdf)

Friday 24 October 2008 Legitimacy: Procedural, Epistemic, Substantive
10:00-10:05	Welcoming speech
10:05-11:20	Democratic Legitimacy beyond Borders: on the Possibility of Government without a State Erik O. Eriksen, ARENA, University of Oslo Commentator: Nicole Deitelhoff, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
11:20-11:35	Coffee break
11:35-12:50	Substantive Legitimacy, Global Justice, and European Enlargement Glyn Morgan, Harvard University Commentator: John Erik Fossum, ARENA, University of Oslo
12:50-14:30	Lunch break
14:30-15:45	Justice not Democracy: Legitimacy in the European Union Jürgen Neyer, European University Viadrina Frankfurt Commentator: Rainer Forst, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
15:45-16:00	Coffee break
16:00-17:15	Democratic Legitimacy, Supranationalism and International Organisations Stefan Kadelbach, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Commentator: Christian Joerges, ZERP, University of Bremen
17:15-17:30	Coffee break
Democracy and or Beyond the State
17:30-18:45	Democracy In and Beyond the State Volker Röben, Swansea University Commentator: Tanja Hitzel-Cassagnes, University of Hannover
20:00	Dinner

Saturday 25 October 2008
09:30-10:45	Polecats, Lions and Foxes: Some Reflections on Attempts to Use Indirect Legitimacy to Justify the EU as a 'Restrained yet Capable' Form of Political Power Christopher Lord, ARENA, University of Oslo Commentator: Heike List, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
10:45-11:00	Coffee break
11:00-12:15	Postnational Democracies without Postnational States? Some Skeptical Reflections Bill Scheuerman, Indiana University Commentator: Peter Niesen, Technische Universität Darmstadt
12:15-13:00	Lunch break
13:00-14:15	The Great Chain of Legitimacy: Justifying Transnational Democracy Frank Nullmeier and Tanja Pritzlaff, University of Bremen Commentator: Rainer Schmalz-Bruns, University of Hannover

15:00-18:00	RECON SAC meeting (conference room: IG 1.418, Uni Campus Westend) RECON Scientific Advisory Committee (RECON work package leaders only)