The attacks on the World Trade Center and the ensuing War on Terror stand as
images that mark the 21st century's fall into a permanent state of
emergency, manifest in the suspension of civil liberties, preemptive and
irregular warfare, and a disregard for international law. As we now
recognize, other precarious potentials such as financial speculation and
climate change have long been gaining momentum, erupting into acute states
of crisis in the recent past. The tumultuous beginning of the new century
has heightened our sensitivity to exceptional states and emerging
instabilities, questioning the applicability of established modes of
control.
States of emergency magnify pre-existing lines of conflict, shaping
clear-cut enemy images. These may vary from Al-Qaeda to brokers on Wall
Street or multinational enterprises, to name but a few. But times of crisis
also demand new forms of agency for the emergence of new orders. If the US
is indeed part of a world community, does a permanent state of emergenc(e)y
become the new basis of governance and politics?
Information on participating / attending:
Please register via email (gsnas.conference2010@gsnas.fu-berlin.de) by April
31. The conference fee is € 20, to be paid in cash on the first day of the
conference.
Date:
06/11/2010 - 06/12/2010
Event venue:
John-F.-Kennedy-Institut der Freien Universität Berlin
Lansstraße 7-9
14195 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, Students
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Economics / business administration, Law, Politics, Social studies
Types of events:
Entry:
02/25/2010
Sender/author:
Melanie Hansen
Department:
Kommunikations- und Informationsstelle
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
German
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event30425
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