Stuttgart 21, Occupy Wall Street, or the emergence of the Pirate Party – around the globe people feel excluded by traditional political institutions and decision-making processes. Alternative forms of participation are gaining more and more importance. What are the reasons? How does this affect our political systems? What dangers and opportunities exist herein? Einstein Visiting Fellow Craig Calhoun discusses the possibilities and limits of alternative participation processes.
Panel Participants
Craig Calhoun // New York University
Andrea Fischer // Former Federal Minister of Health
Martin Haase // University of Bamberg, Member of the Pirate Party Germany
Claus Offe // Hertie School of Governance
Michael Zürn // Social Science Research Center Berlin
Programme
6:30 pm Admission
7:00 pm Welcome
7:15 pm Keynote Craig Calhoun
7:30 pm Discussion
9:00 pm Questions by the audience
9:30 pm Get-together
Moderation
Moritz Schuller
Craig Calhoun
Craig Calhoun is a prestigious sociologist and advocate of using social science to address issues of public concern. He is president of the Social Science Research Council, Professor at New York University, Director of NYU‘s Institute for Public Knowledge and Director-Elect of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Since October 2010, he has been Einstein Visiting Fellow at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin.
Einstein Visiting Fellow
With its funding program “Einstein Visiting Fellow” the Einstein Foundation Berlin aims to integrate outstanding foreign scientists into Berlin´s research landscape.
Information on participating / attending:
Please register at www.einsteinfoundation.de
Date:
04/24/2012 19:00 - 04/24/2012 22:00
Event venue:
Markthalle9
Eisenbahnstrasse 42/43
www.markthalle9.de
10997 Berlin-Kreuzberg
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
regional
Subject areas:
Politics
Types of events:
Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
04/17/2012
Sender/author:
Christian Martin
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event39419
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