Having started as a housing slump in the United States, the crisis finally spread from the markets to the everyday life of people around the globe. Einstein Visiting Fellow Nancy Fraser offers an explanation for the devastating consequences of the financial crisis: In reference to the Hungarian economist Karl Polanyi (1886-1964), she makes the penetration of the markets into all areas of our life responsible for the extent of the crisis. What we need, in her opinion, are realms of sociality that follow their own logic – the logic of justice, for instance.
But is the theory of Polanyi still up-to-date after all? And is Nancy Fraser’s solution convincing? What are the obstacles for a balance between economy and justice?
After a keynote speech, Nancy Fraser discusses these questions with scientists and prominent experts from Berlin.
Programme
6:30 pm Admission
7:00 pm Welcome
7:15 pm Keynote and discussion
8:30 pm Reception
Nancy Fraser
Nancy Fraser is Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science at the New School for Social Research in New York and holds an international research chair in “Global Justice” at the Collège d’études mondiales in Paris. Over the last twenty years, she has published highly recognized books on topics such as justice, democracy, oppression and feminism. Since January 2011, she has been Einstein Visiting Fellow at the Graduate School of North American Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin.
Einstein Visiting Fellow
The aim of the funding programme “Einstein Visiting Fellow” of the Einstein Foundation Berlin is to integrate outstanding foreign scientists into the Berlin research landscape.
Location
Supermarkt
Brunnenstr. 64
13355 Berlin
www.supermarkt-berlin.net
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Contact
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Information on participating / attending:
Please register at www.einsteinfoundation.de
Kindly note that registered guests will be seated in the order of their arrival.
Date:
11/21/2012 19:00 - 11/21/2012 22:00
Registration deadline:
11/20/2012
Event venue:
Supermarkt
Brunnenstr. 64
13355 Berlin
www.supermarkt-berlin.net
13355 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
Economics / business administration, Philosophy / ethics, Politics, Social studies
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture, Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
11/09/2012
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/event41742
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