Liberalism in Hard Times:The Weimar Republic and Present Dilemma
27 novembre 2019 – 10:00-12:00
Dans le cadre de la série de conférences « Diversité et civilité » organisée par le CCEAE et le IRTG « Diversity », venez assister à cette présentation donnée par PD Dr. Jens Hacke, professeur en science politique de l’Humboldt Universität.
Résumé de la conférence (en anglais) : « The downfall of democracy in most of the newly constituted democracies during the interwar period was precipitated by an existential crisis of liberalism. The collapse of Weimar was the most prominent case. This talk argues that in spite of the decline of liberalism, liberal democratic thought flourished in lively exchanges that would serve as the intellectual source for the remaking of western democracy after 1945. The theory of totalitarianism, the concept of militant democracy and the idea of a restrained capitalism shaped the mindset of cold war liberalism. In light of recent concerns about the failure of democracy caused by the rise of populism, nationalism and the crisis of the international liberal order, the dark years of the 1930s seem to be more relevant than ever before. How can we conceive of liberalism as a specific response to the crises of democracy ? ».
« Jens Hacke is a political scientist at the Humboldt University, Berlin. He has held professiorial appointment in political theory at the universities of Halle and Greifswald. He specializes in the history of democracy and in the study of liberal thought. In light of the current crisis of representative government, he is interested in how to combine skepticism and hope in ways that would strengthen liberal democracy. His publications include, Existenzkrise der Demokratie: Zur politischen Theorie des Liberalismus in der Zwischenkriegszeit (Suhrkamp, 2018), which was awarded the Friedrich-Ebert-Preis, as well as Philosophie der Bürgerlichkeit: Die liberalkonservative Begründung der Bundesrepublik (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2006), a germinal study on postwar German intellectual history ».
La conférence aura lieu à la salle Michel-Fortmann, située au 5e étage du 3744, rue Jean-Brillant.
Dans le cadre de la série de conférences « Diversité et civilité » organisée par le CCEAE et le IRTG « Diversity », venez assister à cette présentation donnée par PD Dr. Jens Hacke, professeur en science politique de l’Humboldt Universität.
Résumé de la conférence (en anglais) :
« The downfall of democracy in most of the newly constituted democracies during the interwar period was precipitated by an existential crisis of liberalism. The collapse of Weimar was the most prominent case. This talk argues that in spite of the decline of liberalism, liberal democratic thought flourished in lively exchanges that would serve as the intellectual source for the remaking of western democracy after 1945. The theory of totalitarianism, the concept of militant democracy and the idea of a restrained capitalism shaped the mindset of cold war liberalism. In light of recent concerns about the failure of democracy caused by the rise of populism, nationalism and the crisis of the international liberal order, the dark years of the 1930s seem to be more relevant than ever before. How can we conceive of liberalism as a specific response to the crises of democracy ? ».
« Jens Hacke is a political scientist at the Humboldt University, Berlin. He has held professiorial appointment in political theory at the universities of Halle and Greifswald. He specializes in the history of democracy and in the study of liberal thought. In light of the current crisis of representative government, he is interested in how to combine skepticism and hope in ways that would strengthen liberal democracy. His publications include, Existenzkrise der Demokratie: Zur politischen Theorie des Liberalismus in der Zwischenkriegszeit (Suhrkamp, 2018), which was awarded the Friedrich-Ebert-Preis, as well as Philosophie der Bürgerlichkeit: Die liberalkonservative Begründung der Bundesrepublik (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2006), a germinal study on postwar German intellectual history ».
La conférence aura lieu à la salle Michel-Fortmann, située au 5e étage du 3744, rue Jean-Brillant.
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