Historians On Democracy
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Register for our final event on June, 17th below: https://uni-bielefeld.zoom.us/meeting/register/82AxGYzUS5CQo72B2_eNuA%23/registration
What does history tell us about the relationship between capitalism and liberal democracy today? You don’t want to miss our final event: Liberal Democracy & Capitalism 📅 June 17 | 🕚 11AM ET / 17:00 CET | 📍 Zoom 🔗 Register via link in bio! #Democracy #Capitalism #Liberalism #HistoriansOnDemocracy
What can Weimar teach us about democracy under pressure? David Abraham (University of Miami) brings deep insight into the collapse of social democracy, citizenship, and the legal challenges of capitalist states. June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom Register via link in bio #HistoriansOnDemocracy
What happens when the left runs out of time? Daniel Judt (Yale) studies how intellectuals responded to neoliberalism’s collapse of historical possibility, bridging labor history and political theory. June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom Register via link in bio #HistoriansOnDemocracy
What do white supremacist women reveal about U.S. political culture? Rebecca Brückmann (Carleton College) examines segregationist activism and its entanglement with race, gender, and the transnational Black diaspora. June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom Register via link in bio #HistoriansOnDemocracy
How can we critique capitalism without losing sight of transformation? Rahel Jaeggi (Humboldt University), a leading figure in critical theory, explores alienation, freedom, and the normative foundations of social critique. June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom Register via link in bio #HistoriansOnDemocracy
What happens when liberalism loses its hope? Samuel Moyn (Yale) confronts the legacy of Cold War liberalism and calls for a more ambitious, justice-driven future in Liberalism Against Itself. June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom Register via link in bio #HistoriansOnDemocracy
What does history tell us about the relationship between capitalism and liberal democracy today? You don’t want to miss our final event: Liberal Democracy & Capitalism 📅 June 17 | 🕚 11AM ET / 17:00 CET | 📍 Zoom 🔗 Register via link in bio! #Democracy #Capitalism #Liberalism #HistoriansOnDemocracy
Join us for the 6th panel of "Historians on Democracy"! David Abraham, Rebecca Brueckmann, Rahel Jaeggi, Daniel Judt and Samuel Moyn will discuss "Liberal Democracy and Capitalism" - in the past, present and future. Tue, June 17, 11 a.m. EST/17 o'clock CET. Registration: shorturl.at/ZVgGI
Join us for the 6th panel of "Historians on Democracy"! David Abraham, Rebecca Brueckmann, Rahel Jaeggi, Daniel Judt and Samuel Moyn will discuss "Liberal Democracy and Capitalism" - in the past, present and future. Tue, June 17, 11 a.m. EST/17 o'clock CET. Registration: shorturl.at/ZVgGI
Link to recordings of previous panels (The Role of Civil Society, Democratic Institutions, On Transatlantic Alliances & The Rule of Law): shorturl.at/IG7OX @maxweberstiftung.de @ghiwashington.bsky.social @historians.org @samuelmoyn.bsky.social @rahelj.bsky.social
And the recording of the 1st panel "What was, what is, and what can be done?" in the series "Historians on Democracy" can be watched here: shorturl.at/IG7OX #HistoriansOnDemocracy
Does a constitution matter as text or as a culture? Is the German legal system more resilient against authoritarianism than the one in the US? What happens if elites don't abide by court rulings? And can constitutional emotions save democracy? Some great answers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-r...
Historians on Democracy #5: The Rule of Law
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Thanks to the speakers for another highly illuminating panel of #HistoriansOnDemocracy! @maxweberstiftung.de @historians.org @ghiwashington.bsky.social
Christina Morina@christina-morina.bsky.social · last yr.Does a constitution matter as text or as a culture? Is the German legal system more resilient against authoritarianism than the one in the US? What happens if elites don't abide by court rulings? And can constitutional emotions save democracy? Some great answers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-r...
Join us tomorrow!! Tues, June 3 | 11AM EST / 17 CET 🎙️ Part 5 of Historians on Democracy: The Rule of Law Join top scholars for a transatlantic convo on democracy, justice & power. 🔗 Register: Link in Bio #HistoriansOnDemocracy #RuleOfLaw #DemocracyNow
Reminder! Tomorrow the 5th panel of “Historians on Democracy” will discuss "The Rule of Law" in the past and present of democracy, in the US and beyond. Join Deborah S. Gonzalez, Benjamin C. Hett, Mohamed Camara, Samuel Miner and Ute Frevert at 11 a.m. EST/17 CET. Registr.: shorturl.at/YnnlH
Introducing our next speaker this upcoming Tuesday- Samuel Miner is a historian of democracy and law. His work tackles how legal systems face political crisis, and how democracies survive—or don’t—in polarized societies. #HistoriansOnDemocracy
We are excited to hear from Mohamed Camara (Columbia Law) this upcoming Tuesday. He explores law, justice, and power across African and diasporic contexts. His work critiques human rights courts and mass incarceration with sharp legal insight. #HistoriansOnDemo
Meet Deborah Gonzalez, Director of the Immigration Clinic at Roger Williams Univ. School of Law. A fierce advocate for immigrants’ rights, she brings decades of legal experience in removal defense, asylum, and humanitarian relief. #HistoriansOnDemocracy
This Tuesday, we are excited to hear from- Benjamin Hett, Prof. of History at Hunter College & CUNY Grad Center, is a leading expert on the Weimar Republic. Author of The Death of Democracy, he explores how democracies fall and authoritarian regimes rise. #HistoriansOnDemocracy
What’s the relevance of the rule of law in the past and present of democracy? Reminder: Join the 5th panel in the Historians on Democracy series: June 3 11 AM EST / 17 CET 🎙 Featuring: Deborah Gonzalez Benjamin C. Hett Mohamed Camara Samuel Miner Ute Frevert
What's the relevance of "The Rule of Law" in the past and present of democracy, in the US and beyond? Join the 5th panel of “Historians on Democracy” on June 3, 11 a.m. EST/17 CET. With Deborah S. Gonzalez, Benjamin C. Hett, Mohamed Camara, Samuel Miner and Ute Frevert. Registr.: shorturl.at/YnnlH
“The Iraq War did not end because someone realized that the moral case against it was powerful, but when it collapsed into a maelstrom of chaos and death that the administration could not manage. Realistically, we are waiting for a major blunder to delegitimize the Trump presidency.” – Jeremy Varon
“We have been living through a deliberate disorientation of morality to indoctrinate a group feeling of superiority to vulnerable others… To fulfill that theft and confuse others, there has been an aggressive attempt to rehierarchialize human value.” – Dagmar Herzog
“I look at this moment not through the prism of 1933, but of 1776… This republic, however flawed, is built on centuries of democratic traditions, a commitment to the rule of law and a lived concept of citizenship based not on race or self-interest..” – CM @christina-morina.bsky.social
“If one wants to explain what occurs in the US right, one needs to recognize that the rise of Trumpism is just a part, though a very dramatic, influential, and perhaps decisive part, of a broader bundle of global trends, which need to be analyzed in transnational categories.” - Jürgen Kocka
Democracy is being assaulted along transatlantic lines, and its protection has always relied on transatlantic solidarity. Reminder to sign up for our talk this following Tuesday. Link in bio. Today, I will be continuing to share recaps of the insights shared by our renowned panelists.
Democracy is being assaulted along transatlantic lines, and its protection has always relied on transatlantic partnerships and alliances. Reminder to sign up for our talk this following Tuesday. Today, I will be continuing to share recaps of the insights shared by our renowned panelists.
