International Conference in Honor of Hauke Brunkhorst

Europa-Universität Flensburg, 22-24 October 2025

Wed Oct 22 

2:00 – 2:15pm/ TAL 007

Welcome and Opening: Monika Eigmüller (Europa-Universität Flensburg/ Sociology)

I. Legal Revolutions in Historical-Sociological Contexts

2:15 – 4:00pm/ TAL 007

1. Revolutionary Aspects of Social Integration

Chair: Thore Prien (Europa-Universität Flensburg)

Maeve Cooke (University College Dublin, Philosophy); William Outhwaite (University of Newcastle, Sociology); Christiane Voss (Bauhaus Universität Weimar, Philosophy); Chris Thornhill (University of Birmingham, Law); Christoph Möllers (Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Law)

4:00 – 4:30pm            Break

4:30 – 6:00pm/ TAL 007

2. Controversial Narratives on the Social Evolution of the Western Legal Tradition

Chair: Regina Kreide (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen)

Cristina Lafont (Northwestern University, Philosophy); Ken'ichi Mishima (University of Tokyo, Philosophy); Leidulf Melve (University of Bergen, History); Almut Höfert (Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, History); Kolja Möller (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Political Science)

6:00 – 6:30pm            Break

6:30 – 7:30pm/ HEL 160

Keynote: Hauke Brunkhorst (Europa-Universität Flensburg, Sociology)

“After the failure of Green Capitalism – 

What next for the ‘most fateful power of modern life’ (Max Weber)?”

7.30pm                       Reception/ TAL 007

Thu Oct 23

9:00 – 10:45am/ TAL 007

3. An Alternative Genealogy of Radical Democratic Republicanism

Chair:Ulrich Glassmann (Europa-Universität Flensburg) 

Dragica Vujadinović (University of Belgrade, Law); Martin Welsch (Philips-Universität Marburg, Philosophy); Simon Gurisch (Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Philosoph);
Matthew Specter (University of California, Berkeley, European Studies); Helge Høibraaten (University of Trondheim, Philosophy); 

10:45 – 11:15am                    Break

II. The Decentralization of European Law

11:15 – 12:45pm/ TAL 007 

4. European Society: Democracy and Human Rights in the Divide of Global South and Global North

Chair: Vincent Gengnagel (Europa-Universität Flensburg)

Regina Kreide (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Political Science); Matthias Goldmann (EBS Universität/ MPIL Heidelberg, Law); Katrin Flikschuh (London School of Economics, Political Science); Antje Wiener (Universität Hamburg, Political Science) ; Gorm Harste (Aarhus University, Political Science); Oliver Eberl (Philips-Universität Marburg, Political Science)

12:45am – 2:00pm                 Lunch (Mensa)

2:00 – 3:45pm/  HEL 160

5. Democratizing European Society 

Chair: Anne Reichold (University of Flensburg)

Isabelle Ley (MPIL Heidelberg, International Law); Armin von Bogdandy (MPIL Heidelberg, Law); Alina Isakova (Universität Bielefeld, IR/Sociology); Tim Wihl (Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Law); Gerd Grözinger (RBSK, Berlin)

3:45 – 4:15pm                                    Break

4:15 – 5:45pm/ HEL 160

6. European Society from Below

Chair: Sören Carlson (Europa-Universität Flensburg)

Mathias Albert (Universität Bielefeld, Political Science); Miloš Vec (Universität Wien, Law); Juliane Rebentisch (HFBK Hamburg, Philosophy/ Princeton University, German); Anne Reichold (Europa-Universität Flensburg, Philosophy); Regina Kreide (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Political Science)
 

Fri Oct 24 

III. New Legal Revolutions

9:00 – 10:45am/ HEL 160

7. Law and Revolution in the Age of the Third Great Transformation of Dissemination Media in World History 

Chair: Wenzel Matiaske (Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Hamburg, Economics)

Howard Williams (Cardiff University, Law and Politics); Alexandra Kemmerer (MPIL Heidelberg, Law); Pablo Holmes (Universidade de Brasília, Sociology); Axel Müller (Northwestern University, Philosophy); Marcelo Neves (Universidade de Brasilia, Law): Thore Prien (Europa-Universität Flensburg, Sociology)

10:45 – 11:15am                    Break

11:15 – 12:45am/ HEL 160 

8. The Social Evolution of Democracy within and beyond Europe

Chair: Tim Reiß (Katholische Hochschule für Sozialwesen. Berlin)

Michael Geyer (University of Chicago, History); Poul Kjær (Copenhagen Business School, Law); René Gabriëls (Maastricht University, Philosophy); Katharina Mangold (Europa- Universität Flensburg, Law); Tarik Tabbara (HWR Berlin, Law)

12:45am – 2:00pm                 Break

2:00 – 4:00pm/ TAL 007

9. Democracy in a post-European World

Chair: Katharina Mangold (Europa-Universität Flensburg)

Jelena von Achenbach (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Public Law); Stefan Oeter (Universität Hamburg, Law); Hannes Kaufmann (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen);  Peter Niesen (Universität Hamburg, Political Science); Andreas Niederberger (Universität Duisburg-Essen, Philosophy) 

4:00 – 4:30pm            Break

4:30 – 6:15pm/ TAL 007

10. The Future of European Society in One Single World Society 

Chair: Katharina Gies (Europa-Universität Flensburg)

Robert Misik (Wien, journalist and writer); Sandra Seubert (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Political Theory); Paula Diehl (Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Political Science); Tilo Wesche (Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Philosophy); Ulrich Glassmann (Europa-Universität Flensburg, Economics)

End of conference