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Conference Announcement "Global Justice and Democracy" International Conference Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Germany) 24-25 May 2007 __________________________________________________ Thursday, May 24 13:30 Uhr Welcome and Introduction: Rainer Forst (Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) I. On the Relation between Justice and Democracy for a Global Order 14:00 - 16:30 Uhr Chair: Rainer Forst Thomas Pogge (Columbia University, New York City): Global Justice and Democracy Harald Müller (Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main): What We Are Fighting for: Why the Quest for Universal Justice Might Mean Perpetual War Commentary: Klaus Günther (Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) II. Situating Justice and Democracy in National and Transnational Contexts 17:00 - 19:30 Uhr Chair: Regina Kreide (Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) Seyla Benhabib (Yale University, New Haven): Global Justice and the Unity and Diversity of Human Rights Stephen Macedo (Princeton University): How Transnational Institutions Can Improve Democracy Commentary: Klaus Dieter Wolf (Technische Universität Darmstadt) Friday, May 25 III. The Universality of Justice and Democracy. Conceptual and Empirical Aspects 09:30 - 12.00 Uhr Chair: Peter Niesen (Technische Universität Darmstadt) Jean Cohen (Columbia University, New York City): Rethinking Human Rights, Democracy and Sovereignty in The Context of Globalization Stefan Gosepath (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen): A Universalistic Justification of Democracy Commentary: Peter Schaber (Universität Zürich) IV. Democracy beyond the Nation-State 13:30 - 16:00 Uhr Chair: Andreas Niederberger (Northwestern University) Shalini Randeria (Universität Zürich): The Depoliticization of Democracy and the Judicialization of Politics: Some lessons form the South Jürgen Neyer (Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt/Oder): Justice and Supranationality: More Promises Than Pitfalls? Commentary: Rainer Schmalz-Bruns (Universität Hannover) V. Global Civil Society, Democracy and Justice 16:30 - 19:00 Uhr Chair: Günter Frankenberg (Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) Neera Chandhoke (University of Delhi): Addressing the Disjuncture in Global Civil Society James Bohman (Saint Louis University): Democratizing Transnational Civil Society Commentary: Tanja Brühl (Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) Organisation: R. Forst, R. Kreide, A. Niederberger Website: http://www.gesellschaftswissenschaften.uni-frankfurt.de/index.pl/konferenz Contact: Prof. Dr. Rainer Forst Fachbereich 03 Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Robert-Mayer-Str. 5 60054 Frankfurt am Main Germany Tel: +49 (0)69 798-22046 Fax: +49 (0)69 798-22155 Email: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
