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Conference Announcement

Theme: Global Perspectives on Habermas
Type: International Conference
Institution: University of Groningen
Location: Groningen (Netherlands)
Date: 27.–28.4.2011

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WEDNESDAY 27 APRIL      

ZITTINGSZAAL (FACULTY OF THEOLOGY, OUDE BOTERINGESTRAAT 38)     

9.00    Welcome 
9.30    Prof Joost Herman, University of Groningen: Globalisation
Studies Groningen 
9.45    Dr Vivienne Matthies-Boon and Dr Andrej Zwitter,
University of Groningen: Research in Ethics and Globalisation

10.00   Dr Tom Bailey, John Cabot University and LUISS, Rome:
Editor’s Introduction

11.00   Dr Vivienne Matthies-Boon, University of Groningen:
Exporting Democracy to the Middle East: Habermas and Bush’s
Neoconservatives (Discussant: Dr Andrej Zwitter)        

12.00   Lunch   

13.00   Dr Péter Losonczi, University of Antwerp: The Global
Ambiguity of Habermas' Post-secular Thesis (Discussant: Dr P.  Boele
van Hensbroek)  

14.00   Dr Kevin Gray, American University of Sharjah: What is
Living and What is Dead in Habermas’ Secularization Hypothesis?
(Discussant: Dr Vivienne Matthies-Boon) 

15.00   Coffee break

15.30   Dara Salam, LUISS, Rome: The Diversity of Public
Spheres: The Case of Iraq (Discussant: Mohamad Forough)
        
THURSDAY 28 APRIL       

ROOM T7, TURFTORENSTRAAT (NEXT TO THE HARMONIE BUILDING)        

09.00   Dr William Smith, Chinese University of Hong
Kong:   Deliberation Without Democracy? Reflections on Habermas,
the Public Sphere and China (Discussant:  Dr Frank Gaensmantel)
        
10.00   Dr Vincent Yohanes Jolasa, University of Indonesia:
Habermas on Distortion, Communication and Depth Hermeneutics
(Discussant: Dr Timo Juetten) 
11.00   Coffee break    

ROOM T6, TURFTORENSTRAAT        

11.30   Dr  Kanchana Mahadevan, University of Mumbai: Feminist
Solidarity: Communitarian Challenges and Post-national Prospects
(Discussant:  Prof Jaap de Wilde)
        
12.30   Prof Jaap de Wilde, University of Groningen: Closing
remarks 

12.45   Lunch   

Enquiries: Tom Bailey ([email protected])
 
 
 
 
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