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Conference Announcement Theme: Justice, Democracy and Political Emotions in Transnational Perspective Type: International Colloquium Institution: Centro Cultural Brasil Alemanha – Recife Research Group Transnational Justice, University of Frankfurt Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Location: Recife, PE (Brazil) Date: 27.–29.4.2015 __________________________________________________ In an age of globalization and transnationalization political philosophy and theory must ask and determine to what extent, if at all, the traditional and usually state-centered understandings of concepts like justice, democracy and political emotions remain appropriate in the novel post- or transnational constellation. Arguably, understandings of justice, democracy and political emotions that claim validity for the relations among co-citizens within the state cannot be simply extrapolated to transnational, regional contexts or even the world at large. Therefore the conference aims at discussing the possibility and desirability of alternative conceptions of transnational justice (1), transnational democracy (2) and transnational political emotions (3). It will include contributions that focus exclusively or primarily on one of these three concepts as well as contributions that endeavor to create links between them. (1) The academic debate about transnational or global justice covers a spectrum of positions between statists or nationalists on the one hand, who deny that more than a mere humanitarian minimum is owed to all persons globally, and globalists or cosmopolitans on the other hand, who argue that some egalitarian distributive standard like fair equality of opportunity is valid among all persons globally. As of late, many theorists defend internationalist or transnationalist positions in between, which recognize a plurality of distinct contexts of justice that cover inter-state, supranational, regional and other transnational relations. Some of these transnationalist position are decidedly political and argue that justice requires the bringing about the social conditions under which people themselves can deliberate and decide upon the principles of justice that ought be recognized by political and legal institutions. These political positions, then, no longer assume that the primary task of a theory of justice would be to determine appropriate distributive standards. Instead theories of justice need to inquire the political conditions under which people can become agents that justify amongst themselves what ought to count as just in distributive terms. The conference welcomes contributions to any of the many diverse positions in the debate about transnational or global justice. Contributions that offer alternative theoretical approaches and use other grammars for conceptualizing the question of global or transnational justice are of special interest. (2) In this way this debate is closely connected to that about transnational or global democracy, which has gained major importance within contemporary political philosophy and theory. A theory of transnational democracy has to tackle very daunting questions, such as the following: is it possible and desirable to (externally) promote the democratic quality of political institutions in local and domestic contexts that are currently highly or relatively undemocratic? How can consolidated democracies defend themselves against the transnational and global economic processes, as those exemplified by a race to the bottom, that tend to undermine the functioning of democratic institutions by imposing economic imperatives and hallowing the capacities of the state? How can the increasingly influential regional, supra- and international organizations and institutions become more democratic? Finally, what is the role civil society in this process and what are the prospects of a more influential and deliberative transnational civil society and public sphere? The conference welcomes contributions that attempt to answer these questions. Of particular interest are such contributions that analyze the democratic development in Brazil and the role that Brazil plays and should play in the democratizations of transnational relations. In addition, contributions that investigate the potentials and challenges of South-South cooperation are also particularly relevant and could yield new insights. (3) The academic debate about transnational political emotions is strongly influenced by the writings of nationalist or patriotic thinkers who argue that strong political bonds and important, justice-furthering emotions like solidarity are only realizable within the state-centered context of a nation. Thus this view fundamentally challenges the feasibility of transnational or global justice and democracy. Other theorists however challenge this view and argue that gradually sufficiently strong transnational political emotions could eventually emerge. Of central importance for this debate is the question as to which theory and practice of political education could eventually facilitate the cultivation of political emotions conducive to the achievement of democratic transnational relations. Contributions that illustrate the transformation of national self-understandings in Brazil and analyze to what it promotes or hinders transnational democracy and justice would be particularly interesting to discuss. For example, it would be worthwhile to consider how it was possible to create the kind of solidarity necessary in order to support the redistributive policies that decreased inequality throughout the last decade. Programme Monday, April 27 Transnational Democracy 9:00–9:15: Welcome and Opening Remarks Joanildo Burity (Fundação Joaquim Nabuco, Recife), Christoph Ostendorf (Centro Cultural Brasil Alemanha, Recife), and Filipe Campello (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco) 9:15–10:45: Plenary Session 1 Chair: Julian Culp (University of Toronto) 9:15–9:45: Dorothea Gädeke (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt) “A Critical Republican Conception of Justice” 9:45–10:15: Rúrion Melo (Universidade de São Paulo) “Public Sphere and Transnational Democracy” 10:15–10:45: Open discussion 10:45–11:15: Coffee break 11:15–12:45: Panel 1 1.A: Transnational Democracy Chair: Sarah Goff (London School of Economics and Political Science) Vitor Blotta (Universidade de São Paulo) “Access to Information, Recognition and Solidarity: New Forms of Media Visibility for Enhancing Transnational Public Spheres and Political Solidarity” Gennaro Iorio (Universitá di Salerno): “The Love-Agape as bond of difference: the case Jane Monnet” Tamara Jugov (Freie Universität Berlin) “Systemic and Structural Domination as Ground of Justice” 1.B: Critical Theory (Portuguese) Chair: Lauro Joppert Swensson Jr. (Centro Universitário Salesiano de São Paulo) Wescley Fernandes Araujo Freire (Universidade Federal de Maranhão): “Sociedade Civil, Poder Comunicativo e Democratização da Esfera Pública” Mariana Fischer Pimentel (Universidade de São Paulo) “Angústia e Política Pós-Identitária: Sobre as Consequências da Crítica de Judith Butler a Axel Honneth Para o Debate Sobre Política Transnacional” Ana Cláudia Lopes Silveira (Universidade Estadual de Campinas) “Seyla Benhabib: Crítica Social com Filosofia” 12:45–14:00: Lunch 14:00–15:30: Panel 2 2.A Transnational Democracy Chair: Huw Williams (Cardiff University) Ciro Alegría Varona (PUC–Lima) “Critique and Crisis of Democracy in a Transnational Perspective” Ronan Kaczynski (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt) “Forst and Proudhon: The Basic Structure of Justification as Transnational Social-Republican-Federative System of Democracy” Jaby Mathew (University of Toronto) “Readings of Bhagwad Gita on Race and Caste in the United States and India: Re-thinking Democracy in a Transnational Frame” 2.B. Transitional Justice (Portuguese) Chair: Érico Andrade (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco) Rafael Schincariol (Universidade de São Paulo) e Fábio Franco (Universidade de São Paulo/ Comissão Nacional da Verdade) “Transnacionalizar as Comissões de Verdade: Consequências Políticas para a Justiça de Transição” Lauro Joppert Swensson Jr. (Centro Universitário Salesiano de São Paulo) “Justiça de Transição: Sobre Certezas e Verdades” 15:30–16:00: Coffee break 16:00–17:30: Plenary Session 2 Chair: Filipe Campello (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco) 16:00–16:50: Melissa Williams (University of Toronto) “Emergent Transnational Democratic Publics” 16:50–17:00: Comments by Marcus Melo (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco) 17:00–17:30: Open discussion 19:00: Reception at Centro Cultural Brasil-Alemanha Tuesday, April 28 Transnational Political Emotions 9:00–10:30: Panel 3 3.A. Political Emotions, Solidarity and the Struggle for Recognition Chair: Mahmoud Bassiouni (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt) Bastian Ronge (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin): “Sympathetic Solidarity: Rethinking Solidarity with Adam Smith” Christine Unrau (Universität Köln/Centre for Global Cooperation Research Duisburg) “Global Emotions: The Importance of Emotional Experience in Thinkers of the Global Justice Movement” Brunela Vincenzi (Universidade Federal de Espírito Santo) “Struggle for Recognition on the Outskirts of the Big Cities of Brazil” 3.B. Political Emotions (Portuguese) Chair: Rafael Schincariol (Universidade de São Paulo) Cedric Ayres (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco) “Empatia, Sentimentos Morais e o Princípio de Não Agressão” Flávio Valentim de Oliveira (Universidade Federal de Paraná) “O Transnacionalismo Artificial: Releituras Nietzschianas das Nossas Emoções Políticas” Daniel da Silva Souza (Instituto Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul) “Terror: O Caminho Inverso à Solidariedade” 10:30–11:00: Coffee break 11:00–12:30: Plenary Session 3 Chair: Tamara Jugov (Freie Universität Berlin) 11:00–11:30: Nythamar de Oliveira (PUC–Porto Alegre) “Critical Theory and the Normative Constructs of the Social Brain” 11:30–12:00: Joanildo Burity (Fundação Joaquim Nabuco, Recife) “Social Activism and Religious Transnationalism in/from Latin America” 12:00–12:30: Open discussion 12:30–14:00: Lunch 14:00–15:30: Panel 4 4.A. Citizenship and Education (Portuguese) Chair: Alexandre Brasil (Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro) Taís Silva Pereira (Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica, Rio de Janeiro) “Aspectos da Formação Política para a Construção de Atitudes Democráticas no Brasil” Celso de Moraes Pinheiro (Universidade Federal de Paraná) “Cidadania Além de Fronteiras: Educação e Direito” Maria da Graça Souza (Universidade Federal de Pelotas) “Sobre Educação em Tempos de Transnacionalização” 4.B. Capabilities, Human Rights and Social Movements (Portuguese) Chair: Fábio Franco (Universidade de São Paulo/ Comissão Nacional da Verdade) Diogo Cardoso and Carla Oliveira (Universidade de Fortaleza) “Os Direitos Humanos, a Construção do Acesso à Justiça e a Coletividade Transnacional por Meio dos Movimentos Sociais” Karen Franklin (Universidade Federal de Paraná) “Desenvolvimento das Capacidades Humanas: Caminho para uma Justiça Global” Luciana Garcia de Oliveira (Universidade de São Paulo) “Sanaúd! e Diretas Já! – O Pragmatismo Responsável no Itamaraty e a História das Alianças dos Movimentos Políticos Palestinos e Brasileiros no Brasil e na América Latina (1973-1991)” 15:30–16:00: Coffee break 16:00–17:30: Plenary Session 4 Chair: Joanildo Burity (Fundação Joaquim Nabuco, Recife) 16:00–16:30: Filipe Campello (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco) “On the Formation of Transnational Political Emotions” 16:30–17:00: André Berten (Université Catholique de Louvain) “Republicanismo, Patriotismo e Nacionalismo” 17:00–17:30: Open discussion 19:00: Reception at Barchef Wednesday, April 29 Transnational Justice 9:00–10:00: Panel 5 5.A. Transnational Justice: Theory and Practice Chair: Jaby Mathew (University of Toronto) Huw Williams (Cardiff University) “Soul Mates: Paul Robeson, the Welsh Miners and Questions of Global Justice” Davi Silva (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina) “Humanitarian Interventions: Who is Responsible?” 5.B. Transnational Justice (Portuguese) Chair: Tárik Andrade (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco) Lucas Petroni (Universidade de São Paulo) “As Bases Materiais da Autoridade Política: Uma Teoria Rawlsiana da Legitimidade” Miguel Ivan, Daniel Peres Rodrigues e Deise Adriana Fernandes (Instituto de Estudos Superior Brasília) “Justiça Transnacional: Contribuições da Filosofia Política de John Rawls 10:00–10:30: Coffee break 10:30–12:00: Plenary Session 5 Chair: Dorothea Gädeke (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt) 10:30–11:00: Nicole Hassoun (State University of New York, Binghamton) “The Human Right to Health” 11:00–11:30: Mahmoud Bassiouni (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt) “Human Rights as Social Constructions” 11:30–12:00: Open discussion 12:00–13:30: Lunch 13:30–14:30: Panel 6 6.A. Contexts of Injustice Chair: Vitor Blotta (Universidade de São Paulo) Julia Azarova (V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University) “The Law and Violence in Walter Benjamin’s <Zur Kritik Der Gewalt>” Sarah Goff (London School of Economics and Political Science) “A Theory of Injustice, with Application to Trade” 6.B. Human Rights and Migration (Portuguese) Chair: Brunela Vincenzi (Universidade Federal de Espírito Santo) Marcela Martinez (Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica, Rio de Janeiro) “Cosmopolitismo, Hospitalidade e Transnacionalismo” Raissa Wihby Ventura (Universidade de São Paulo) “O Imigrante nas Fronteiras da Justiça” 14:30–15:00: Coffee break 15:00–16:30: Plenary Session 6 Chair: Mariana Fischer Pimentel (Universidade de São Paulo) 15:00–15:30: Pablo Holmes (Universidade de Brasília) “The Limits of Transnational Constitutional Pluralism and the Democratic Challenge of World Society“ 15:30–16:00: Julian Culp (University of Toronto) “The Rise of the Global South: How Agency Involves Responsibility” 16:00–16:30: Open discussion For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.justicatransnacional.org.br/en/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
