allday
University of Kassel, Kassel
multiple days
Over the past decade, a new cycle developed world authoritarian, antidemocratic, neoliberal, very conservative to völkisch oriented social dynamics. is all the more conscious, that the success of emancipatory struggles of the past and present are often more fragile than expected. For critical social scientists * inside, * Unionists inside, Engaged in movements make intensified questions about the causes of these developments, as well as prospects for action. The Association for critical social research, 2004 founded, sees itself as a place, merge to these often isolated debates, think ahead and bring theory to the concept.
Instead of a given thematic framework, the conference is held together by the intersections of AkG members in their work and research. Panels und Workshops u.a. the following aspects are being considered: New authoritarianism and fascism, Socialism and radical democracy as transformation strategies, Social movements, Migration in the context of a culture of welcome and the deportation complex, Statehood in crisis, Work and research at universities reflected in neoliberalization and authoritarianism, and left-wing journalism in crisis.
Conference program:
THURSDAY, 05.03.2020
12:00-16:00 Clock
Workshops of the AkG working groups, Nora-Platia-Str. 6
AK industrial disputes (Raum 0211), AK Critical European Research (Raum 0212) and “Forum for critical political education” (Raum 0213)
16:15-17:00 Clock
Opening of the conference, Campus Center – lecture hall 5 (Raum 1101)
by Sonja Buckel and Norma Tiedemann
Dystopia, Campus Center – Lecture Hall 3 (Raum 1135)
Ursula Birsl: The problem with liberal democracy is liberal democracy
Birgit Sauer and Benjamin Opratko: Cultures of rejection
Alex Demirovic: Dystopian tendencies in capitalism
FREITAG, 06.03.2020
9:30-11:00 Clock
“Uni Kassel unlimited” and the “Hilfskraftinitiative” introduce themselves, Nora-Platia-Str. 6 – Raum 0213
11:15-13:00 Clock
Surveillance capitalism and radical democracy, Nora-Platia-Str. 6 – Raum 0207
Dirk Stederoth: Surveillance capitalism
John Kannankulam: Radical democracy
Norma Tiedemann: Municipalism as radical democracy
Austerity, Transnationalization and financialization - critical highlights on the EU and Europeanization, Nora-Platia-Str. 5 – Raum 0109/0110
Felix Syrovatka: Resilience as a continuation of neoliberal austerity policies
Steffi Hürtgen: Transnationalization of work and competitive Europeanization
Steffi Wohl: Financialization of housing markets in Ireland and Austria
14:15-16:00 Clock
Migration, Arnold-Bode-Str. 2 – Raum 0401
Maren Kirchhoff: Conflicts over deportation between the deeply anchored hegemony of the border and post-migrant counter-hegemony
Olaf Tietje: Migration, Regulations and refugee support in Germany
Florian Zeller and Benjamin Opratko: Common sense and culture of rejection – Findings from Austria
16:15-18:00 Clock
Hegemonietheorie revisited, Campus Center – seminar room 3 (Raum 1112)
Jenny Simon: Hegemonietheorie revisited
Erol Babacan: Hegemony and resources – Considerations on the reproduction of cultural struggle movements in the context of neoliberal politics using the example of Türkiye
Social movements, Campus Center – seminar room 6 (Raum 1124)
Sebastian Fritsch: Bureaucracy and emancipation. Reflections on the organization and strategy of social movements
Carolina Vestena: tba
Alex Struve: Totality and emancipatory solidarity
18:30-20:30 Clock
Utopia, Campus Center – Lecture Hall 5 (Raum 1101)
Christoph Görg: Radical reformism in socio-ecological transformation
Dirk Martin and Jens Wissel: Social infrastructure as a contribution to emancipatory transformation
Irena Pietrzyk: Feminist socialism and radical reduction in working hours – Contours of a feminist utopia
SATURDAY, 07.03.2020
10:15-12:00 Clock
Dirty Capitalism, Campus Center – seminar room 3 (Raum 1112)
»Workshop for a collective research agenda« and: Read to prepare: https://krisis.eu/nl/dirty-capitalism/
The Capitalist State, Campus Center – seminar room 6 (Raum 1124)
Sascha Radl: Explaining Structural Instability – on the Derivation of the North African Capitalist State
Nikolai Huke: tba
Look at the lice: The socio-genesis of the capitalist state power: reappraisal of the state theories of Poulantzas and Bourdieu