The idea is to confront current trends of democratic decay and executive self-aggrandizement with Bentham’s idea of a thoroughly political constitutionalism, and the lessons it might hold for today. Hamburg, Nov. 21-22, 2025. Thanks to Tim Reuscher and Smilla Zierau for the posters ...

Die Eule der Minerva überlegt noch, ob sie nicht vielleicht ausnahmsweise doch mal in der Morgensonne fliegen sollte.

Nachtrag zur gehaltvollen Sektionstagung in Erlangen: Eno Trimcev erschließt den Theoretiker*innen die Geheimnisse der Voegelin-Bibliothek.

Line-up for this year's Constellations conference.

Last but not least, there is a response from @peterniesen.bsky.social, whose work on Demokratiewissenschaft inspired this project and to whom the SI is dedicated. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Spontan angekündigte Uni-weite Sparmaßnahmen, die von der Fakultät durch Nicht-ausschreibung weitergegeben werden.

Die Politikwissenschaft an der Universität Hamburg droht eine Professur für Internationale Beziehungen zu verlieren. Bitte teilt und unterschreibt den Protestbrief auf uhh-ib-erhalten.de

Eine Ausschreibung für eine Dauerstelle als Senior Lecturer in den Lehramtsstudiengängen Sozialwissenschaften an der Universität Hamburg. Danke fürs Teilen!
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The 'Joerges issue' just dropped- Law, Conflict and Transformation. Thank you @annabeckers.bsky.social, @vbogoesky.bsky.social, @stevenklein.bsky.social, @annapeychev.bsky.social, @mariaweimer.bsky.social, and others for brilliance and patience.

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... @clandwehr.bsky.social, @cordschmelzle.bsky.social , Carmen Pavel, Katrin Flikschuh, Bill Scheuerman, the three editors and the indefatigable @artsofdenial.bsky.social David Owen for their contributions. Contains my response to critics.

From a workshop in May 2024 that has now resulted in a special issue on *Demokratiewissenschaft* in the journals.sagepub.com/home/ipt, OnlineFirst. Many thanks to @mpatberg.bsky.social , @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social and Oliver Eberl for organizing and editing, @proftonylang.bsky.social for hosting, ..

Here's now Ben Schupman's response to my critique of his 2024 book, Democracy Despite Itself (OUP).
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Wieder Niendorf?

After the Overlapping Consensus. One-day workshop, Hamburg University next Thursday. All welcome, please register.

Our article is out! We argue that formal citizenship isn’t enough when citizens with a perceived immigration background are still treated as guests in their own home.

Read it here: doi.org/10.1515/mopp...

Two upcoming public lectures diagnosing the state of Trump's America. All welcome.

Kommenden Montag diskutieren wir im Warburghaus Wolfgang Künnes opus magnum "Bernard Bolzano" (Frankfurt/M. 2024, 4 Bde., 2500 S.). Bei Interesse teile ich den Zoom-Link.

The philosopher Felmon Davis passed away on May 7, 2025 in his adopted home of Mannheim, Germany. He is one of the people for whom the term 'irreplaceable' was invented. My obituary is at www.academia.edu/129272441/Fe...

Hummelsbüttel?

Have been lured back into the debate on militant democracy by @bas2181.bsky.social Ben Schupmann's book, Democracy Despite Itself. Here's our exchange now in Philosophy and Social Criticism. journals.sagepub.com/eprint/RKFGC...

Should be: "meets admirers".