Historians On Democracy
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Register for our final event on June, 17th below:
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June 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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What does history tell us about the relationship between capitalism and liberal democracy today?
You don’t want to miss our final event:
Liberal Democracy & Capitalism
📅 June 17 | 🕚 11AM ET / 17:00 CET | 📍 Zoom
🔗 Register via link in bio!
#Democracy #Capitalism #Liberalism #HistoriansOnDemocracy
You don’t want to miss our final event:
Liberal Democracy & Capitalism
📅 June 17 | 🕚 11AM ET / 17:00 CET | 📍 Zoom
🔗 Register via link in bio!
#Democracy #Capitalism #Liberalism #HistoriansOnDemocracy
June 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
What does history tell us about the relationship between capitalism and liberal democracy today?
You don’t want to miss our final event:
Liberal Democracy & Capitalism
📅 June 17 | 🕚 11AM ET / 17:00 CET | 📍 Zoom
🔗 Register via link in bio!
#Democracy #Capitalism #Liberalism #HistoriansOnDemocracy
You don’t want to miss our final event:
Liberal Democracy & Capitalism
📅 June 17 | 🕚 11AM ET / 17:00 CET | 📍 Zoom
🔗 Register via link in bio!
#Democracy #Capitalism #Liberalism #HistoriansOnDemocracy
What can Weimar teach us about democracy under pressure?
David Abraham (University of Miami) brings deep insight into the collapse of social democracy, citizenship, and the legal challenges of capitalist states.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
David Abraham (University of Miami) brings deep insight into the collapse of social democracy, citizenship, and the legal challenges of capitalist states.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
June 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
What can Weimar teach us about democracy under pressure?
David Abraham (University of Miami) brings deep insight into the collapse of social democracy, citizenship, and the legal challenges of capitalist states.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
David Abraham (University of Miami) brings deep insight into the collapse of social democracy, citizenship, and the legal challenges of capitalist states.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
What happens when the left runs out of time?
Daniel Judt (Yale) studies how intellectuals responded to neoliberalism’s collapse of historical possibility, bridging labor history and political theory.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
Daniel Judt (Yale) studies how intellectuals responded to neoliberalism’s collapse of historical possibility, bridging labor history and political theory.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
June 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
What happens when the left runs out of time?
Daniel Judt (Yale) studies how intellectuals responded to neoliberalism’s collapse of historical possibility, bridging labor history and political theory.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
Daniel Judt (Yale) studies how intellectuals responded to neoliberalism’s collapse of historical possibility, bridging labor history and political theory.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
What do white supremacist women reveal about U.S. political culture?
Rebecca Brückmann (Carleton College) examines segregationist activism and its entanglement with race, gender, and the transnational Black diaspora.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
Rebecca Brückmann (Carleton College) examines segregationist activism and its entanglement with race, gender, and the transnational Black diaspora.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
June 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
What do white supremacist women reveal about U.S. political culture?
Rebecca Brückmann (Carleton College) examines segregationist activism and its entanglement with race, gender, and the transnational Black diaspora.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
Rebecca Brückmann (Carleton College) examines segregationist activism and its entanglement with race, gender, and the transnational Black diaspora.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
How can we critique capitalism without losing sight of transformation?
Rahel Jaeggi (Humboldt University), a leading figure in critical theory, explores alienation, freedom, and the normative foundations of social critique.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
Rahel Jaeggi (Humboldt University), a leading figure in critical theory, explores alienation, freedom, and the normative foundations of social critique.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
June 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
How can we critique capitalism without losing sight of transformation?
Rahel Jaeggi (Humboldt University), a leading figure in critical theory, explores alienation, freedom, and the normative foundations of social critique.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
Rahel Jaeggi (Humboldt University), a leading figure in critical theory, explores alienation, freedom, and the normative foundations of social critique.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
What happens when liberalism loses its hope?
Samuel Moyn (Yale) confronts the legacy of Cold War liberalism and calls for a more ambitious, justice-driven future in Liberalism Against Itself.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
Samuel Moyn (Yale) confronts the legacy of Cold War liberalism and calls for a more ambitious, justice-driven future in Liberalism Against Itself.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
June 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
What happens when liberalism loses its hope?
Samuel Moyn (Yale) confronts the legacy of Cold War liberalism and calls for a more ambitious, justice-driven future in Liberalism Against Itself.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
Samuel Moyn (Yale) confronts the legacy of Cold War liberalism and calls for a more ambitious, justice-driven future in Liberalism Against Itself.
June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom
Register via link in bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
What does history tell us about the relationship between capitalism and liberal democracy today?
You don’t want to miss our final event:
Liberal Democracy & Capitalism
📅 June 17 | 🕚 11AM ET / 17:00 CET | 📍 Zoom
🔗 Register via link in bio!
#Democracy #Capitalism #Liberalism #HistoriansOnDemocracy
You don’t want to miss our final event:
Liberal Democracy & Capitalism
📅 June 17 | 🕚 11AM ET / 17:00 CET | 📍 Zoom
🔗 Register via link in bio!
#Democracy #Capitalism #Liberalism #HistoriansOnDemocracy
June 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
What does history tell us about the relationship between capitalism and liberal democracy today?
You don’t want to miss our final event:
Liberal Democracy & Capitalism
📅 June 17 | 🕚 11AM ET / 17:00 CET | 📍 Zoom
🔗 Register via link in bio!
#Democracy #Capitalism #Liberalism #HistoriansOnDemocracy
You don’t want to miss our final event:
Liberal Democracy & Capitalism
📅 June 17 | 🕚 11AM ET / 17:00 CET | 📍 Zoom
🔗 Register via link in bio!
#Democracy #Capitalism #Liberalism #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Join us for the 6th panel of "Historians on Democracy"!
David Abraham, Rebecca Brueckmann, Rahel Jaeggi, Daniel Judt and Samuel Moyn will discuss "Liberal Democracy and Capitalism" - in the past, present and future.
Tue, June 17, 11 a.m. EST/17 o'clock CET.
Registration: shorturl.at/ZVgGI
David Abraham, Rebecca Brueckmann, Rahel Jaeggi, Daniel Judt and Samuel Moyn will discuss "Liberal Democracy and Capitalism" - in the past, present and future.
Tue, June 17, 11 a.m. EST/17 o'clock CET.
Registration: shorturl.at/ZVgGI
June 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Join us for the 6th panel of "Historians on Democracy"!
David Abraham, Rebecca Brueckmann, Rahel Jaeggi, Daniel Judt and Samuel Moyn will discuss "Liberal Democracy and Capitalism" - in the past, present and future.
Tue, June 17, 11 a.m. EST/17 o'clock CET.
Registration: shorturl.at/ZVgGI
David Abraham, Rebecca Brueckmann, Rahel Jaeggi, Daniel Judt and Samuel Moyn will discuss "Liberal Democracy and Capitalism" - in the past, present and future.
Tue, June 17, 11 a.m. EST/17 o'clock CET.
Registration: shorturl.at/ZVgGI
Reposted by Historians On Democracy
Join us for the 6th panel of "Historians on Democracy"!
David Abraham, Rebecca Brueckmann, Rahel Jaeggi, Daniel Judt and Samuel Moyn will discuss "Liberal Democracy and Capitalism" - in the past, present and future.
Tue, June 17, 11 a.m. EST/17 o'clock CET.
Registration: shorturl.at/ZVgGI
David Abraham, Rebecca Brueckmann, Rahel Jaeggi, Daniel Judt and Samuel Moyn will discuss "Liberal Democracy and Capitalism" - in the past, present and future.
Tue, June 17, 11 a.m. EST/17 o'clock CET.
Registration: shorturl.at/ZVgGI
June 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Join us for the 6th panel of "Historians on Democracy"!
David Abraham, Rebecca Brueckmann, Rahel Jaeggi, Daniel Judt and Samuel Moyn will discuss "Liberal Democracy and Capitalism" - in the past, present and future.
Tue, June 17, 11 a.m. EST/17 o'clock CET.
Registration: shorturl.at/ZVgGI
David Abraham, Rebecca Brueckmann, Rahel Jaeggi, Daniel Judt and Samuel Moyn will discuss "Liberal Democracy and Capitalism" - in the past, present and future.
Tue, June 17, 11 a.m. EST/17 o'clock CET.
Registration: shorturl.at/ZVgGI
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Link to recordings of previous panels (The Role of Civil Society, Democratic Institutions, On Transatlantic Alliances & The Rule of Law): shorturl.at/IG7OX
@maxweberstiftung.de @ghiwashington.bsky.social @historians.org @samuelmoyn.bsky.social @rahelj.bsky.social
@maxweberstiftung.de @ghiwashington.bsky.social @historians.org @samuelmoyn.bsky.social @rahelj.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Link to recordings of previous panels (The Role of Civil Society, Democratic Institutions, On Transatlantic Alliances & The Rule of Law): shorturl.at/IG7OX
@maxweberstiftung.de @ghiwashington.bsky.social @historians.org @samuelmoyn.bsky.social @rahelj.bsky.social
@maxweberstiftung.de @ghiwashington.bsky.social @historians.org @samuelmoyn.bsky.social @rahelj.bsky.social
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And the recording of the 1st panel "What was, what is, and what can be done?" in the series "Historians on Democracy" can be watched here: shorturl.at/IG7OX
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
June 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
And the recording of the 1st panel "What was, what is, and what can be done?" in the series "Historians on Democracy" can be watched here: shorturl.at/IG7OX
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
#HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Does a constitution matter as text or as a culture? Is the German legal system more resilient against authoritarianism than the one in the US? What happens if elites don't abide by court rulings? And can constitutional emotions save democracy?
Some great answers:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-r...
Some great answers:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-r...
Historians on Democracy #5: The Rule of Law
YouTube video by Max Weber Stiftung
www.youtube.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Does a constitution matter as text or as a culture? Is the German legal system more resilient against authoritarianism than the one in the US? What happens if elites don't abide by court rulings? And can constitutional emotions save democracy?
Some great answers:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-r...
Some great answers:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-r...
Reposted by Historians On Democracy
Thanks to the speakers for another highly illuminating panel of #HistoriansOnDemocracy!
@maxweberstiftung.de @historians.org @ghiwashington.bsky.social
@maxweberstiftung.de @historians.org @ghiwashington.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Thanks to the speakers for another highly illuminating panel of #HistoriansOnDemocracy!
@maxweberstiftung.de @historians.org @ghiwashington.bsky.social
@maxweberstiftung.de @historians.org @ghiwashington.bsky.social
Join us tomorrow!!
Tues, June 3 | 11AM EST / 17 CET
🎙️ Part 5 of Historians on Democracy: The Rule of Law
Join top scholars for a transatlantic convo on democracy, justice & power.
🔗 Register: Link in Bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy #RuleOfLaw #DemocracyNow
Tues, June 3 | 11AM EST / 17 CET
🎙️ Part 5 of Historians on Democracy: The Rule of Law
Join top scholars for a transatlantic convo on democracy, justice & power.
🔗 Register: Link in Bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy #RuleOfLaw #DemocracyNow
June 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Join us tomorrow!!
Tues, June 3 | 11AM EST / 17 CET
🎙️ Part 5 of Historians on Democracy: The Rule of Law
Join top scholars for a transatlantic convo on democracy, justice & power.
🔗 Register: Link in Bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy #RuleOfLaw #DemocracyNow
Tues, June 3 | 11AM EST / 17 CET
🎙️ Part 5 of Historians on Democracy: The Rule of Law
Join top scholars for a transatlantic convo on democracy, justice & power.
🔗 Register: Link in Bio
#HistoriansOnDemocracy #RuleOfLaw #DemocracyNow
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Or follow the livestream at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-r...
@maxweberstiftung.de @historians.org @aaup.bsky.social @thenewschool.bsky.social @ghiwashington.bsky.social
@maxweberstiftung.de @historians.org @aaup.bsky.social @thenewschool.bsky.social @ghiwashington.bsky.social
Historians on Democracy #5: The Rule of Law
YouTube video by Max Weber Stiftung
www.youtube.com
June 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Reminder! Tomorrow the 5th panel of “Historians on Democracy” will discuss "The Rule of Law" in the past and present of democracy, in the US and beyond. Join Deborah S. Gonzalez, Benjamin C. Hett, Mohamed Camara, Samuel Miner and Ute Frevert at 11 a.m. EST/17 CET. Registr.: shorturl.at/YnnlH
June 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Reminder! Tomorrow the 5th panel of “Historians on Democracy” will discuss "The Rule of Law" in the past and present of democracy, in the US and beyond. Join Deborah S. Gonzalez, Benjamin C. Hett, Mohamed Camara, Samuel Miner and Ute Frevert at 11 a.m. EST/17 CET. Registr.: shorturl.at/YnnlH
Introducing our next speaker this upcoming Tuesday-
Samuel Miner is a historian of democracy and law. His work tackles how legal systems face political crisis, and how democracies survive—or don’t—in polarized societies. #HistoriansOnDemocracy
Samuel Miner is a historian of democracy and law. His work tackles how legal systems face political crisis, and how democracies survive—or don’t—in polarized societies. #HistoriansOnDemocracy
May 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Introducing our next speaker this upcoming Tuesday-
Samuel Miner is a historian of democracy and law. His work tackles how legal systems face political crisis, and how democracies survive—or don’t—in polarized societies. #HistoriansOnDemocracy
Samuel Miner is a historian of democracy and law. His work tackles how legal systems face political crisis, and how democracies survive—or don’t—in polarized societies. #HistoriansOnDemocracy
We are excited to hear from Mohamed Camara (Columbia Law) this upcoming Tuesday. He explores law, justice, and power across African and diasporic contexts. His work critiques human rights courts and mass incarceration with sharp legal insight. #HistoriansOnDemo
May 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We are excited to hear from Mohamed Camara (Columbia Law) this upcoming Tuesday. He explores law, justice, and power across African and diasporic contexts. His work critiques human rights courts and mass incarceration with sharp legal insight. #HistoriansOnDemo
Meet Deborah Gonzalez, Director of the Immigration Clinic at Roger Williams Univ. School of Law. A fierce advocate for immigrants’ rights, she brings decades of legal experience in removal defense, asylum, and humanitarian relief. #HistoriansOnDemocracy
May 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Meet Deborah Gonzalez, Director of the Immigration Clinic at Roger Williams Univ. School of Law. A fierce advocate for immigrants’ rights, she brings decades of legal experience in removal defense, asylum, and humanitarian relief. #HistoriansOnDemocracy
This Tuesday, we are excited to hear from- Benjamin Hett, Prof. of History at Hunter College & CUNY Grad Center, is a leading expert on the Weimar Republic. Author of The Death of Democracy, he explores how democracies fall and authoritarian regimes rise. #HistoriansOnDemocracy
May 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This Tuesday, we are excited to hear from- Benjamin Hett, Prof. of History at Hunter College & CUNY Grad Center, is a leading expert on the Weimar Republic. Author of The Death of Democracy, he explores how democracies fall and authoritarian regimes rise. #HistoriansOnDemocracy
What’s the relevance of the rule of law in the past and present of democracy?
Reminder: Join the 5th panel in the Historians on Democracy series:
June 3
11 AM EST / 17 CET
🎙 Featuring:
Deborah Gonzalez
Benjamin C. Hett
Mohamed Camara
Samuel Miner
Ute Frevert
Reminder: Join the 5th panel in the Historians on Democracy series:
June 3
11 AM EST / 17 CET
🎙 Featuring:
Deborah Gonzalez
Benjamin C. Hett
Mohamed Camara
Samuel Miner
Ute Frevert
May 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
What’s the relevance of the rule of law in the past and present of democracy?
Reminder: Join the 5th panel in the Historians on Democracy series:
June 3
11 AM EST / 17 CET
🎙 Featuring:
Deborah Gonzalez
Benjamin C. Hett
Mohamed Camara
Samuel Miner
Ute Frevert
Reminder: Join the 5th panel in the Historians on Democracy series:
June 3
11 AM EST / 17 CET
🎙 Featuring:
Deborah Gonzalez
Benjamin C. Hett
Mohamed Camara
Samuel Miner
Ute Frevert
Reposted by Historians On Democracy
What's the relevance of "The Rule of Law" in the past and present of democracy, in the US and beyond? Join the 5th panel of “Historians on Democracy” on June 3, 11 a.m. EST/17 CET. With Deborah S. Gonzalez, Benjamin C. Hett, Mohamed Camara, Samuel Miner and Ute Frevert. Registr.: shorturl.at/YnnlH
May 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
What's the relevance of "The Rule of Law" in the past and present of democracy, in the US and beyond? Join the 5th panel of “Historians on Democracy” on June 3, 11 a.m. EST/17 CET. With Deborah S. Gonzalez, Benjamin C. Hett, Mohamed Camara, Samuel Miner and Ute Frevert. Registr.: shorturl.at/YnnlH
“The Iraq War did not end because someone realized that the moral case against it was powerful, but when it collapsed into a maelstrom of chaos and death that the administration could not manage. Realistically, we are waiting for a major blunder to delegitimize the Trump presidency.”
– Jeremy Varon
– Jeremy Varon
May 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
“The Iraq War did not end because someone realized that the moral case against it was powerful, but when it collapsed into a maelstrom of chaos and death that the administration could not manage. Realistically, we are waiting for a major blunder to delegitimize the Trump presidency.”
– Jeremy Varon
– Jeremy Varon
“We have been living through a deliberate disorientation of morality to indoctrinate a group feeling of superiority to vulnerable others… To fulfill that theft and confuse others, there has been an aggressive attempt to rehierarchialize human value.”
– Dagmar Herzog
– Dagmar Herzog
May 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“We have been living through a deliberate disorientation of morality to indoctrinate a group feeling of superiority to vulnerable others… To fulfill that theft and confuse others, there has been an aggressive attempt to rehierarchialize human value.”
– Dagmar Herzog
– Dagmar Herzog