One of our Faculty Members, Andrea Teti, will be delivering a public lecture in the Department of Politics and International Relations Seminar Series on Wednesday 13th September 2017, 2.00–4pm. The event will … Continue reading Andrea Teti on the Arab Spring and Democracy
Seminar by Professor Jeffrey Alexander (Yale) Wed 18th October at 2-4 in EWF61 What’s striking about the now-global discourse of “middle class” is that it references people who would once have been described, not as middle, but as working class. They are called “workers” and described as “hard working” and “struggling,” whether or not they … Continue reading Iconic Objects and the New Middle Class
Debates on Jeffrey Alexander’s magnum opus The Civil Sphere (2006) have been conducted mainly in his discipline of sociology, even though he makes reference to philosophy, legal theory and other disciplines. In this seminar, we will take advantage of Alexander’s visit to the University to engage with him from our own disciplines. Our discussion will focus on … Continue reading Civil Sphere Theory: An Interdisciplinary Debate
HOSTED BY THE CENTRE FOR CITIZENSHIP, CIVIL SOCIETY AND RULE OF LAW (CISRUL), UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN FRIDAY 20TH – SUNDAY 22ND OCTOBER, 2017 CONFERENCE SUMMARY Constitutional democracies by definition afford a range of opportunities for political expression including protest. Why, then, do some movements choose to engage in more radical forms of protest, such as civil disobedience, … Continue reading Civil Sphere and Radicalization
Public lecture by Professor Jeffrey Alexander Friday 20th October at 5 in New Kings 10 Early in June, 2012, in a featured op-ed in the New York Times, one of Germany’s most influential economists addressed the possibility of a bailout for Greece and other ailing European economies, declaring “it doesn’t make economic sense”. Hans-Werner Sinn … Continue reading The Societalization of Social Problems: Financial Crisis and Media Phone Hacking
