Workshop: Theories of Territory beyond Westphalia (Frankfurt)

Das neue Semester wirft seine Schatten voraus und allmählich trudeln die ersten Workshop-Ankündigungen hier ein. So z.B. der Workshop „Theories of Territory beyond Wesphalia“, der am Donnerstag, den 25., und Freitag, den 26. Oktober 2012, stattfindet und von Ayelet Banai und Jens Steffek im Rahmen der Kollegsforschergruppe Justitia Amplificata organisiert wird. Vorträge gibt es unter anderem von Anna Stiltz, Nico Krisch und David Miller, stattfinden tut das Ganze auf dem Westend Campus der Goethe-Universität. Eine Beschreibung findet ihr unten, ein ausführliches Programm auf der Webseite. Um kostenfreie Registrierung wird gebeten.
Workshop on „Theories of Territory beyond Westphalia“, October 25-26, 2012 Frankfurt
After a period of neglect, the concepts of territory and territorial rights receive renewed attention in political philosophy and international relations theory. Who should have territorial rights? Are they private or public? How do groups or individuals come to be the legitimate holders of these rights in a particular territory? What do territorial rights amount to, in respect to the use of resources and exclusion of outsiders? These questions are now on the agenda of a growing field of research.
As a contribution to these debates, this workshop will explore the principle of territoriality itself: in which relevant senses should should law and politics remain territoriality bounded in an age of global governance? And how does our answer to this question affect normative, philosophical and empirical-analytical theories of territoriality? Our workshop will bring together, into a common discussion, perspectives from international relations, political science, political philosophy and international law.
Speakers:
Chris Armstrong, University of Southampton
Ayelet Banai, Goethe University – Frankfurt
Neera Chandhoke, University of DelhiFrank Dietrich, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Nico Krisch, Hertie School of Governance Berlin
David Miller, Oxford University
Margaret Moore, Queen’s University
Peter Niesen, Technische Universität Darmstadt
Cara Nine, University College Cork
Jens Steffek, Technische Universität Darmstadt
Anna Stilz, Princeton University
Christopher H. Wellman, Washington University in St. Louis
Attendance is free, but registration is required for organization and catering purposes. Places are limited, and will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
In order to register, please contact Ms Valérie Bignon by October 5th, at: bignon@em.uni-frankfurt.de