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Symposium: Liberal Democracy and its Challenges for Education and for Political Science
none Background The rise of authoritarian leadership and ideologies in Europe and beyond challenges the very basis of liberal democratic societies and their universities. Simultaneously, the weaknesses of liberal democratic institutions are visible in the ...
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Peer-to-Peer Learning Center for Excellence: Human rights, religion and global dialogue
none In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and The American University of Paris (AUP) are organizing a Peer-to-Peer Learning Center ...
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The Urgent Case for Defashion: Is sustainable fashion enough or do we need to defashion?
none Image https://www.aup.edu/sites/default/files/images/widget-assets/image/WebsiteEventFeature.jpg 0 Fashion Talks at AUP 2023/24: Between De-Growth, De-Fashion & Re-Distribution – Sara Arnold: The Urgent Case for Defashion: In this talk on fashion ...
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Made Against. Repenser la dimension politique du vêtement
none Image https://www.aup.edu/sites/default/files/images/widget-assets/image/2023%20-%20Made%20Against%20WebsiteEventFeature%202.png 0 Made Against. Repenser la dimension politique du vêtement La séance de séminaire Cultures et Histoires de mode du 12 oc ...
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Solidarity in Polarized Times: Isabelle Aubert and Rainer Forst
none On October 11th, the Center for Critical Democracy Studies will host Professors Isabelle Aubert (Panthéon-Sorbonne) and Rainer Forst (Goethe-Universität) for “Solidarity in Polarized Times,” an event which will bring both thinkers together for a disc ...
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From utopia to real possibilities. How can critical social science contribute to political strategy? with Laurent Jeanpierre
none This conference will address questions of hope and powerlessness and their interplay in contemporary societies, as well as the role that social sciences can play in the renewal of our collective emancipatory imagination. 100 Image https://www.aup.edu ...
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Cooperation: A Political, Economic, and Social Theory. A discussion on Bernard E. Harcourt's latest book
none Liberal democracy is in crisis around the world, unable to address pressing problems such as climate change. There is, however, another path- cooperation democracy. From consumer co-ops to credit unions, worker cooperatives to insurance mutuals, nonp ...
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A Working-Class Ecological Perspective on Just Transition: The GKN Case Study
none Image https://www.aup.edu/sites/default/files/images/widget-assets/image/28eco-sotto-gkn-fonte-facebook.jpg 0 On 9 July 2021, more than 450 metalworkers received a dismissal email from Melrose Industries, the private equity fund that used to own GKN ...
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Over Yet Unresolved: The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, from Self Determination to Ethnic Cleansing
none The Schaeffer Center for the study of Genocide, Human Rights and Conflict Prevention has invited Taline Papazian to AUP to speak about the ongoing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Taline Papazian is a political scientist. She has published and taught at ...
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Justice Lab Presents: Law in Action
none The Justice Lab bridges the gap between academia and practice. Utilizing insights derived from its research projects, the Justice Lab aims to examine the role of courts in addressing global challenges. During the Justice Lab event, we will present ou ...