Genocide. Contemporary philosophical and sociological perspectives / Universität Potsdam

Veranstalter:	Lepsiushaus Potsdam
Datum, Ort:	02.08.2013-03.08.2013, Potsdam, Universität Potsdam, Campus Neues Palais

Over the last two decades, the phenomenon of genocide has been the object of increasing philosophical and sociological re­search. Regret­tably, the results of this trend on either side re­mained all too often within the con­finements of their respective departments and did spark just sporadic mu­tual reception. How­ever, philosophy and sociology clearly could com­plement each other to further develop and explore the concept of genocide the­oretically. Similar arguments and perspectives are covered in so­cial philosophy, political philosophy, ontology, conflict theory, political sociology, and gender theory. Common questions are: What constitutes a group? Why and how do groups resort to geno­cide? How does genocide differ from other forms of political viol­ence and other “-cides”? What is the harm in destroying a group by means of genocidal acts? How can a gender perspective bring forth the field of genocide studies? What is the connection between historical reflections on genocide and philosophical/soci­ological insights of it?

The workshop addresses these questions above from a contem­porary perspective while also discussing the limits of theorizing about geno­cide in philosophy and sociology.

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2. August 2013

9.00-9.15
Begrüßung
Rolf Hosfeld (Academic Director Lepsiushaus Potsdam)

9.15-10.45
Genocide and social death
Claudia Card (University of Wisconsin)
Kommentar: Daniel Bultmann (Humboldt Universität Berlin)

10.45-11.00
Kaffeepause

11.00-12.30
On the difference between genocide and ethnocide: a conceptual clarification
Jean-Michel Chaumont (Université de catholique Louvain)
Kommentar: Martin Crook (University of London)

12.30-14.00
Mittag

14.00-15.30
A sociological perspective on the genocide/ecocide connection
Damien Short (University of London)
Kommentar: Dominik Pfeiffer (Philipps-Universität Marburg)

15.30-15.45
Kaffeepause

15.45-17.30
The institution of groups and genocidal acts
Petar Bojanić (University of Belgrade)
Kommentar: Roy Knocke (Lepsiushaus Potsdam/Ruhr-Universität Bochum)

3. August 2013

9.15-10.45
Von der Dialyse des Politischen zur genozidalen Gewalt. Zur Historizität menschlicher Sterblichkeit
Burkhard Liebsch (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Kommentar: Ruben Pfizenmaier (Freie Universität Berlin)

10.45-11-00
Kaffeepause

11.00-12.30
The problem of genocide in historical perspective
Martin Shaw (University of Roehampton)
Kommentar: Yvonne Kyriakides (University of Oxford)

12.30-14.00
Mittag

14.00-15.30
Genocide and moral otherness. Historical experience and ethical reflection in view of National Socialism and Bolshevism
Rolf Zimmermann (Universität Konstanz)
Kommentar: Roy Knocke (Lepsiushaus Potsdam/Ruhr- Universität Bochum)

15.30-15.45
Kaffeepause

15.45-17.30
Framing debates on victims of sexual violence
Robin May Schott (Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen)
Kommentar: TBA