Diesen Freitag ist die Podiumsdiskussion unseres Socialization Projects.
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Diesen Freitag findet die Buchdiskussion mit Oliver Nachtwey statt!

Reminder: diesen Freitag an der HU!

Hier gibt es Beiträge von Freunden und Personen des Centres for Social Critique zu lesen!

Unser Socialization Projekt wird am 24.4., 18:30 im Aquarium Fragen über Bodenpolitik und Eigentum in einer Paneldiskussion besprechen. Wie kann eine demokratische Verfügung über diese zentrale gesellschaftliche Ressource gestaltet werden?
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Recording of INDEP online Talk with Janina Urban and Solveig Degen on Democratising Investment in a Financialised Economy uploaded The recording of our recent online talk with Janina Urban and Solveig Degen – “Who Plans the Future? Democratising Investment in a Financialised Economy” has been uploaded to the INDEP YouTube channel...

The recording of our online talk in partnership with @ktbberlin.bsky.social, where Janina Urban and @solveigdegen.bsky.social discuss how investment could be democratised and socialised in a financialised capitalist economy, has been uploaded to our YouTube channel. www.indep.network/recording-of...

Neue Podcastfolge! Sabine Nuss spricht mit Rahel Jaeggi über Daniel Loicks "Gegengemeinschaften", mit Rückblick auf unsere Januar Veranstaltung mit D. Loick, Thomas Seibert und Charlie Ebert.
Verfügbar auf Spotify & Apple Podcasts.
Link zur Episode: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/podcast/podc...

Save the Date: Am 17.4., 18 Uhr, sprechen Rahel Jaeggi und Robin Celikates mit Oliver Nachtwey über die Analyse des aufkommenden Faschismus in seinem neuen Buch mit Carolin Amlinger, "Zerstörungslust - Elemente des demokratischen Faschismus".
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/regres...
@suhrkamp.de

Jürgen Habermas: Abschied von einem geistigen Giganten der deutschen Philosophie Jürgen Habermas war der letzte große Aufklärer der Bundesrepublik, der gezeigt hat, wie Verständigung, Debatte und demokratische Selbstkritik zusammengehören.

Wir trauern um Jürgen Habermas, der am 14. März 2026 verstorben ist.
Ein ausführlicher Nachruf wird demnächst veröffentlicht.

Martin Saar (Mitglied des Kollegiums des IfS) sprach gestern mit Simone Miller über Jürgen Habermas:
www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/juergen-habe...

What explains the fact that we are subject to a variety of social norms? What grounds their authority over us? On April 23d, 2pm-7pm, we will discuss Charlotte Witt's recently published & widely acclaimed book with her.
Register via the form on our website: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/social...

Tomorrow!

Part two is out now: Jacob Blumenfeld talks to Aaron Benanav about utopian thinking, economic rationality, and what it might actually mean to plan beyond capitalism.
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/podcast/podc...

PODCAST 15.1 — The Grounds of Planning I: John O’Neill on the Socialist Calculation Debate - KTB What does it mean to plan an economy rationally—and who gets to decide what counts as rational? In part one of this series on planning, Jacob Blumenfeld speaks with political economist and philosopher...

New Podcast Episode: In part 1 of this two-part series on planning, Jacob Blumenfeld speaks with political economist and philosopher John O’Neill about the socialist calculation debate and its legacy.
Listen to it here or on your usual podcast app: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/podcast/podc...

Save the Date: On March 10th, Q. Slobodian & B. Tarnoff will join us to present their new book on "Muskism", to discuss not just who Elon Musk is as a person but what he represents as an avatar of a technocratic ideology: a playbook for our postliberal age.
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/event/mus...

Full house at the critique of AI workshop today! ⚡️

organized by @cominsitu.bsky.social and @ktbberlin.bsky.social

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Save the Date - Our socialization project has invited Matteo Pasquinelli, Anna-Verena Nosthoff, Roland Meyer & Rainer Mühlhoff to discuss critical perspectives on AI on Monday, February 16th.
More information: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/critiq...

Save the Date - Our socialization project has invited Matteo Pasquinelli, Anna-Verena Nosthoff, Roland Meyer & Rainer Mühlhoff to discuss critical perspectives on AI on Monday, February 16th.
More information: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/critiq...

On Wednesday next week, Søren Mau will join us to talk about his book "Mute Compulsion" - a novel theory of the forms of abstract and impersonal power set in motion by the subjection of social life to the profit imperative.
More info: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/mute-c...
@sorenmau.bsky.social

NEW DATES - Our Benjamin Chair Dipesh Chakrabarty will hold this year's Benjamin Lectures on Tuesday June 23, Wednesday June 24 & Thursday June 25 at HKW. More information on what he will talk to us about can now be found on our website in EN and DE: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...

Podcast Relaunch - We are relaunching our podcast Critical Theory In Context with regular episodes, alternating in German & English, with our new regular hosts @sabinenuss.bsky.social & Jacob Blumenfeld.

Unsere neue Episode über das Jahresthema des Centres:
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/podcast/p...

NEW DATES - Our Benjamin Chair Dipesh Chakrabarty will hold this year's Benjamin Lectures on Tuesday June 23, Wednesday June 24 & Thursday June 25 at HKW. More information on what he will talk to us about can now be found on our website in EN and DE: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...

Morgen Abend im Lichthof Ost (HU Berlin Hauptgebäude):

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Save the Date: Am 30.1. diskutieren Christoph Menke, Katja Diefenbach, Helmut Draxler & Rahel Jaeggi über Krieg & den liberalen Diskurs darüber. Warum erscheint Krieg in diesem als Ausnahmezustand, nicht als instituierte Form von Herrschaft?
Mehr Infos: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/krieg-...

Our project 'Socialization in Theory and Practice: Democratizing Access to Land and Energy' now has its own website, including upcoming events, publications and resources on socialization and information about the project:
socializationproject.de

The deadline for applications by outside Berlin applicants and Phd students for our Summer School closes in 2 days on January 7th at 23:59! Apply by using the form on our website: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/summer_schoo...

A new episode of Future Histories Live!

This time I talk to Rabea Berfelde ( @ktbberlin.bsky.social, @humboldtuni.bsky.social) about socialisation, its history, and contemporary movements.

Recorded during the 2025 Rethinking Economics Summer School Switzerland.

Full Episode: buff.ly/EeUb9Wj

Save the Date: Zu unserer ersten Veranstaltung im neuen Jahr werden Rahel Jaeggi und Thomas Seibert mit Daniel Loick über sein Buch "Die Überlegenheit der Unterlegenen", Gegengemeinschaften, und die Frage des revolutionären Subjektes sprechen.
Mehr Infos: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/krise-...