Legalist assaults on democracy
Hitler Welcomed by Von Hindenburg, 1933. Copyright Allan Grey via Flickr
Legalist Assaults on democracy
A seminar by Ivan Ermakoff
February 15, 2022
14:00-16:30
Sciences Po, campus de Paris
Bilingual seminar online and in-person
The twentieth century witnessed the emergence of a type of anti-democratic challenges in which contenders for exclusive state power framed their power bids in a legalist fashion. The purpose of this presentation will be to analyze the modalities and the impact of this type of authoritarian challenges in light of a case that lays bare the logic of the processes at play with particular clarity: the National Socialists’ dismantling of democratic institutions in 1933.
Discussant: Claire ANDRIEU (Sciences Po, CHSP)
Ivan Ermakoff is Sewell-Bascom Professor of Sociology - affiliated with the Department of History and the Center for Jewish Studies - at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research agenda is centered on the dynamics of collective interactions, modes of governance and transition process in conflict-ridden conjunctures.
Suggested supplementary readings
- «Frail Democracy», in Militant Democracy, Political Science, law, and Philosophy, ed. by Afshin Ellian and Bastiaan Rijpkema (Springer 2018), pp. 47-60
- «Law against the Rule of Law: Assaulting Democracy», Journal of Law and Society, Vol. 47, n°1, Oct. 2020, pp. S164-S186
- «Preface», Ruling Oneself Out: A Theory of Collective Abdications (Duke University Press, 2008)
CfP | International conference Political history today: exploring new themes
International conference Political history today: exploring new themes
23-24 June 2022, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Call for proposals for panels on new and urgent themes
Five years after successfully taking stock of the “State of the Art in the History of Politics” (The Hague, 2017), next Summer, the Association for Political History (APH) and the Dutch national Research School Political History (RSPH/OPG) organize a two-day follow-up conference in Amsterdam to revisit the field and explore new themes in the history of politics
Aims
For one, we urge all historians in the field to join us in a reflection on the concepts, methods, and sources for political history. What is it that we do when we study political history? What is the timeframe and the spatial dimension of histories of the political? What theories, concepts, and examples from the subdisciplines of history, the social and other sciences help us explain continuity and change in political history? How do old and new methods of inquiry and older and newer types of sources affect our work? What changes do we see in the fields of collaboration, funding and publishing our research? How will articles and books relate to newer forms, such as websites, podcasts, blogs, documentaries, and even plays or movies? This reflection will be triggered by three
internationally reputed speakers and related roundtables.
Next to that, we aim to highlight new and urgent themes that have been introduced to the field over the last couple of years. These include new perspectives on the histories of decolonization, as well as the rise of the global in Cold War studies. Research projects on global activism, on climate change and the environment, poverty, or migration, and its impact on local, regional, national, and international politics seem to beg for attention too. In addition, as a last example, histories of democracy, freedom, and parliamentarianism have certainly tried to help us understand, and maybe even overcome, the challenges of populism and authoritarian leadership. In other words, what do
we have to contribute, not only to the academic debate on things political, but also to the political issues of our time and how can we try to impact today’s, and tomorrow’s, crucial societal debates.
The conference will stage these new themes in eight panels.
Call for Applications | Sciences Po visiting Faculty Global Program
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Call for Applications - Sciences Po Visiting Faculty Global Program
2022-2023 Academic year
Sciences Po is calling for outstanding applications for visiting faculty from around the world.
In the 2022-2023 academic year, Sciences Po will open two visiting faculty positions in the social sciences, for up to a semester-long each (6-weeks minimum).
Sciences Po is an international research university, both selective and open to the world, ranking among the finest institutions in the fields of humanities and social sciences. Sciences Po stands out for combining approaches and confronting different worldviews. This tradition of diversity and multidisciplinary approach makes Sciences Po a reputed player in academic research through its scientific output, an internationally recognized teaching university and an active participant in public date, representing a forum where thought meets action.
Historical Archives of the European Union | 2021/04
Historical Archives of the European Union | 2021/04
- Transfers and New Collections
- Spotlight on Research Grant Recipientss
- Outreach and Educational Activities
IEG Fellowships for Doctoral Students
Actualité Sciences Po
The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) awards 8–10 fellowships for international doctoral students in European history, the history of religion, historical theology, or other historical disciplines.
The IEG funds PhD projects on European history from the early modern period until 1989/90. We are particularly interested in projects
- with a comparative or cross-border approach,
- on European history in its relation to the wider world, or
- on topics of intellectual and religious history.
What we offer
The IEG Fellowships provide a unique opportunity to pursue your individual PhD project while living and working for 6–12 months at the Institute in Mainz. The monthly stipend is € 1,350. Additionally, you can apply for family or child allowance.
Requirements
During the fellowship you are required to reside at the Institute in Mainz. You actively participate in the IEG's research community, the weekly colloquia and scholarly activities. We expect you to present your work at least once during your fellowship. The IEG preferably supports the writing up of dissertations; it will not provide funding for preliminary research, language courses or the revision of book manuscripts. PhD theses continue to be supervised under the auspices of the fellows' home universities. We expect proficiency in English and a sufficient command of German to participate in discussions at the Institute. The IEG encourages applications from women.
Application
Please combine all of your application materials except for the application form into a single PDF and send your application to: application@ieg-mainz.de
Letters of recommendation should be submitted directly by the referees. You may write in either English or German; we recommend that you use the language in which you are most proficient.
You can download the application form here.
The IEG has two deadlines each year for IEG Fellowships: February 15 and August 15.
The next deadline for applications is February 15, 2022.
Please direct your questions concerning the IEG Fellowship Programme to
Joke Kabbert: fellowship@ieg-mainz.de
Contact Info:
Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG)
Head of Research Fellowship Programme
Joke Kabbert, M. A.
Alte Universitaetsstrasse 19
55116 Mainz
Germany
Contact Email: fellowship@ieg-mainz.de
URL: https://www.ieg-mainz.de/en/fellowships
