Colloquium

General Information

The research network organises an accompanying colloquium during the course of the project.
In addition to theoretical basics, the colloquium also provides insights into current research projects.
The colloquium usually takes place once a month, thursday from 4 to 6 pm (c.t.).

Winter Term 2023/24

  • 16 November 2023, 4:00-6:00 p.m. (University of Duisburg-Essen, Casino UDE, Reckhammerweg 3, 45141 Essen)
    “It’s impossible for the conditions at the flea market to go on like this!” Conflict and Compromise in the History of Leisure Activity, Dr. Stefan Zeppenfeld (Ruhr University Bochum)

    Stefan Zeppenfeld is a member of the research project “Cultures of Compromise” and a research associate at Ruhr University Bochum. His dissertation at the University of Potsdam, titled “Vom Gast zum Gastwirt? Türkische Arbeitswelten in Westberlin” (“From Guest to Host? Turkish Labour Worlds in West Berlin”) (2021) was awarded with the Science Prize 2020 by the Association for the History of Berlin. He is currently working in the field of leisure time and conflicts of interests.

    Further information on the event will follow shortly. We invite you to register for the event at kompromisskulturen@uni-due.de.

  • 11 January 2024, 4:00-6:00 p.m. (University of Münster, Forstberghaus, Domplatz 20-22, 48143 Münster)
    ”Compromise in the Late Medieval Feud:  Actors  - Forms  - Media”, Prof. Dr. Claudia Garnier (University of Vechta)

    Claudia Garnier, professor at the University of Vechta, researches particular cultural and social processes as well as communication structures in the Middle Ages and in early modern times.

    Further information on the event will follow shortly. We invite you to register for the event at kompromisskulturen@uni-due.de.

  • 25 January 2024, 4:00-6:00 p.m. (online via ZOOM)
    “Between Fear and Arrogance: Why No Compromise is Achieved in the Israel-Palestine Conflict”, Prof. em. José Brunner (Tel Aviv University)

    José Brunner, Prof. em. in law as well as history and philosophy of science, is particularly committed to the rights of Holocaust survivors. His research focuses on the history of compensation for Holocaust survivors in Germany and Israel. He has also worked on topics such as the history and politics of psychoanalysis and political thought.

    Further information to the event with ZOOM link will follow shortly. 

Summer Term 2023

  • 20.04.2023 (Essen): "Kompromissfähigkeit und Kompromisslosigkeit. Aspekte eines handlungstheoretischen Kompromissbegriffs" (Prof. Dr. Marcus Llanque Universität Augsburg)
  • 04.05.2023 (online): „Im Zweifel für den Kompromiss? Abwägungsprozesse und Urteilsfindungen in der mittelalterlichen Epik“ (Prof. Dr. Christiane Witthöft Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen)
  • 15.06.2023 (Essen): "Kompromisslos? Die politische Struktur des spätmittelalterlichen Frankreichs zwischen Konsensfiktion und offenem Konflikt" (Dr. Christoph Mauntel Universität Konstanz und Prof. Dr. Georg Jostkleigrewe Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg)
  • 03.07.2023 (online): Result Presentation - Working Group "History of Terms"

Winter Term 2022/23

  • 10.11.2022 (Essen): "Alles Konsens? Techniken und Termini der Konfliktregelung in Papstbriefen des 14. Jahrhunderts" (Dr. Jan-Hendryk de Boer, Universität Duisburg-Essen)
  • 24.11.2022 (Essen): "Der Kompromiss in Japan: Überlegungen zu Vergleichsperspektiven" (Julia Mariko Jacoby, Universität Duisburg-Essen)
  • 15.12.2022 (online): "Im Zweifel für den Kompromiss? Abwägungsprozesse und Urteilsfindungen in der mittelalterlichen Epik" (Prof. Dr. Christiane Witthöft Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen)
  • 19.01.2023 (online): "Der Kompromiss in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften" (Dr. Karsten Mause, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität-Münster)
  • 09.02.2023 (Essen): "Max-Weber Rezeption in Japan und der Kompromiss" (Prof. Dr. Masahiro Noguchi, Seikei University Tokio)

Summer Term 2022

  • 27.04.2022 (Essen): "Kompromisse bei Wertkonflikten" (Prof. Dr. Ulrich Willems, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität-Münster)
  • 12.05.2022 (online): "Kompromiss-Kulturen: Einige mögliche Aspekte ihrer Erforschung aus literatur- und medienwissenschaftlicher Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Rolf Parr, Universität Duisburg-Essen)
  • 19.05.2022 (Essen) "Narrative Path-Dependencies in Conflicts: Enabling or Precluding Compromise?" (Prof. Dr. Jens Gurr, Universität Duisburg-Essen)
  • 23.06.2022 (online): "Agonistic Compromise" (Dr. Manon Westphal, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität-Münster)