(Source: University of Helsinki)
We learned
of a Call for Papers for a conference on liberal doctrine (including in relation to law) in the
past 100 years at the University of Helsinki. Here the call:
University of Helsinki, October 24th - 25th
2019
Keynotes: Quinn Slobodian (Wellesley), Werner
Bonefeld (York), Sonja Amadae (Helsinki)
Organized by the Centre of Excellence in Law,
Identity and the European Narratives (EuroStorie), Academy of Finland
The fate and future of liberalism is one of the
central questions of our times. In the European context, nationalist and
populist movements are challenging its central achievements: peace, economic
integration and the rule of law. Recent developments in Europe, the US and
Latin America have posed a serious threat to democratic institutions and
rule-based international order. All in all, the optimistic visions of the
post-1989 world are being replaced with more pessimistic accounts on the future
of liberalism. In February 2018, The Atlantic even called the “death
of liberalism” the biggest mass funeral since the “death of God”.
At the same time, the very concept of
liberalism suffers from several ambiguities. As a historical phenomenon and a
concept, liberalism has been used to denote a variety positions and dogmas from
extreme libertarianism to moderate forms of social liberalism, from value
liberalism to Third Way reformism. This concerns particularly the problematic concept
of neo-liberalism that evidently constitutes one of the key strains of
contemporary liberalism. Many see neoliberalism as the leading ideology of our
times, yet there are very few who actually call themselves neoliberal.
This conference seeks to bring analytic clarity
to the concepts of liberalism by investigating into its historical and
contemporary variations. We pay special attention to the various
reconfigurations of the liberal doctrine that emerged in the context of
interwar and post-WWII Europe (e.g. different forms of neo-liberalism, German
ordoliberalism, social liberalism). We invite presentations that
discuss particularly the theoretical underpinnings and intellectual
transformations of the liberal doctrine in the past 100 years with a focus on
the following questions:
What were the key theoretical and intellectual
questions that defined the emergence of different “new” liberalisms
(neo-liberalism, ordoliberalism, social liberalism etc.) in the interwar
period? What kinds of intellectual and philosophical resources they employed?
How should we understand the relation between
liberalism as a theoretical or moral-philosophical doctrine vs. political
movement? What were the main political strategies of different liberalisms?
How has contemporary liberalism employed the
conceptual and theoretical tools of individual sciences such as economics, law,
and political science?
The conference will be held at the University
of Helsinki, October 24-25, 2019. Please send your abstracts (max. 400
words) with relevant contact info to the address: liberalism2019@helsinki.fi by May 15, 2019. For practical
information, please consult our coordinator Dr. Heta Björklund (heta.bjorklund@helsinki.fi). The organizers are unfortunately
unable to assist with travel or accommodation arrangements or costs.
All
information here
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