Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS)

Cluster of Excellence that explores why liberal models of political, economic and social order have fallen into crisis. Bluesky: @scripts-berlin.eu

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

👋 Following the steps of partner institutions and other organisations worldwide, SCRIPTS is bidding farewell to Twitter. We no longer consider the platform an appropriate space for constructive discussions on our research topics.
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[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

#PublicationFriday There is a tension between religion and the liberal script. Political science often fail to address this issue at a fundamental level—the level of religion as such. An argument made by Dmitry Uzlaner in his Scripts Working Paper.
📑https://t.co/A53HjRiQv7

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

🌩️💭Discomfort serves as an epistemic and critical starting point for engaging with our socio-political world and its human rights issues.
This argument is made by Roberta Astolfi in her latest article. #PublicationFriday
📚Free acces: https://t.co/xvqCA1pZCx

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

📢Internationale Konferenz des @LiberaleModerne mit SCRIPTS-Professor Michael Zürn und weiteren spannenden Gästen.

Jetzt anmelden und dabei sein!
#Europa #USA #Demokratie

[LibMod - Zentrum Liberale Moderne @LiberaleModerne]

🚨🗽++ Einladung zur Internationalen Konferenz ++
Rethinking Liberalism – Herausforderungen für den Liberalismus in turbulenten Zeiten

🗓️ 16. Januar 2025, 09:30–20:00 Uhr
📌 Allianz Forum, Pariser Platz 6, 10117 Berlin

Angesichts des Wiederauflebens illiberaler Kräfte auf der ganzen Welt und des Aufstiegs des Populismus in den #USA und in ganz #Europa steht die liberale #Demokratie am Scheideweg. Es erwarten Sie anregende Diskussionen, frische Ideen und Networking-Möglichkeiten mit liberalen Köpfen aus aller Welt. Gemeinsam wollen wir die offene Gesellschaft neu beleben. Reservieren Sie sich Ihren Platz und nehmen Sie an der Diskussion teil!

Programm und Anmeldung:
🔗 https://t.co/TgKdt4rRgN

#RethinkingLiberalism #Democracy #LibMod

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

📢 Update: Der Short Talk mit Lora Anne Viola findet am 20. Januar 2025 statt – dem Tag der Inauguration von Donald Trump.

🇺🇸USA – Hysterie und Vernunft: Wir freuen uns auf eine kritische und lebendige Diskussion https://t.co/pkXMRMYsrL

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

❗ Wichtige Info: Der Short Talk „Nervöse Demokratie #3“ mit Lora Anne Viola findet NICHT morgen statt. Er wird auf Anfang 2025 verschoben.

Der neue Termin folgt bald. Danke für Ihr Verständnis!

https://t.co/cjAgmVHyWm

#SCRIPTS #ShortTalks

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

2024 was eventful for the liberal script 🌍. In 2025, SCRIPTS will remain committed to investigating contestations and their impact globally.

Happy holidays & best wishes for the New Year to all Scriptians & followers!🎄

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

💡The rising tide of populism in the US is challenging not merely because of its populist nature, but due to its exclusionary tendencies, which exacerbate societal divisions. #PublicationFriday

📑 Read more here: https://t.co/OZYbwlsFII

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

📢 Call for Applications - 2 PhD Positions at BGTS 👩‍🎓

⏰ deadline: January 31, 2025
🎯starting September 1, 2025
📰contracts are limited to three years
💰ca. 1.800 € net/month

📬 How to apply: https://t.co/158zVqMceK

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

❗ Wichtige Info: Der Short Talk „Nervöse Demokratie #3“ mit Lora Anne Viola findet NICHT morgen statt. Er wird auf Anfang 2025 verschoben.

Der neue Termin folgt bald. Danke für Ihr Verständnis!

https://t.co/cjAgmVHyWm

#SCRIPTS #ShortTalks

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

💡For this #PubilicationFriday our suggestion is the journal article „Introducing Academic Freedom in Constitutions: a new global dataset, 1789–2022“ by our postdoctoral researcher Janika Spannagel.

📑Read the complete article here: https://t.co/S5RPDeIQL9

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

🥂Wrapping up the year on a high note. SCRIPTS has presented its renewal proposal to the DFG appraisal committee.

In the next phase, we aim to explore the consequences of deepening contestations of the liberal script.

A big thank you to our incredible team! 💪

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

How do we define inclusion? What guides resource allocation? How does time shape progress?
Explore Perspectives of SCRIPTS, our new video series with 10 researchers, 5 perspectives – Borders, Orders, (Re-)Allocation, Temporality, Science. https://t.co/SXH9vEwUf5

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

🌍📚 Are international organisations (IOs) in the field of education truly as inclusive as they claim? A recent article by SCRIPTS’ researchers explores inclusivity in Global Education Governance.
Full article here: https://t.co/UKAiPgAS4d

#PublicationFriday #EducationPolicy

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

📣Join us next week for the Culture and International History VII Conference "Uncertain Boundaries"!

📅 When: 12 – 14 December
📍 Where: JFK Institute

Further Information: https://t.co/bVHAHkMHdB

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

Postdoc Roberta Astolfi opened up a world of political-philosophical thoughts at the Science Slam 2024! She talked about everyday situations that seem meaningless at first glance and describes a moment of irritation that opens up an exciting perspective. https://t.co/4LqSleWnDV

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

💬 Es handle sich aktuell nicht um eine Krise der Demokratie, sondern um eine demokratische Regression. #PublicationFriday

📖Lest hier mehr zu Michael Zürns' Kapitel „Weitere Beobachtungen zur demokratischen Regression und ihren Beobachtungen“: https://t.co/BTQvxj0f7V

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

📅 Am 18.12. geht’s weiter mit der Reihe „Nervöse Demokratie". Im Short Talk diskutiert Politologin Lora Anne Viola mit @GeorgDiez1 über den Transformationsschock der Demokratie nach 1989 und zentrale Spannungsfelder am Beispiel der USA. https://t.co/cjAgmVHyWm

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

Verschiedene feministische Theorieströmungen haben im Kern mehr (liberale) Gemeinsamkeiten, als oft wahrgenommen wird. Eine zentrale These von Gülay Çağlar in ihrem Beitrag, den wir Ihnen diesen #PublicationFriday empfehlen.

https://t.co/b7qAZq796z

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

📢 Einladung zur Debatte: Geschlechterfragen und Gewaltpotentiale

Diskutieren Sie mit uns über Gleichheit, Gerechtigkeit und den Umgang mit Geschlechterrollen:
🗓️12. November 2024, 18 Uhr
📍Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Hier anmelden: https://t.co/YorSQRASFY

[Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) @scriptsberlin]

It is the tensions between the different components of the liberal script – like market efficiency & social justice – that are at the heart of the challenges against it.
📘 Read more about it in the third volume of OUP book series here: https://t.co/vSvStiQFYC