The European financial crisis and the failures of climate politics call for a revisited political theory. What role do scientific facts about climate change and social facts about immigration and political identity play in the determination and justification of political and social norms? The purpose of this conference is to discuss two sets of questions. First\, what relevance do facts have in normative political theory? Second\, what relevance do norms have in the empirical political and social sciences? Jerry Cohen distinguished fact-sensitive from fact-insensitive principles. The fact-insensitive principles have attracted a lot of attention. Furthermore\, scholarly attention has been given to questions of ideal and non-ideal theory. Yet\, several questions remain. What is the nature of fact-sensitive principles? How are fact-sensitive principles related to fact-insensitive principles? Examining these and other questions\, the conference addresses disagreements about what political theory can and should provide. Do we need a political theory for "earthlings" or "space enterprises"? These and related questions will be addressed.
\nThe conference is kindly sponsored by Centre for European Politics and Nordic Network for Political Ethics.
\nPROGRAMME DAY 1
\nThursday 22 August 2013
\n9.30-9-45am
\nIntroduction
\nSECTION 1: FACTS &\; JUSTICE
\n9.45-10.45am
\nDavid Estlund \;(University of Brown) &rdquo\;Bad facts&rdquo\;
\n10.45-11.15am: Coffee/tea
\n11.15am-12.15pm
\nPablo Gilabert \;(Concordia University) &ldquo\;Dynamic Feasibility\, Principles of Justice\, and All-Things-Considered Political Judgment&rdquo\;
\n12.15-1.15pm
\nPatti Lenard \;(University of Ottawa) &ldquo\;Achieving Justice in Migration: Which Facts Matter?&rdquo\;
\n1.15-2.15pm: Lunch
\nSECTION 2: FACTS &\; LEGITIMACY
\n2.15-3.15pm
\nAyelet Banai \;(University of Frankfurt) "Statism in Human Rights Theory: Practice vs. Idealism?"
\n3.15-3.45pm: Coffee/tea
\n3.45-4.45
\nAnders Berg-Sø\;rensen \;(University of Copenhagen)&ldquo\;The Ethical Imagination of the Ombudsman: A &rdquo\;Realistic Utopia?&rdquo\;
\n4.45-5.45pm
\nJeffrey Lenowitz \;(University of Oxford) "Creating Legitimate Constitutions: The Possible Role of Procedures"
\n5.45-7pm: Drinks
\n8-11pm: Conference dinner (by invitation only)
\nPROGRAMME DAY 2
\nFriday 23 August 2013
\nSECTION 3: FACTS &\; NORMS
\n9.30-10.30am
\nKasper Lippert-Rasmussen \;(University of Aarhus)"Facts\, Norms\, and the Nature of Justice: Reflections on Cohen and Anderson"
\n10.30-11am: Coffee/tea
\n11am-12pm
\nAndrea Sangiovanni \;(King&rsquo\;s College London)&ldquo\;Practice-Dependence Revisited&rdquo\;
\n12-1pm
\nTheresa Scavenius \;(University of Copenhagen) &ldquo\;Fact-sensitive political theory&rdquo\;
\n1-2.15pm: Lunch
\nSECTION 4: FACTS &\; POLITICS
\n2.15-3.15pm
\nChristian F. Rostbø\;ll \;(University of Copenhagen) &ldquo\;Kant and the Critique of the Ethics-First Approach to Politics&rdquo\;
\n3.15-3.45pm: Coffee/tea
\n3.45-4.45
\nEva Erman \;(University of Uppsala) "What to Expect (and not) from the Pragmatic Turn in Political Theory"
\n4.45-5.45pm
\nSune Læ\;gaard \;(University of Roskilde) &ldquo\;Degrees of separation of church and state: A factual or normative question?&rdquo\;
\n5.45-7pm: Drinks
\n8-11pm: Conference dinner (by invitation only)
\nScholars and students interested in attending the conference are kindly requested to register by sending an email to Sarah Vormsby: \;sv.eureco@gmail.com \;no later than 10 June 2013\, indicating name and affiliation. Registration is free but limited. Please indicate if you want to book lunch (2 days for 20 &euro\;). For further information please contact Theresa Scavenius \;ts@ifs.ku.dk \;or:
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