Facts & Norms
Studiesalen
Fiolstræde 40
Copenhagen
Denmark
Sponsor(s):
- Centre for European Politics
- Nordic Network for Political Ethics
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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.
The conference is kindly sponsored by Centre for European Politics and Nordic Network for Political Ethics.
PROGRAMME DAY 1
Thursday 22 August 2013
9.30-9-45am
Introduction
SECTION 1: FACTS & JUSTICE
9.45-10.45am
David Estlund (University of Brown) ”Bad facts”
10.45-11.15am: Coffee/tea
11.15am-12.15pm
Pablo Gilabert (Concordia University) “Dynamic Feasibility, Principles of Justice, and All-Things-Considered Political Judgment”
12.15-1.15pm
Patti Lenard (University of Ottawa) “Achieving Justice in Migration: Which Facts Matter?”
1.15-2.15pm: Lunch
SECTION 2: FACTS & LEGITIMACY
2.15-3.15pm
Ayelet Banai (University of Frankfurt) "Statism in Human Rights Theory: Practice vs. Idealism?"
3.15-3.45pm: Coffee/tea
3.45-4.45
Anders Berg-Sørensen (University of Copenhagen)“The Ethical Imagination of the Ombudsman: A ”Realistic Utopia?”
4.45-5.45pm
Jeffrey Lenowitz (University of Oxford) "Creating Legitimate Constitutions: The Possible Role of Procedures"
5.45-7pm: Drinks
8-11pm: Conference dinner (by invitation only)
PROGRAMME DAY 2
Friday 23 August 2013
SECTION 3: FACTS & NORMS
9.30-10.30am
Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen (University of Aarhus)"Facts, Norms, and the Nature of Justice: Reflections on Cohen and Anderson"
10.30-11am: Coffee/tea
11am-12pm
Andrea Sangiovanni (King’s College London)“Practice-Dependence Revisited”
12-1pm
Theresa Scavenius (University of Copenhagen) “Fact-sensitive political theory”
1-2.15pm: Lunch
SECTION 4: FACTS & POLITICS
2.15-3.15pm
Christian F. Rostbøll (University of Copenhagen) “Kant and the Critique of the Ethics-First Approach to Politics”
3.15-3.45pm: Coffee/tea
3.45-4.45
Eva Erman (University of Uppsala) "What to Expect (and not) from the Pragmatic Turn in Political Theory"
4.45-5.45pm
Sune Lægaard (University of Roskilde) “Degrees of separation of church and state: A factual or normative question?”
5.45-7pm: Drinks
8-11pm: Conference dinner (by invitation only)
Scholars and students interested in attending the conference are kindly requested to register by sending an email to Sarah Vormsby: [email protected] 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 €). For further information please contact Theresa Scavenius [email protected] or:
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