Kritik der Polizei

12/20/22 • 74 min

Rahel Jaeggi im Gespräch mit Christina Clemm, Tobias Singelnstein und Daniel Loick

Christina Clemm arbeitet als Strafverteidigerin und als Nebenklagevertreterin von Opfern sexualisierter und rassistisch motivierter Gewalt. Sie ist Fachanwältin für Strafrecht und Familienrecht in Berlin und hat ein sehr wichtiges Buch über das Thema geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt geschrieben: "AktenEinsicht. Geschichten von Frauen und Gewalt".

Tobias Singelnstein war Professor für Kriminologie an der Juristischen Fakultät der Ruhr Universität Bochum und lehrt seit diesem Jahr Kriminologie und Strafrecht in Frankfurt am Main. Er arbeitet zu Strafrecht und Strafprozessrecht und hat dieses Jahr (gemeinsam mit Bejamin Derin) eine kritische und wissenschaftlich fundierte Bestandsaufnahme zur Arbeit und Wirkung der Polizei in Deutschland veröffentlicht: "Die Polizei – Helfer, Gegner, Staatsgewalt. Inspektion einer mächtigen Organisation“.

Daniel Loick lehrt politische und soziale Philosophie an der Universität von Amsterdam und ist assoziierter Wissenschaftler am Institut für Sozialforschung. Er arbeitet seit Jahren zu kritischen Theorien staatlicher Gewalt und den Möglichkeiten befreiender Gegenmacht subalterner Gemeinschaften. In seinen jüngsten Veröffentlichungen befasst er sich insbesondere mit den verschiedenen Funktionen der Polizei als staatliche Institution und den Auswirkungen ihres Gewaltmonopols, so in einem von ihm herausgegebenen Band "Kritik der Polizei" und dem gemeinsam mit Vanessa Thompson herausgegebenen, viel beachteten Reader zum Thema „Abolitionismus“.

Den Benjamin Chair 2023 übernimmt Sally Haslanger. Im Rahmen des Jahresthemas des Centers for Social Critique "Radikaler sozialer Wandel" wird sie vom 14-16. Juni 2023 die Benjamin Lectures halten mit dem Titel "Agents of Possibility: The Complexity of Social Change."

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Rahel Jaeggi im Gespräch mit Christina Clemm, Tobias Singelnstein und Daniel Loick

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Structural Racism in Practice

Magali Bessone and César Cabezas in conversation with Robin Celikates

Magali Bessone is Professor for Philosophy at Sorbonne University, Paris.

Her research focuses on contemporary theories of justice in relation to critical theories of race and racism. For many years her work has been devoted to developing a philosophical perspective on anti-racism, anti-discrimination, and the responsibility for colonialism and slavery. She is the author of numerous books in French on these topics, including a book for the general public: Magali Bessone (2018) Les races, ça existe ou pas ?, Paris, Gallimard, collection “Philophile”.

One of her most recent publications in English is an article entitled: Magali Bessone (2021) Race and Europe. Does a European philosophy of race mean anything ? », in Europe and Philosophy, D. Meacham et N. de Warren (eds.), Routledge, p. 310-322.

César Cabezas is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Temple University in Philadelphia. César did his PhD at Columbia on the notion of structural racism, in which he argues that the concept of structural racism is vital to anti-racist theory and practice because it helps us explain the durability of racial inequality and to ultimately challenge it.

His current work is primarily focussed on the philosophy of race, social philosophy, and Latin American Thought – addressing core questions related to the concept of racism. One of his most recent articles is: César Cabezas (2021) “Racism: a Moral or Explanatory Concept?”, in: Ethical Theory and Moral Practice volume 24, pages 651–659

Our next public and in-person event will be on May 13th, 2022 a debate between Nancy Fraser, Klaus Dörre and Raul Zelik on the question: “How green is socialism?”.

On May 30 we will host a public roundtable with Nancy Fraser, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Manuela Bojadzijev und Bafta Sarbo on racial capitalism – stay tuned for details coming up on our website: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/home/

Nancy Fraser’s Benjamin Lectures have the title: “Three Faces of Capitalist Labor: Uncovering the Hidden Ties among Gender, Race and Class”, three consecutive lectures that will take place from 14th to 16th of June 2022.

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On the Relationship between Philosophy and Activism

Sally Haslanger in Conversation with Rahel Jaeggi and Robin Celikates

Sally Haslanger is Ford Professor of Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she also teaches in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. She is this year's Benjamin Chair at the Center for Social Critique.

In her writings Sally Haslanger develops a contemporary critique of the structural injustices characteristic of today’s society. In particular, she focuses on the efficacy of ideologies and the underpinnings of sexism and racism.

Her reflections have been published in numerous essays, a selection of which appeared in 2012 under the title Resisting Reality. Social Construction and Social Critique.

Furthermore, she has co-authored the book: What Is Race? Four Philosophical Views which came out with Oxford University Press in 2019. Sally Haslanger is currently preparing a book entitled Doing Justice to the Social.

In february the Center for Social Critique organised a workshop with the title “Change squared. The disruptions of social structures”. You can watch the panel “Theory of Social Change” with Sally Haslanger, Michele Moody-Adams, Theodore Schatzki and Rahel Jaeggi online.

On May 30th the Center will host a panel discussion with Sally Haslanger, as well as Bafta Sarbo, Daniel James and Kristina Lepold on structural racism.

Following the Benjamin lectures there will be another big workshop coming up on 27th of June on the topic of “Ideology”. As well as a panel discussion on the topic of “radical social transformation” that will be taking place on July 5th. To stay up to date visit our website: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/

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