How should we interpret and evaluate the massive gains by the far right AfD in recent elections? Do voters express their protest against an unsatisfactory status quo, or are they hardened ideological partisans? How do current gender perceptions play into the hands of right-wing mobilizers? Are there ethical questions involved in voting for an, at least in parts, right wing extremist party? Are voters to blame for jeopardizing constitutional norms and endangering minorities?
This panel discussion aims to bring together social scientific, philosophical, and personal perspectives on the current predicament:
Attila Mráz is Asst. Professor at ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, and a fellow of HIAS. He is completing a monograph on the ethics of voting.
Gefjon Off is a post-doctoral research associate in political science, Hamburg University, and has published on the “gender gap” in voting for far-right parties.
Ilayda Yücel is working on a dissertation on migrant representatives in Western democracies and a member of the DFG-graduate program “Collective Decision-Making”, Hamburg University.
Organizer
Matthew Braham, Professor of Practical Philosophy at the University of Hamburg
Peter Niesen, Professor for Political Science at the University of Hamburg
The discussion is co-hosted by Hamburg University and its “Collective Decision-Making” program.
Participation
All welcome.
Venue
Anna Siemsen Lecture Theatre, Von Melle-Park 8, 20146 Hamburg
In cooperation with
Funded by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and the federal and state funds acquired by the University of Hamburg in the framework of its Excellence Strategy.
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Design: Tim Reuscher