{"id":12455,"date":"2026-09-28T10:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hias-hamburg.de\/?post_type=events&p=12455"},"modified":"2026-10-08T16:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T14:24:09","slug":"the-recent-lander-elections-and-the-ethics-of-voing","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/hias-hamburg.de\/en\/events\/the-recent-lander-elections-and-the-ethics-of-voing\/","title":{"rendered":"The recent L\u00e4nder elections and the ethics of voing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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<\/em>, 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? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This panel discussion aims to bring together social scientific, philosophical, and personal perspectives on the current predicament:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attila Mr\u00e1z<\/a> is Asst. Professor at ELTE E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd University, Budapest, and a fellow of HIAS. He is completing a monograph on the ethics of voting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gefjon Off<\/a> is a post-doctoral research associate in political science, Hamburg University, and has published on the \u201cgender gap\u201d in voting for far-right parties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ilayda Y\u00fccel <\/a>is working on a dissertation on migrant representatives in Western democracies and a member of the DFG-graduate program \u201cCollective Decision-Making\u201d, Hamburg University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organizer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Matthew Braham<\/a>, Professor of Practical Philosophy at the University of Hamburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter Niesen<\/a>, Professor for Political Science at the University of Hamburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The discussion is co-hosted by Hamburg University and its \u201cCollective Decision-Making\u201d program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Anna Siemsen Lecture Theatre, Von Melle-Park 8, 20146 Hamburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Design: Tim Reuscher<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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