Antje Wiener participates in Centenary Conference "Max Weber’s Politics as a Vocation"Recently established Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge, hosts the event

28. Januar 2019

Foto: BIPP

On the hundredth anniversary “to the day” of Max Weber’s seminal lecture ‘Politics as a Vocation’ this conference explores its themes for the 21st century. The ethics of political violence, the nature of political responsibility, the dynamics of professionalization and partisanships. These themes will be explored by political scientists and historians along with people who have experience of Weberian dilemmas at the cutting edge of politics.

Venue: Trinity Hall, Cambridge - Date: 28 January 2019

Timetable:
Panel 1
14.00 – 15.45: Parties, Professionalisation and Populism
Nick Pearce
Adrian Woolridge
Line Rennwald

Panel 2
16.00 – 17.45: Violence, Power and Responsibility
Richard Bourke
Banu Turnaoglu
Antje Wiener

This event culminates with:
18.00 – 19.00: The Ethical Paradoxes of Politics – a discussion with Jonathan Powell

Speakers:
Jonathan Powell
David Runciman
Helen Thompson

For more information about the event, registration and the recently established institute, please see the website of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy