The Territory of the Modern State: Infrastructural Ties and Dispositions of Power

Fifth session of the common epistemological seminar of CEFRES and IMS FSV UK, led by Katalin Pataki (CEFRES & Central European University, Budapest) Texts: MANN, MICHAEL (1986), “The autonomous power of the state: its origins, mechanisms, and results”, in HALL, JOHN A. (ed.), States in History. Oxford: Blackwell. p109-136 FOUCAULT, MICHEL (2001), “Governmentality”, in Power (The Essential Works … Continue reading The Territory of the Modern State: Infrastructural Ties and Dispositions of Power

How to Make Sense of Class, Status, and Power: The Example of the Bürgertum

Mátyás Erdélyi (CEFRES / CEU) will host CEFRES/IMS FSV Seminar on Thursday November 10th (15:30) at CEFRES Library. How to Make Sense of Class, Status, and Power: The Example of the Bürgertum Texts to be read are: Jürgen Kocka, « The middle classes in Europe », The Journal of Modern History, vol. 67, n° 4, 1995, p. 783-806. … Continue reading How to Make Sense of Class, Status, and Power: The Example of the Bürgertum

The Concept of Minority

Fourth session of the common epistemological seminar of CEFRES and IMS FSV UK, led by Timofey Agarin (Centre for the Study of Ethnic Conflict, School of Politics, Queen’s University Belfast). Texts: Timofey Agarin, “Conclusion: Is It Time to Cut the Umbilical Cord?”, in Timofey Agarin et Ireneusz Paweł Karolewsk, Extraterritorial Citizenship in Postcommunist Europe, London & New York, Rowman & Littlefield, … Continue reading The Concept of Minority

Disciplinary Approaches to Concepts. Different Ways of Using the Concept of Morals

Second session of the common epistemological seminar of CEFRES and IMS FSV UK, led by István Pál Ádám (CEFRES). Texts: E. P. Thompson, « The Moral Economy of the English Crowd in the Eighteenth Century », Past & Present, No. 50, Oxford University Press, 1976, p 76-94  Ernesto Verdeja, “Moral Bystanders and Mass Violence,” in New Directions in Genocide Research, Routledge, 2011

IAS CEU Fellowships for the 2017/18 Academic Year

The Institute for Advanced Study at CEU (IAS CEU) is pleased to invite applications for its fellowships for the academic year 2017/18. The application deadline for all four fellowships is: October 24, 2016. Calls are open for the fellowships listed below. Applications to more than one of the programs are possible but the application process … Continue reading IAS CEU Fellowships for the 2017/18 Academic Year

CEFRES Team of Researchers 2015-2016

István Pál Ádám Contact: istvan.adam@cefres.cz is from January 2016 a post-doctoral researcher at CEFRES and at the Faculty of Humanities of Charles University, benefitting from the support of the Charles University in Prague. His research project is entitled The Spatial Control of Central European Concierges and contributes to CEFRES research area 3. Chiara Mengozzi Contact: chiara.mengozzi@cefres.cz is from January … Continue reading CEFRES Team of Researchers 2015-2016