EXC 243:  Formation of Normative Orders

• Subject Area: History
• Term: from 2007 to 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 39215448

The cluster of excellence examines current conflicts over a just world order from the perspective of a range of disciplines with a thematic focus on the formation of normative orders. In contrast to functionalist approaches, which refer to factors external to norms, the cluster of excellence will deal with internal perspectives, processes and conflicts. Normative orders are defined as "orders of justification", which serve to justify claims to validity, authority and specific distributions of goods. Such orders are embedded in justification models and narratives that arise in historical constellations and are generally handed down, modified and institutionalised over long periods of time. However, every traditional justification narrative overshoots extant orders and thereby offers opportunities for criticism, rejection or resistance.
The researchers participating in the cluster of excellence will find common ground in this internal discursive standpoint from which they can investigate the formation of normative orders. Involved are participants from the fields of philosophy, history, political science, law, anthropology, economics, theology and sociology. Speakers of the cluster of excellence are Prof. Klaus Guenther and Prof. Rainer Forst.

• DFG Programme: Clusters of Excellence
• Applicant Institution: Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
• Participating Institution: Frobenius-Institut; an der Goethe-Universität; Institut für Sozialforschung (IfS) ; an der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt; Leibniz-Institut Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (HSFK); Max-Planck-Institut für Rechtsgeschichte und Rechtstheorie; Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht; Point Sud
• Spokespersons: Professor Dr. Rainer Forst; Professor Dr. Klaus Günther
• Participating Researchers: Professor Dr. Christopher Daase; Professorin Dr. Nicole Deitelhoff; Professorin Dr. Nikita Dhawan; Professor Dr. Moritz Epple; Professor Dr. Andreas Fahrmeir; Professorin Dr. Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, Ph.D.; Professor Dr. Stefan Gosepath; Professor Dr. Gunther Hellmann; Professor Dr. Bernhard Jussen; Professor Dr. Stefan Kadelbach; Professor Dr. Rainer Klump; Professor Dr. Hartmut Leppin; Professor Dr. Matthias Lutz-Bachmann; Professor Dr. Christoph Menke; Professor Dr. Alexander Peukert; Professor Dr. Thomas M. Schmidt; Professorin Dr. Luise Schorn-Schütte; Professorin Dr. Susanne Schröter; Professor Dr. Martin Seel; Professor Dr. Jens Steffek; Professorin Dr. Annette Warner; Professor Dr. Marcus Willaschek; Professor Dr. Klaus Dieter Wolf