
Berlin Wednesday Society
The demand for the separation of powers is a legacy of the Enlightenment and the condition of a republic: Montesquieu formulated the "eternal experience that everyone who has power is inclined to abuse it" and advocated a constitution that would allow the people more political freedom; Rousseau formulated the idea of a social contract through which governments act in the interests of the common good.
But how does this work in practice? How and when was the rule of law established and developed further? And what role did the constitution play in this?
- Berlin Wednesday Society with Gertrude Lübbe-Wolff, Anette Meyer, Kolja Möller
- Moderation: Kai-Michael Sprenger and Julia Voss
Berlin Wednesday Society discussion series
On five dates they will revive the historical format of the Berlin Wednesday Society. As in the time of the Enlightenment, the focus is on exchanging ideas about socio-political topics: When we look back, what progress, ambivalences and contradictions that continue to shape society today become apparent?
In cooperation with the Foundation Places of German Democratic History
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Additional information
We do apologize that the following information is currently only available in German.
Dates
March 2025
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