Location: Villa Bell, Marchstraße 6-8, 10587 Berlin
(TU Campus, near Ernst Reuter-Platz, accessible from Marchstraße and Straße des 17. Juni)
Time: Monday, September 23, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Introduction Lecture by the Author: Max Haller
Discussion:
- Prof. Volker Gerhardt, Humboldt University Berlin
- Prof. Olga Kutsenko, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv/TU Berlin
- Prof. Michael Zürn, FU Berlin/ WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Moderation: N.N.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has reignited the Cold War. Are wars inevitable in human history? Can they only be controlled by the power of great states? Max Haller draws from Kant's theory of peace and relates it to the proxy war that Ukraine's defensive struggle has become. Through historical-sociological comparisons, media reports, and personal interviews, he shows that wars arise from unchecked interests of economic, political, or military powers, but democracy, international law, and supranational institutions offer real chances for peace.
Max Haller was a professor at the University of Graz and now works in Vienna as a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. He co-founded the European Sociological Association and has taught at universities in Central Europe, the USA, and Africa. His approximately 200 articles and over 30 book publications have appeared in internationally renowned publishers and journals. The book on Ukraine is based, among other things, on his work *Radikale Werte. Die Interessen der Menschen und ihre gesellschaftlich-politische Durchsetzung* (Springer 2024).
Volker Gerhardt is a senior professor at Humboldt University. A member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and multiple honorary doctorates. He has served on numerous commissions of various foundations and institutions and is a co-editor of the complete works of Nietzsche and Kant. Among his approximately two dozen book publications is the work *Immanuel Kants Entwurf ‘Zum Ewigen Frieden’* (2023).
Olga Kutsenko is a professor of sociology and head of the Department of Social Structure at the National University of Kyiv. She has published over 190 scientific works on inequality and its perception in Ukraine, the transformation of post-socialist societies, and the integration of minorities and refugees. She has conducted research stays in Western Europe and the USA and is a member of several scientific advisory boards to the government.
Michael Zürn is director of the Global Governance Department at WZB and professor of international relations at FU Berlin. He founded the Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies and is a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and numerous advisory and supervisory boards. His over 300 publications address international relations, democracy, the rule of law in world politics, and international organizations. In 2021, he received the Berlin Science Prize.
More Information on: https://www.tu.berlin/arte/nachrichtenuebersicht/buchvorstellung-und-diskussion-die-letzte-invasion-der-ukrainekrieg-im-lichte-der-friedenstheorie-von-kant