Symposion
Democracy in times of crisis
A Schloss Elmau Symposium
Democracy and freedom are increasingly threatened in Germany by their enemies both at home and abroad. In the upcoming state elections in Thuringia, Saxony, and Brandenburg, a party classified as securely right-wing extremist by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution could, despite the 'Never again,' potentially come back into power, possibly with the support of Russia. At the Schloss Elmau Symposium 'Democracy in Times of Crisis,' prominent constitutional lawyers, political scientists, historians, economists, and politicians are discussing necessary measures to strengthen democracy and defend freedom against its adversaries.
Scientific Director: Prof. Peter Michael Huber, Munich
Opening lecture: Thursday, 5 December 2024, 17:00
Stephan Harbarth, president of the German Federal Constitutional Court
With: Anne Applebaum, Warszawa
Dan Diner, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Clemens Fuest, ifo Institute, Munich
Christoph Grabenwarter, President of the Austrian Constitutional Court
Stephan Harbarth, President of the Federal Constitutional Court
Peter Michael Huber, Munich, Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court a. D., minister a.D.
Jörn Leonhard, Freiburg
Christoph Markschies, Berlin
Christoph Möllers, Berlin
Herfried Münkler, Berlin
Andreas Roedder, Mainz
Philippa Sigl-Glöckner, Dezernat Zukunft, Berlin
Wolfgang Schmidt, Head of the Federal Chancellery, Berlin
Monika Schnitzer, Munich, Chair of the German Council
Andreas Voßkuhle, Former President of the Federal Constitutional Court a.D.
Daniel Ziblatt, Harvard, Boston
Schedule:
Opening lecture on Thursday, 5 December 2024 at 5 pm
Friday and Saturday: Half-hour lectures & discussions from 10 am to 1 pm and 3 pm to 6 pm
Saturday evening concert at 9 pm
Sunday: Closing discussion from 11 am to 1 pm