Talks and Public Appearances

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Lerato Posholi and Ralph Weber Participate in Workshop at the University of Johannesburg
“Epistemic Injustice and Epistemic Decolonization” was the topic of a workshop organized by the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science of the University of Johannesburg. The event took place on 9 March 2023 in the context…
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Building Bridges or Choosing Sides: New Book Chapter on the Swiss Position in US-China Relations
Can Switzerland afford to remain "neutral" between the US and China? Or will it have to give in to pressure from both the US and the EU to align more strongly with like-minded states? These are the central questions that Prof. Dr. Ralph…
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Town Twinning Basel-Seoul: Ralph Weber at Signing of MoU
On September 29, 2022, representatives of Basel and Seoul signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enter a town twinning. Prof. Dr. Ralph Weber was part of a delegation that participated in the ceremony. The group was headed by Beat…
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Team of the Institute for European Global Studies and the University of Bonn visits the University of Ghana
Together with researchers from the University of Bonn, Prof. Ralph Weber, Dr. Lerato Posholi and Isabelle Dörr visited the University of Ghana in August 2022. The aim of their journey was to present the Katekisama Program and to discuss…
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China als Chance oder Risiko? Ralph Weber beim Indexing Forum 2022
Eine ganzheitliche Betrachtung Chinas und seiner zukünftigen Entwicklung hat Ralph Weber beim «Indexing Forum 2022» von «Finanz und Wirtschaft» vorgenommen. Bei einer Podiumsdiskussion traf er auf Michael Christen (Sammelstiftung Vita) und…
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The Philosophy and Global Politics of Concept Travel: Successful Workshop in Basel
On June 17, the workshop on "The Philosophy and Global Politics of Concept Travel" brought together philosophers and social scientists from India, South Africa and Switzerland to reflect on the link between concept travel, conceptual…
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Ralph Weber at EURICS-Roundtable Discussion
«Reassessing China’s Challenge to the International Order at a Time of Multiple Crises» was the title of a roundtable discussion organized by the European Institute for Chinese Studies (EURICS). Ralph Weber was one of the four international…
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«Parteistaat und Ideologie»: Ralph Weber bei virtueller Podiumsdiskussion zu Chinas modernen Herrschaftspraktiken
Was sind zentrale ideologische Komponenten der Herrschaft der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas? Und wie überzeugt sind Parteimitglieder von der eigenen Ideologie? Über diese und weitere Fragen diskutierten Ralph Weber und Marina Rudyak am 19.…
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The Belt and Road Initiative and Human Rights: Ralph Weber at Workshop in Berlin
"The Belt and Road Initiative and the Infrastructure of Our Heads" was the title of a presentation by Prof. Dr. Ralph Weber at a recent workshop. Weber spoke at the symposium "The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its impact on Human…