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The SFB in the media

Stefan Schmalz (sub-project JRT02) and Klaus Dörre (sub-project B05) are interviewed by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) as experts on the dispute between owners and trade unions following the takeover by Chinese investors of companies in Germany. The interviewees discuss the differing views of the Chinese owners and the German labour unionists.

New podcast episode Appropriate!

In this new episode Jean-David Gerber talks about regional and conceptional differences in the perception of property and demonstrates their impact on public and private usage of resources by exploring historical and present-day debates around property in Switzerland

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New blog post!

A new blogpost has been published!

Title: “Quo vadis Nagoya Protocol? Access-and-benefit sharing of genetic resources of biodiversity in times of digitalization”
Authors: Eduardo Relly, Leoni Schlender, Anne Tittor

New Working Paper!

The Working Paper “Eigentumskonflikte. Eine Typologie” of Florian Peters, Jonathan Rinne, Robin K. Saalfeld, Stefan Schmalz, Amelie Stuart and Lydia von der Weth is now available online.

The SFB in the media

Carsten Herrmann-Pillath has published a guest article in the Frankfurter Rundschau on “KI und Energieverbrauch: Wie Technologie zum Klimaproblem wird”. The author discusses the energy consumption of data processing, which in turn raises questions of ownership and responsibility.

New publication!

Felix Krämer presented his book “Leben auf Kredit. Menschen, Macht und Schulden in den USA vom Ende der Sklaverei bis in die Gegenwart” at the final symposium of a BMBF project by Grit Grigoleit-Richter entitled “Intersecting Inequalities: Race, Gender, and Capitalism in the U.S. Welfare State”.

The book will be published in the series of the Collaborative Research Centre Structural Change of Property, which can now also be found on our website under publications.
 

New publication!

Marco Sonnberger, Alena Bleicher and Matthias Groß have published the completely revised and expanded edition of the Handbook of Environmental Sociology. Whether on the topic of sustainability, questions of environmental justice or postcolonial perspectives on environmental research, the topic of property is present in various ways throughout the volume.

MEINS?! Strukturwandel des Eigentums – Literature meets Science

The first event in our series on questions of property in literature will take place on January 23 at the Jena Theaterhaus. Felix Lee will read from his novel "China, mein Vater und ich" and discuss with sociologist Stefan Schmalz the social changes in China and how the idea and reality of property have changed as a result. Further information and tickets here.

New publication

Petra Gümplová has published a new post on the International Law Blog. The post “Continental Shelf and the Quiet Ocean Commons Grab” provides a critical analysis of the recent U.S. continental shelf expansion, placing it within the broader context of global trends in continental shelf claims and raising important questions about justice, governance, and environmental sustainability in the management of marine resources.

New publication

Bettina Hollstein and Amelie Stuart have published a new issue of the Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik (zfwu). The title is: “Strukturwandel des Eigentums - wirtschaftsethische Herausforderung oder Chance?” and is issue 3/2023.

New publications

Carsten Herrmann-Pillath has published a new article in real-world economics review. The title of the article is: “Sharing planet Earth: overcoming speciesism in economics”.

In this article, the author looks at the rights of nature and how these relate to economic growth and the threat of climate catastrophe.

New publication

Klaus Dörre, Steffen Liebig and Kim Lucht, together with Johanna Sittel, have published an article in the Berlin Journal of Sociology.

In “Klasse gegen Klima? Transformationskonflikte in der Autoindustrie”, the authors deal with the social effects of ecological dangers, especially climate change, and emphasise that these dangers do not eliminate social inequalities, but rather reinforce them. The lack of consideration of social classes in ecological education means that measures against climate change come up against social barriers. The socio-ecological transformation is seen as conflictual, and the article empirically examines how management and labour in the automotive industry in Germany deal with these changes.

Event information

Lecture “Schwarz-Sein: Blackness beyond the Human” by Alexander G. Weheliye (Brown University).

Date: 11.01.2024 06:00 p.m.
Venue: Forschungsbau “Weltbeziehungen”, Building C19, University of Erfurt

Please register for the lecture: helen.gibson@uni-erfurt.de

You can find the event flyer here.

New publication

Jacob Blumenfeld has published a new book entitled “The Concept of Property in Kant, Fichte, and Hegel Freedom, Right, and Recognition”.

This book provides a detailed account of the role of property in German Idealism. It puts the concept of property in the center of the philosophical systems of Kant, Fichte, and Hegel and shows how property remains tied to their conceptions of freedom, right, and recognition.

The SFB in the media

Carsten Herrmann-Pillath has published a guest article in the Frankfurter Rundschau on “Sondervermögen Klima - jetzt!”. In this article, he addresses the millennium challenge of coping with climate change and mistakes that have been made in the past, as well as a possible solution for the future.

The SFB in the media

The lecture “Von der Fabrik ins Wohnzimmer: Ursprünge und Wiederkehr der Vergesellschaftung” (in German) by Dr. Ralf Hoffrogge is now available on the website.The lecture was the keynote of the workshop “Local self-governance and urban property relations: Historical and present perspectives”.

You can stream the lecture here.

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Panel discussion “Weltpolitische Umbrüche: USA – China in Konkurrenz und die wirtschaftlichen Reaktionen Europas” with Helmut Scholz und Stefan Schmalz. (in German)

Date: 08.12.2023 06:00 p.m.
Venue: Kunsthaus, Michaelisstraße 24, Erfurt

For further information on the content and programme, please see the following link.

New podcast episode Appropriate

The new episode discusses conflicts around urban property and its re-privatization together with Warsaw lawyer Beata Siemieniako

New publication

Helena Gräf and Stefan Schmalz have published a new article entitled “Avoiding the China Shock: How Chinese State-backed Internationalisation Drives Changes in European Economic Governance”. The article has been published in the journal Competition & Change and is available Open Access.

Event information

Workshop Critical Theory in Berlin with the participation of Jacob Blumenfeld, Klaus Dörre and Silke van Dyk. The event will be held in German and registration is not required.

Date: 08-09 December 2023
Location: Auditorium, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Centre, Humboldt University of Berlin
Title: “Vergesellschaftung des Gesellschaftlichen”

For further information on the content and programme, please see the following link.

New blog post!

A new blogpost has been published!

Title: “Holidays as divine property: Moving symbols of ownership from the countryside into the city”
Author: Jörg Rüpke

SFB book launch “Die Rechte der Natur”

For some time now, nature, such as rivers, has been granted its own rights. In his new book "Die Rechte der Natur. Vom nachhaltigen Eigentum", Tilo Wesche explores fundamental questions about the justification, status and scope of these rights.

The Collaborative Research Centre "Structural Change of Property" at the Universities of Jena and Erfurt cordially invites you to the digital book launch on 07.12.2023 from 16:00-18:00. With comments by Carsten Herrmann-Pillath (Erfurt) and Judith Möllhoff (Berlin), moderated by Hartmut Rosa (Jena/ Erfurt).

Please register at: koordination.sfb-eigentum@uni-jena.de

In dialogue with Matthew Thompson

Matthew Thompson has been a Mercator Fellow at the SFB since the end of October. We spoke to him about his understanding of property and property structures and their significance for his research.

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Panel discussion with Silke van Dyk as part of the series “Wege aus der linken Krise” of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Saxony.

Date: 27.11.2023 06:30 p.m.
Location: Trade union centre Zwickau
Title: “Die Eigentumsfrage stellen”

Further information can be found at the following link.
Registration is requested.

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Stefanie Graefe, Irina Herb and Susanne Lettow from subproject C02 are organising a lecture series in the winter semester 2023/24 entitled “Bodies, power and property in transnational reproductive economies”. 

Next date: 22.November 2023 4-6 p.m. online
Title: Amrita Pande (Department of Sociology, University of Cape Town): “Labour, Property and the fertility industry: Notes from Dalit and Black feminist thought”

Interested parties are very welcome!

ZEIT-Ranking Placement for Tilo Wesche

Tilo Wesche's book "Die Rechte der Natur. Vom nachhaltigen Eigentum" ranked 9th on the ZEIT-Sachbuchbestenliste for the month of november.

Conference Presentation

Marlen van den Ecker is giving a presentation "Gehirne bleiben relevant" about Artificial Intelligence, precisely Large Language Models (LLM) and the remaining difficulties that come with trying to work under avoidance of the brain at the conference  „Was tun mit KI: Sozialismus aus dem Rechner oder Techno-Dystopie?" (11.11.) held by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung.

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Scientific publication cultures in the age of open access 
Data control, reputational competition and the commercialisation of scientific publishing from the perspective of the disciplines. 

Joint event organised by the Thuringian University and State Library Jena (ThULB) and the SFB 294 Strukturwandel des Eigentums.

Date: 30.November and 01.Dezember 2023
Ort: Lecture room of the ThULB (Bibliotheksplatz 2)

New blog post!

A new blogpost has been published!

Title: “Wem gehört die Biodiversität? Von Global Commons über intellectual property rights zu open access”
Autors: Anne Tittor, Eduardo Relly, Maria Backhouse

Matthew Thompson as guest at SFB

The SFB welcomes Matthew Thompson to his Mercator Fellowship. Today and tomorrow he will participate in the workshop “Local self-governance and urban property relations: Historical and present perspectives“.Furthermore, he will participate in the colloquium programme in the coming weeks.

New publication

Silke van Dyk and Markus Kip have published a new article entitled “Rethinking Social Rights as Social Property: Alternatives to Private Property, and the Democratisation of Public Politics”. The article was published in Critical Sociology and is available via Open Access.

New publication

Robin K. Saalfeld and Sylka Scholz have published a new article entitled “Wer das Geld hat, hat die Macht? Verhandlungen von Property Gaps in Paarwelten.” has been published. This contribution is part of the volume “Polarisierte Welten”, which contains all contributions to the negotiations of the 41st Congress of the German Sociological Association in Bielefeld 2022.

Conference presentation

Amelie Stuart and Lydia von der Weth take part in the conference “Pass on. Generational Wealth Transfers from the 16th to the 20th Century“ and give a lecture on “Faded Gold: Inheritances within Families in Erfurt between 1700-1750“.

Date: 28.10.2023 9:45 a.m.
You can register under the following link. Online participation is possible.

New blog post!

A new blogpost by Karlotta Böthig entitled “Die Stiftung als Instrument zur Perpetuierung von Vermögen” has been published. This contribution is Part V of the series “Verfügung über Dinge”

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As part of the workshop "Local self-governance and urban property relations: Historical and present perspectives" there will be a public lecture including a discussion by Dr. Ralf Hoffrogge.

Date: 26.10.2023 06:15 p.m.
Venue: Auditorium zur Rosen, Johannisstraße 13, Jena
Title: “From the Factory into the Living Room: The Roots of Socialisation and Its Recent Return”

The lecture is in German with English translation.

New blog post!

A new blogpost by Anna Möllers entitled “The figure of the ‘savage’ and landed property in colonial contexts” has been published. This contribution is Part IV of the series “Verfügung über Dinge”

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Discussion on the occasion of the publication of the translation of Daniel Loick's book "Abuse of Property". In addition to Daniel Loick, Brenna Bhandar and Jacob Blumenfeld (moderator) are participating in the discussion. The translation is by Jacob Blumenfeld.

Date: 30.09.23 08:00 p.m.
The event will be streamed via Youtube

New blog post!

A new blogpost by Amelie Stuart entitled “Über die Natur der letzten Verfügung von Frauen in der Frühen Neuzeit” has been published. This contribution is Part III of the series “Verfügung über Dinge”

In conversation with Tilo Wesche

Tilo Wesche has published a new book, “Die Rechte der Natur. Vom nachhaltigen Eigentum”. In this context, we talked to him about his work in SFB 294 and about his new book.

Participation in LABOR.A 2023

Stefan Schmalz and Lea Schneidemesser are involved in LABOR.A 2023 - HOW CAN WE SHAPE THE "FUTURE OF WORK"? and are organising a session on "New players in the transformation to electric cars: challenges for worker participation from chinese battery manufacturers".

Venue: Cafe Moskau, Berlin
Date: 27.09.2023 09:00-17:00

Participation is also possible online!

New publication

Tilo Wesche has published a new book “Die Rechte der Natur. Vom nachhaltigen Eigentum” with Suhrkamp Verlag. Nature is increasingly being granted its own rights by parliaments, governments and courts worldwide. What is the truth about the rights of nature? Can this legal practice contribute to overcoming climate change? How can such rights be justified? And how can they be applied? Tilo Wesche deals with these and other questions.

A book launch is being planned.

Event information: Workshop “Contested Property”

This one-day workshop will address contemporary property conflicts from a variety of sociological, political, and legal perspectives, each highlighting a different aspect of contemporary property as a contested social relation. All members of the SFB294 are cordially invited.

For further information on the event and registration (by 03.10.2023), please see the following flyer.

New blog post!

There's a new blog post by Petra Gümplová on “Common property in seabed minerals is at a critical juncture”.

New publication

Steffen Liebig, Klaus Dörre and Kim Lucht together with Carsten Büchling, have published an article on “Innovation durch Mitbestimmung – auch in der Transformation?” in the monthly magazine Sozialismus.de.

New blog post!

There's a new blog post by Irina Herb and Zelda Wenner on “Who Owns and Controls the Means of Reproduction? Assisted Fertility and Pregnancy as a Multi-Billion Dollar Market”.

New publication

A new article by Bettina Hollstein and Hartmut Rosa has been published in the Journal of Business Ethics. In “Social Acceleration: A Challenge for Companies? Insights for Business Ethics from Resonance Theory” there is an attempt articulate conceptually the normative requirements for a business ethics which are capable of dealing with the problems of social acceleration in corporations with a particular focus on a resonant stakeholder approach.

New blog post!

The blog post “Phänomenologie des Mitfahren” by Christoph Henning has been published.

The SFB in the media

Silke van Dyk was a guest on the podcast "Politisches Feuilleton" on Deutschlandfunk Kultur and spoke about the topic "Aging Society - Life as a Privilege and the Expropriation at the End of Life". Please see here.