Wir eröffnen feierlich das Conflict, Crisis, and Change (C3) Research Center!

27 October 2026 | 18:00–19:30, with reception afterwards | Congress hall, FZA

Disruption is at the centre of crises and has become a common description of contemporary crises in particular. From the disruption of global supply chains to the disruption of national and international political systems, a sense of rupture permeates public debates on ongoing dynamics of conflict and change. This roundtable discusses insights from different disciplines as to what disruption means, how it shapes conflict dynamics and outcomes, and how the vocabulary of disruption introduces new perspectives on temporality and the open-endedness of history.

With this discussion and the subsequent reception, we invite you to join us in celebrating the launch of the new Research Center on Conflict, Crisis, and Change (C³) at the University of Bayreuth.

Welcome address: Prof. Dr. Stefan Leible, President of the University of Bayreuth

Panelists: Prof. Dr. Nina Nestler (Criminal Law, University of Bayreuth), Prof. Dr. Cindy Wittke-Hohlfeld (Normativity in International Politics, University of Regensburg), and Prof. Dr. Joschka Philipps (Sociology of Insecurity and Uncertainty, University of Bayreuth)

Host: Prof. Dr. Jana Hönke, Chair for Sociology in Africa and C³ Director (University of Bayreuth)

All welcome – free, no registration required.