{"title": "A Polypoly of Legitimate Violence? Political Orders on the Sahara Frontier", "start": "2026-10-29T17:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, Geschäftsstelle", "address": "Chausseestraße 111, 10115 Berlin", "price": "Der Eintritt ist frei.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/africa", "society/politics"], "description": "A colloquium talk on political orders in the Sahara, drawing on historical and ethnographic case studies to examine principles of mobility, authority and the production of borders. The speaker is social anthropologist Judith Scheele of the EHESS in Marseille, who has carried out extensive field research in northwest Africa. She argues that the Sahara's 'polypoly of legitimate violence' can question fundamental assumptions of standard political theory. Admission is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/a-polypoly-of-legitimate-violence-political-orders-on-the-sa-26946/", "official_url": "https://www.zmo.de/veranstaltungen/vortragsreihen/zmo-kolloquium-im-wintersemester-2026-27", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4acd51de972b278484ad317a703d23ecef62ded4e5f83b4dbe1f8ee9f26cfdab-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-29T17:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, Geschäftsstelle", "address": "Chausseestraße 111, 10115 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Border Justice: Bodies as Evidence", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Uferstudios", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/stefan-juergens-bram-stokers-dracula/?source=bde", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/law", "art"], "description": "\"Border Justice: Bodies as Evidence\" is a lecture series taking place at Uferstudios in Berlin. It is run by Hanaa Hakiki and Arkadi Zaides. At its center is the question of how the human body is perceived in law – not all bodies are granted the same status or the same capacity to act before the law. Drawing on a range of practices and perspectives from art, the humanities, law and activism, the series examines how embodied knowledge can reveal ambiguities and gaps in legal structures and support the development of alternative models of justice.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/border-justice-bodies-as-evidence-32827/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3b15ea1de7bafba2e41549adb932aaf410ecb917f15667768526777565ab2919-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Evidence and Power: Why Facts Fail in Politics", "start": "2026-11-08T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T14:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "A discussion round examining why scientific evidence often fails to shape politics. 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The debate addresses evidence losing out to electoral logic and short-term incentives, and the political structures that let governments act on knowledge without losing democratic legitimacy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/evidence-and-power-why-facts-fail-in-politics-72427/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/evidence-and-power-why-facts-fail-politics", "image": ""}, {"title": "Counter-Forums and Peoples's Tribunals", "start": "2026-11-05T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Uferstudios", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["film/documentary", "society/law"], "description": "A two-part evening devoted to peoples' tribunals and other grassroots initiatives acting as a 'theatre of justice and truth': assemblies staged to claim authority over justice and to counter the legal violence exercised by the state and its apparatuses. 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Afterwards the event screens the film „hold on to her“ (2024, 80 minutes) directed by Robin Vanbesien, which addresses a current case of police and state violence connected to migration and border controls in Belgium: in 2018, Mawda Shawri was shot by a Belgian police officer during a chase on a major motorway, and the film traces a lived social infrastructure of care, solidarity and the struggle for justice.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/counter-forums-and-peopless-tribunals-32815/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/85033c887e77164cfe9916bda605ad89298ba34f4adfa5c6e40c9af5dcaa8868-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Planetary Boundaries in an Age of Geopolitical Conflict", "start": "2026-11-08T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T15:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": [], "description": "\"Planetary Boundaries in an Age of Geopolitical Conflict\" is a discussion with experts on planetary boundaries. 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The speakers discuss how climate science can remain a strategic guide for governments and industry as immediate crises compete with long-term planetary stability.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/planetary-boundaries-in-an-age-of-geopolitical-conflict-72402/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/planetary-boundaries-age-geopolitical-conflict", "image": ""}, {"title": "Border Justice, and Bodies as Evidence", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "UNI.T", "address": "Fasanenstraße 1b, 10623 Berlin", "price": "frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/activism", "society/law"], "description": "An English-language lecture with Hanaa Hakiki and Arkadi Zaides, which is streamed live. It is part of the lecture series “Bodies of Law: Kunst, Aktivismus, und das Recht, einen Körper zu haben” and the HZT Lectures Series 2026. The series questions how the human body is perceived in law, since not all bodies hold the same status before the law. It is curated by Sandra Noeth with support from Nevena Delić.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/border-justice-and-bodies-as-evidence-31801/", "official_url": "https://www.udk-berlin.de/veranstaltung/border-justice-and-bodies-as-evidence/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8a21e5d105cf804433f92a2656e1c3384ec9ec835ab216787aedf8fee91eb56f-600.webp"}, {"title": "Deepfakes: Wenn ein Bild zur Waffe wird - digitale Gewalt gegen Frauen aus den Perspektiven von Recht, Politik und Cybersecurity", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-11T20:00:00+01:00", "place": "Deutscher Juristinnenbund", "address": "Kronenstraße 73, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/violence"], "description": "A themed evening looks at deepfakes as a form of digital violence against women. 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The panel features political and social scientist Naika Foroutan, head of the German Institute for Migration and Integration Research, and historian Uwe Sonnenberg of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, moderated by André Mumot. At its centre is Rosa Luxemburg's famous line „Freiheit ist immer auch die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden“ and her legacy at a time when democratic values are under pressure worldwide. The discussion asks what her courage, her critique of the system and her idea of political participation can teach us for the challenges of the 21st century. 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It follows the lecture „Volksprozesse als Gegenforen“ by critical legal scholar Başak Ertür with the film „hold on to her“ by Robin Vanbesien. The film addresses a case of police and state violence tied to migration and border controls in Belgium: in 2018, Mawda Shawri was shot by a Belgian police officer during a chase on a motorway. It traces a lived social infrastructure of care, solidarity and the struggle for justice.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/counter-forums-and-peoples-tribunals-31787/", "official_url": "https://www.udk-berlin.de/veranstaltung/counter-forums-and-peoples-trials/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Philippe Sands, Herta Däubler-Gmelin & Wolfgang Kaleck", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "HAU 1 (Hebbel am Ufer)", "address": "Stresemannstraße 29, 10963 Berlin", "price": "18 €, reduced 12 €", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "https://waldsamkeit.de/produkt/survival-pflanzliche-notnahrung-berlin/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/nazi-era/nuremberg-trials", "literature/non-fiction", "society/law"], "description": "A panel discussion with reading as part of the \"On Justice\" series at HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Lawyer and 2026 winner of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade Philippe Sands, former Federal Minister of Justice Herta Däubler-Gmelin and human rights lawyer Wolfgang Kaleck discuss, moderated by Siri Keil, memory, responsibility and justice from the Nuremberg Trials to The Hague. Drawing on Sands' latest book \"38 Londres Street. On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia\", they talk about the relationship between literature and law as well as the possibilities and limits of international criminal law. The series is a project by HAU Hebbel am Ufer in cooperation with the ECCH (European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights).", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/philippe-sands-herta-daubler-gmelin-wolfgang-kaleck-33808/", "official_url": "https://www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/en/programme/pdetail/on-justice-11-erinnerung-verantwortung-gerechtigkeit-von-den-nuernberger-prozessen-nach-den-haag", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f33a07611744dd617a10f70cfb7a109f4ab5e9cf8bb37cc1fc622583d16c4931-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Making and Meaning of \"Politics of Dis/Assembling\"", "start": "2026-11-01T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T14:30:00+01:00", "place": "AGB | PopUp Saal", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/activism"], "description": "A discussion on the essay collection „Politics of Dis/Assembling“, which explores artistic and activist forms of dis/assembling. The editors share insights into the collaborative making of the book, published by HumDrumPress, and ask what it means to dis/assemble collectively today. The event takes place in English, and the audience is invited to join an artistic intervention. It is part of „Wissen zwischen Büchern“ and is held by Sonderforschungsbereich 1512 Intervenierende Künste.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/the-making-and-meaning-of-politics-of-disassembling-68787/", "official_url": "https://www.zlb.de/veranstaltungsuebersicht/making-and-meaning-of-politics-of-dis-assembling/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b6968e5d54f128cf6d4962cc89628fb11df59fe2c6b1e25340ec8db79a98a019-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Power of Many: Cooperation and Research Security", "start": "2026-11-08T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T11:30:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "\"The Power of Many: Cooperation and Research Security\" is an English-language discussion event at the Falling Walls conference, held by invitation only. Behind it are the VDI Technologiezentrum and the Cyberagentur. It deals with research security and academic freedom: differing expectations and unclear definitions weaken open and resilient research. The aim is to develop common ground so that science, industry and politics can make informed decisions while safeguarding openness and trust.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/the-power-of-many-cooperation-and-research-security-72447/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/power-many-cooperation-and-research-security-invitation-only", "image": ""}, {"title": "EINSTEIN LECTURE #4", "start": "2026-11-02T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-02T21:00:00+01:00", "place": "Universität der Künste Berlin - Konzertsaal Hardenbergstraße", "address": "Hardenbergstraße 33 10623 Berlin", "price": "free admission, registration requested", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": [], "description": "EINSTEIN LECTURE #4 is a discussion event titled \"Weltmacht USA: Wirtschaft, Recht und die Durchsetzung amerikanischer Interessen\". Professor Cornelia Woll of the Hertie School examines how economic power and international lawmaking interact, drawing a line from her book \"Corporate Crime and Punishment: The Politics of Negotiated Justice in Global Markets\" to Donald Trump's presidency. She then discusses with Dr. Thorsten Wilhelmy, managing director of the Einstein Stiftung Berlin, how economic interests and political decisions shape the international legal order. The audience is warmly invited to join the discussion.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/einstein-lecture-4-20414/", "official_url": "https://www.einsteinfoundation.de/einblicke/veranstaltungen/lecture/4", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0af74c720610f82879d1532948e357b26c3f16c2064517c30e059690c8617e63-600.webp"}, {"title": "On Justice #11: Erinnerung, Verantwortung, Gerechtigkeit: Von den Nürnberger Prozessen nach Den Haag", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "HAU 1 (Hebbel am Ufer)", "address": "Stresemannstraße 29, 10963 Berlin", "price": "18 €, ermäßigt 12 €", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/en/programme/pdetail/on-justice-11-erinnerung-verantwortung-gerechtigkeit-von-den-nuernberger-prozessen-nach-den-haag/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/nazi-era/nuremberg-trials"], "description": "\"On Justice #11: Erinnerung, Verantwortung, Gerechtigkeit: Von den Nürnberger Prozessen nach Den Haag\" is a panel discussion at HAU Hebbel am Ufer in Kreuzberg. It is part of the \"On Justice\" series, run by HAU in cooperation with the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR). Taking Philippe Sands' book \"Die Verschwundenen von Londres 38\" as a starting point, the jurist Sands, former German Minister of Justice Herta Däubler-Gmelin and human rights lawyer Wolfgang Kaleck, moderated by Siri Keil, discuss literature and law, the possibilities and limits of international criminal law, and memory and testimony – 80 years after the Nuremberg trials. The talk also addresses how civil society actors can defend the international legal order against authoritarian governments.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/on-justice-11-erinnerung-verantwortung-gerechtigkeit-von-den-14696/", "official_url": "https://www.ecchr.eu/veranstaltung/on-justice-11-erinnerung-verantwortung-gerechtigkeit-von-den-nuernberger-prozessen-nach-den-haag/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5efc658c9ac449d73c4e84440fd1a345ccfff958ffe48e2770525990f07cc01f-600.webp"}, {"title": "Felix Heidenreich - Demokratie unter Druck. Ein Republikanismus der Nachhaltigkeit", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung", "address": "Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy", "literature"], "description": "A book presentation for Felix Heidenreich's new book \"Demokratie unter Druck. Ein Republikanismus der Nachhaltigkeit\". In it, the philosopher and political scientist argues for what he calls a republicanism of sustainability as a response to illiberal tendencies and a lack of social cohesion. He will be in discussion with Jan Philipp Albrecht, board member of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, and Ole Meinefeld of the foundation. The event is part of the series \"Zeitdiagnostische Interventionen\" and takes place in German on site and via livestream.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/felix-heidenreich-demokratie-unter-druck-ein-republikanismus-22770/", "official_url": "https://calendar.boell.de/de/event/prof-dr-felix-heidenreich-demokratie-unter-druck-ein-republikanismus-der-nachhaltigkeit", "image": "https://noky.io/images/919e74997057891008028e286e178e559d7f7ceec9be3138fd4536a6a703f4d8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "On Justice #11: Erinnerung, Verantwortung, Gerechtigkeit: Von den Nürnberger Prozessen nach Den Haag", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung", "address": "Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin", "price": "18 €, ermäßigt 12 €", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/programm/pdetail/on-justice-11-erinnerung-verantwortung-gerechtigkeit-von-den-nuernberger-prozessen-nach-den-haag/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/nazi-era/nuremberg-trials", "society/law"], "description": "This is the eleventh edition of the discussion series \"On Justice\", a panel event held in English. It is organised by HAU Hebbel am Ufer in cooperation with ECCHR and moderated by journalist Siri Keil. The panel brings together lawyer and winner of the 2026 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade Philippe Sands, former Federal Minister of Justice Herta Däubler-Gmelin and human rights lawyer Wolfgang Kaleck. Starting from Sands' latest book, they discuss, 80 years after the Nuremberg verdicts, international criminal law, memory and testimony, and how civil society actors can defend international law.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/on-justice-11-erinnerung-verantwortung-gerechtigkeit-von-den-22772/", "official_url": "https://www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/programm/pdetail/on-justice-11-erinnerung-verantwortung-gerechtigkeit-von-den-nuernberger-prozessen-nach-den-haag/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b2c8b1d7cbdd4f992cda021e1a1cfc106d95a650dba2381547aa16c63fa386dd-1200.webp"}]}