Project Details
Projekt
GRK 1067: Political Communication in Europe from the Ancient Times until the 20th Century
Subject Area
History
Term
from 2004 to 2013
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 421041
Today we can testify that in most European countries a new history of ideas evolves. Whereas Anglo-Saxon research mainly focuses on the "New History of Ideas", formulated by Pocock and Skinner, German, Austrian and Italian research predominantly ties in with a dual tradition: on the one hand it follows Kosellecks approach to a "History of Concepts" and on the other hand following Luhmanns system-theoretical approach.
The principal object of the International Research Training Group is to connect these different, nationally diversified research traditions using a concept of political language. The postgraduates of the Research Training Group, coming from Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Austria, should learn to handle with these different traditions. Afterwards they should use the methodical basis for their own purposes. The postgraduates work on different historical eras as the ancient world, medieval times, early modern and modern times and contemporary history. Their projects deal with the representation of authority, the definition of rulers virtues, political communication in foreign policy, the idea of resistance in political discourse of modern times, the comprehension and the language of the city as holy body in the middle of the 17th century and many others. Their methods are those of political theory, the history of law, cultural and social history.
The principal object of the International Research Training Group is to connect these different, nationally diversified research traditions using a concept of political language. The postgraduates of the Research Training Group, coming from Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Austria, should learn to handle with these different traditions. Afterwards they should use the methodical basis for their own purposes. The postgraduates work on different historical eras as the ancient world, medieval times, early modern and modern times and contemporary history. Their projects deal with the representation of authority, the definition of rulers virtues, political communication in foreign policy, the idea of resistance in political discourse of modern times, the comprehension and the language of the city as holy body in the middle of the 17th century and many others. Their methods are those of political theory, the history of law, cultural and social history.
DFG Programme
International Research Training Groups
International Connection
Austria, Italy
Applicant Institution
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
IRTG-Partner Institution
Università degli Studi di Trento; Università di Bologna; Universität Innsbruck
Spokesperson
Professorin Dr. Luise Schorn-Schütte
Participating Researchers
Professor Dr. Frank Bernstein; Professor Dr. Andreas Fahrmeir; Professor Dr. Bernhard Jussen; Professor Dr. Hartmut Leppin; Professor Dr. Werner Plumpe; Professorin Dr. Marie-Luise Recker
IRTG-Partner: Spokespersons
Professorin Dr. Angela de Benedictis; Professor Dr. Gustavo Corni; Professorin Dr. Brigitte Mazohl
Cooperation Partners
Professor Dr. Giuseppe Albertoni; Professor Dr. Reinhold Bichler; Professor Dr. Klaus Brandstätter; Professor Dr. Galuco Cantarella; Professor Dr. Giovanni Ciappelli; Professor Dr. Maurizio Giangiulio; Professor Dr. Renato G. Mazzolini; Professorin Marica Milanesi; Professorin Dr. Ottavia Niccoli; Professor Dr. Heinz Noflatscher; Professorin Dr. Daniela Rando
