The excessive use of force is not a new phenomenon. However, recent developments in the exercise of political violence are increasingly calling into question existing norms and practices intended to contain it. In the face of new forms of war, adapting terrorist violence and a growing disregard for international humanitarian law, humanity finds itself under pressure. These transformations of political violence also challenge our ability to understand, analyze, and, at best, contain or resolve the growing number of conflicts and their intensification. The contributions to the TraCe Annual Conference 2024, organized by the Justus Liebig University Giessen, take up the challenge of understanding these phenomena socio-culturally, historically and empirically as well as finding normative answers.
When: October 30, 2024 to November 1, 2024
Where: Justus Liebig University Giessen with (German-language) dialogue panel at Kunsthalle Giessen
Further information and a program preview can be found on TraCe’s website.