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Special Issue: Venice Seminars 2020; Communities and the Individual: Beyond the Liberal-Communitarian Divide
This volume gathers the articles presented at the 2020 ResetDOC Venice Seminars, which were held online from May 25 to May 29, 2020.
The 2020 Venice Seminars addressed the topic of “Communities and the Individual: Beyond the Liberal-Communitarian Divide”
Editors: Alessandro Ferrara, Volker Kaul and David Rasmussen
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The international association Reset Dialogues on Civilizations has launched the Reset Seminars of Pluralism in the Middle East and North Africa, a yearly international program on cultural and religious pluralism and political liberties. The purpose is to promote a local intellectual response to the rise of rigorist strands of Islamic thought by training 40 emerging opinion-leaders on the relationship between religion, history and power and to contribute to the reawakening of pluralistic traditions in Muslim contexts.
The current political situation in Post-Soviet countries, primarily the Russian Federation, raises questions about the cultural roots of today’s prevailing nationalist political ideologies and behaviours. The international scientific community has to overcome the lack of knowledge about Russia’s Post-Soviet history, also in order to avoid the sheer repetition of old clichés – liberal -western opinions versus a despotic-eastern world
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Editorial Board 21 October 2024
How did religion shift from fueling division to fostering dialogue in post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina? Reset DOC’s upcoming documentary explores the pivotal role of faith in reconciliation and peacebuilding. Catch the trailer now and stay tuned for the full release!
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10
October
2025
University of Milan-Bicocca
University of Milan – Bicocca, Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo, 1
Reset DOC is hosting a lecture by Wendy Brown (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton) on October 10 at 11:30 a.m. at the University of Milan-Bicocca (Building U6 – Agorà, 4th floor – Aula Massa). The lecture will explore the growing fractures between capitalism and liberal democracy, examining risks of political distortion toward autocratic and patrimonial forms, with a focus on the U.S. experience.
26
May
2025
Venice International University
The conference and seminars will examine the decline of liberal democracies, exploring the discontent between the elite and the working and middle classes, the ineffectiveness of traditional grievance channels, and the rise of radical polarization and extremist views. It will also address growing inequalities and the challenge of finding new frameworks to resolve the evolving conflict between the many and the few, with a focus on how modern philosophy can play a key role in developing solutions.
29
April
2025
Georgetown University
This panel gathers scholars to explore how Jewish thought, identity, and practice respond to pluralism in today’s globalized world, addressing challenges like relativism, atheism, and diverse norms. Panelists will discuss Judaism’s role in cultural and religious diversity, reflecting on its contributions and transformations. Through theology, philosophy, politics, and sociology, this conversation invites the public to ponder Jewish pluralism in our interconnected yet fractured world.