The conference will be held at Wissenschaft Zentrum Berlin [WZB], on 5 December 2011
The aim of this conference is to examine and discuss both interpretations of Elias’s thought and new empirical applications of his ideas – including their application to the financial crisis that started in 2008. Some of the diverse themes that will be discussed by a number of eminent scholars include: Elias and market processes; Elias’s poetry; Studies on the Germans and long-term processes of violence.
Attendance at the conference is free of charge, but places are limited. If you would like to attend please email either Reinhard Blomert at blomert@wzb.eu or Steven Loyal at stevenloyal2002@yahoo.com.
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