Liberal Script(s) — Asian Versions and Contestations of a Concept

SCRIPTS Regional Conference

The conference addresses the broad theme of Asian scripts (liberal or not) and asks how Asian states organise themselves and ally/partner with each other based on these scripts’ political/ economic features. It is conceptualised amidst the changing balance of power and the changing narratives about emerging power configurations and aims to explore the extent to which the rise of alternative models presents a challenge to the liberal script and how other regional actors respond to “original” liberal scripts and the challenges. While the notion of the “Asian way” served for some time to counter American and thus liberal hegemony, it is now, to some extent, liberal visions of the society that serve as a counter-hegemonic script to Chinese dominance. Questions within this broad rubric have both theoretical and empirical import. Theoretically, the conference takes us into a rich (but still under-researched) terrain of traditional world views and historical experiences of Asian countries and how these shape strategies, reactions, and counterreactions in modern-day politics and international relations. Empirically too, western theorising often underplays the differences within Asia. The planned publication wants to flesh out the (oft-ignored) differences and nuances and invite researchers to investigate the impact that changing ground realities are having on what they make of similarities and differences among and within national jurisdictions.

The conference will take place in New Delhi and online on 28-30 November 2022, and is hosted by the Cluster of Excellence SCRIPTS under the lead of GIGA President Prof. Amrita Narlikar and Prof. Michael Zürn.

Organisational Team: Katinka von Kovatsits (SCRIPTS) Chetan Rana (JNU) Julia Kramer (GIGA)

The Cluster of Excellence "Contestations of the Liberal Script" (SCRIPTS) seeks to explore and understand causes, types and consequences of contestations of what we call "the liberal way of organizing societies" from different disciplinary perspectives, focusing on the local, regional, and global level. For further information about the Cluster and its research agenda, please visit the website.

Kooperationspartner

SCRIPTS Cluster of Excellence "Contestations of the Liberal Script"German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

Adresse

The Lalit, Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place, New Delhi and online

Expertin

Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar

Ehemals Präsidentin

Auf Einladung

Programm

SCRIPTS Conference November 2022 (PDF)

Organisational Team: Katinka von Kovatsits (SCRIPTS) Chetan Rana (JNU) Julia Kramer (GIGA)

Kooperationspartner

SCRIPTS Cluster of Excellence "Contestations of the Liberal Script"German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

Adresse

The Lalit, Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place, New Delhi and online

Expertin

Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar

Ehemals Präsidentin

Auf Einladung

Programm

SCRIPTS Conference November 2022 (PDF)

Konferenz | 27.04.2022

Knowledge exchange with SCRIPTS and foreign policy actors: The liberal script and the Indo-Pacific – strategies, narratives and perspectives

The Liberal Script and the Indo-Pacific: Strategies, Narratives and Perspectives, Online Event Organisation: SCRIPTS Cluster of Excellence "Contestations of the Liberal Script" Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar (Moderator:in, Vortragende:r), Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar (Moderator:in, Vortragende:r)

GIGA-Präsidentin Prof. Amrita Narlikar trug als Moderatorin und Diskutantin zu der Veranstaltung bei. Im Anschluss an die SCRIPTS-Konferenz im Februar teilte Prof. Narlikar hier ihre Analysen mit einem hochrangigen Panel aus außenpolitischen Entscheidungsträger:innen und Wissenschaftler:innen zu dem liberalen Skript in Asien, auch angesichts der aktuellen Entwicklungen, der russische Aggression und der Beziehung Europas zum indopazifischen Raum.

Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar

Ehemals Präsidentin

Workshop | 15.02.2021

SCRIPTS IRC Postdoc Workshop

SCRIPTS IRC Postdoc Workshop, Online event Organisation: SCRIPTS Cluster of Excellence "Contestations of the Liberal Script" Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar (Diskutant:in), Prof. Dr. Mark Hallerberg (Diskutant:in)

Prof. Amrita Narlikar joined the workshop as SCRIPTS Principal Investigator discussing a paper.

Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar

Ehemals Präsidentin

Prof. Dr. Mark Hallerberg

Hertie School of Governance

Kooperationsveranstaltung | 27.04.2022

Regional Conference on Asian Scripts

Forschungsprojekt | 01.01.2019 - 31.12.2025

Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS), Cluster of Excellence / FU Berlin

Contemporary liberal societies are currently facing a loss of confidence in the ability of their core institutions to provide solutions to the most pressing issues of the 21st century. SCRIPTS investigates alternative concepts of social order and deals with their consequences for global challenges such as climate change, migration, nuclear proliferation, and transnational terrorism. As part of SCRIPTS, GIGA and Hertie School conduct two projects.
DFG, Excellence Strategy, 2019-2025

Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar

Prof. Dr. Mark Hallerberg

Tanja Börzel

Prof. Dr. Michael Zürn

Konferenz | 27.04.2022