2026

On 26 November 2025, Stakes of Democracy hosted the first in a series of seminars exploring the nature, values and workings of democracy. The seminar centred on Hans Kelsen’s On the Essence and Value of Democracy, a modern classic of democratic theory.

In August 2026, Kristin Asdal gave a keynote lecture exploring the role of documents and documentary practices in democracy.

On 13 March 2026, Stakes of Democracy hosted the second seminar in its series on the nature, values and workings of democracy. The seminar centred on Nils Gilje’s new book Hitler’s Philosophers [published in Norwegian], which examines why a large majority of German university philosophers supported Hitler and National Socialism in 1933.

From 20 to 22 April 2026, doctoral candidates and scholars gathered at the Centre Universitaire de Norvège à Paris for an intensive three-day PhD course combining keynote lectures, paper presentations, and in-depth academic discussion.

Kristin Asdal and Helge Jordheim participated in the 6th Network Conference of the International Network for Theory of History (INTH), held at Tallinn University, Estonia, 19–22 May 2026.