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Disruption. Launch event of the C³ – Conflict, Crisis, and Change Research Center

27 October 2026 | 18:00–19:30, with reception afterwards | Congress hall, FZA

Disruption is at the centre of crises and has become a common description of contemporary crises in particular. From the disruption of global supply chains to the disruption of national and international political systems, a sense of rupture permeates public debates on ongoing dynamics of conflict and change. This roundtable discusses insights from different disciplines as to what disruption means, how it shapes conflict dynamics and outcomes, and how the vocabulary of disruption introduces new perspectives on temporality and the open-endedness of history.

With this discussion and the subsequent reception, we invite you to join us in celebrating the launch the new Conflict, Crisis, and Change (C³) Research Center at the University of Bayreuth.

Welcome address

• Prof. Dr. Stefan Leible, President of the University of Bayreuth

Panelists

• Prof. Dr. Nina Nestler, Professor of Criminal Law (University of Bayreuth)
• Prof. Dr. Cindy Wittke-Hohlfeld, Professor of Eastern European History (University of Regensburg)
  
• Prof. Dr. Joschka Philipps, Professor of Sociology of Insecurity (University of Bayreuth)

Hosts

• Prof. Dr. Jana Hönke, Chair for Sociology in Africa and C³ Director (University of Bayreuth)
• PD Dr. Julia Eichenberg, Historian at the Institute for Franconian Regional History (University of Bayreuth) & Steering Committee member of the C³

All welcome – free, no registration required.