The Germans' emotional relationship with their constitutions.

75 years after its adoption, the German Basic Law is more popular than ever. Constitutions have triggered feelings, not only since 1949 and not only in Germany. The type of feelings determines their binding force. But how do feelings regarding a constitution develop?  What hopes and expectations, what experiences and risks shape them? Who has them and who misses them? These topics will be discussed by Professor Ute Frevert in the context of this year's public FiF lecture. 

Speaker
Ute Frevert is an internationally renowned historian. Most recently, from 2008 to 2024, she was the director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin. Since 2023, she has been the president of Max Weber Stiftung. She became well-known with a series of books addressing the role of feelings in history and politics, for example Mächtige Gefühle. Von A wie Angst bis Z wie Zuneigung. Deutsche Geschichte seit 1900 (S. Fischer 2020), Gefühle in der Geschichte (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2021). The topic of her FiF Lecture is based on a study published by Wallstein Verlag some time ago: Verfassungsgefühle. Die Deutschen und ihre Staatsgrundgesetze (Wallstein Verlag 2024).

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