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Follow-up Report: “Reconciliation — A Utopia? Art and Science in Dialogue”

As part of the event series “Reconciliation—A Utopia?”, political scientist Grit Straßenberger was a guest in the foyer of the Schauspielhaus Bonn on June 10, 2026. There, she presented her biography of the philosopher and political thinker Hannah Arendt, published in 2025. The event was part of a collaboration between the Theater Bonn and the Bonn Center for Reconciliation Research and was dedicated to one of the most influential intellectuals of the 20th century

Follow-up Report: Workshop “Compensation as a Guiding Principle of Peace and Reconciliation Processes”

On 8 June 2026, scholars gathered during the University of Bonn’s Heritage Week to discuss the diverse roles of compensation and reparations in historical and contemporary peace and reconciliation processes. Co-organized with the Center for Historical Peace Research, the workshop brought together perspectives from history, cultural studies, and the social sciences.

DFG Approves Research Training Group “Reconciliation and Its Equivalents in Transcultural Comparison”

We are pleased to announce the approval of the new DFG Research Training Group “Reconciliation and Its Equivalents in Transcultural Comparison” (GRK 3125). Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Christine Krüger, an interdisciplinary research and training program will be established in the coming years that focuses on the study of reconciliation in various cultural contexts.

The Thinker Hannah Arendt and Her Century

Hannah Arendt is regarded as one of the most significant thinkers of the 20th century. Her life and work reflect the major upheavals of her time: totalitarianism, exile, loss, and new beginnings. But Arendt did not merely want to bear witness—she wanted to understand. Grit Straßenberger presents her biography of Hannah Arendt, published in 2025. In it, she paints a vivid and personal portrait of the philosopher that goes far beyond her well-known writings. Through the recollections of friends, colleagues, and students, Arendt emerges as an extraordinary thinker and, at the same time, a “master of friendship”—a woman whose ideas continue to inspire us today.

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Wednesday Jun 10, 2026

Versöhnung – eine Utopie? KUNST UND WISSENSCHAFT IM GESPRÄCH

Theater Bonn, ...

07:30 PM

Die Denkerin Hannah Arendt und ihr Jahrhundert Hannah Arendt gilt als eine der bedeutendsten Denkerinnen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Ihr Leben und Werk spiegeln ...

Monday Jun 08, 2026

Entschädigung als Leitfaktor von Friedens- & Versöhnungsprozessen

Center for Historical ...

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Workshop: Entschädigung als Leitfaktor von Friedens- und Versöhnungsprozessen Dieser gemeinsame Workshop, der vom Zentrum für historische Friedensforschung ...

Sunday May 31, 2026

Versöhnung – eine Utopie? KUNST UND WISSENSCHAFT IM GESPRÄCH

Theater Bonn

06:00 PM

»Recht auf Unversöhnlichkeit« – eine pure Selbstverständlichkeit? Da eine »Pflicht zur Versöhnung« auf ein bloßes Paradox hinausliefe, wäre ein solcher ...

Tuesday May 19, 2026

Versöhnung – eine Utopie? KUNST UND WISSENSCHAFT IM GESPRÄCH

Theater Bonn

07:30 PM

(Un-)Versöhnlichkeit zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland Bonn – die vielleicht westdeutscheste Stadt der Bundesrepublik. Noch immer ist hier an vielen Ecken ...

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Quo Vadis Middle East?

Working on a postwar scenario

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The forth conference

At the conference “Quo vadis Middle East?”, scientists, civil society actors, representatives of the business community, and political decision-makers from all relevant countries in the Middle East and Germany discussed possible paths to a peaceful future.

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Reconciliation—a utopia?!

Conversations between art and science

The series continues

Reconciliation is one of the most important challenges of our time. But what does reconciliation actually mean? What experiences are there with it? How does reconciliation work in theory? Is it about recognizing different points of view? Or is it all just theater in the end? Theater Bonn and the Center for Reconciliation Research at the University of Bonn are bringing these and other questions about reconciliation and its study to the stage.

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