The annual ‘Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice’ serve as a forum for discussing questions of economic justice, including the role of markets, the nature of property, the justifiability of taxes, the importance of workplace democracy, the problem of economic inequality, and, more generally, the merits of capitalism and socialism. While debates on economic justice often occur within specific political camps, the Dortmund Disputes aim to foster discussion across political boundaries by bringing together sc
holars with diverse outlooks—liberal egalitarian, libertarian, socialist, conservative, or otherwise—who share the goal of advancing our understanding of economic justice.
Keynote Speakers: Chiara Cordelli (Chicago), Bas van der Vossen (Chapman University)
Further Speakers: Caleb Althorpe (Utrecht), Pascal Brixel (Northwestern University), Denise Celentano (Montréal), Garance Coggins (University of Southern Denmark), Franz Dietrich (PSE) & Kai Spiekermann (LSE), Philipp Stehr (Munich), Amy Thompson (Oxford), Thomas R. Wells (Leiden) & Felix Hohlfeld (Graz)
For the detailed program, see https://philevents.org/event/show/139890
If you are interested in attending the conference, please send an email to jonas.harney@tu-dortmund.de. Participation is free of charge but registration is required. The registration deadline is June 14, 2026, but since the place is limited, we recommend early registration. Please also indicate in the email whether you want to attend one or both of the dinners that accompany the conference: the Welcome Dinner on the evening before the first day (June, 24) and the Conference Dinner on the evening of the first day (June, 25).
Organizers of the Conference: Jonas Harney, Peter Königs
Organizers of the Conference Series: Jonas Harney, Peter Königs, Christian Neuhäuser, Lea Prix, Dick Timmer (TU Dortmund University)
