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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We kindly invite you to the Annual Conference of the Leibniz Research Alliance “Crises in a Globalised World”.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US">Making Crises Visible/Invisible<br>
Annual Conference of the Leibniz Research Alliance “Crises in a Globalised World”</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><br>
Date: 12-13 December 2018<br>
Venue: Leibniz Association, Chausseestraße 111, 10115 Berlin <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The title of this conference Making Crises Visible/Invisible refers to the question of how to recognize, describe and analyse complex crises phenomena. As crises are always a result of a specific communication and perception
 in a competitive market of public attention, the mechanisms of their creation or disappearance are a factor of high relevance. The annual conference is aimed at all member institutes and members of the alliance as well as those academics or practitioners who
 are interested in crises research. The main goal is to present and to discuss the work of the alliance and to increase its visibility.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The title Making Crises Visible/Invisible might sound counterintuitive at first glance. Crises are usually understood as moments of challenge which force actors to take immediate action. Due to their inevitable and urgent
 character, crises are expected to be highly visible with the consequence that the mechanisms of making crises visible or invisible are scarcely investigated. However, zooming in on specific crisis-situations reveals that different actors emphasize or cover
 very different aspects of a crisis with consequences on how a crisis is being managed and solved.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For more information please visit <b><u><span style="color:#0070C0">http://www.leibniz-krisen.de/en/news-activities/annual-conference-2018/</span></u></b></span><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">To register for the conference, please send an email to Thomas Siurkus at:
<span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">siurkus@hsfk.de</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We´re looking forward to welcoming to you at the Leibniz Association in December.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kind Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Stefan Kroll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Welcome and Introduction</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nicole Deitelhoff</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, Speaker, Leibniz-Research Alliance “Crises in a Globalised World”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Panel I “Placeless dynamics? Visualizing the spatiality of crises”</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Panel II “Dropout from Multilateralism – Economic Consequences and Conclusions”</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b>Reception and Exhibition “Visible Crisis”</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Matthias Kleiner</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, President Leibniz Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a name="_Hlk528021052"><b><i><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sichtbare und unsichtbare Krisen im Film: Über Routinen der Bewältigung und Grenzen des Mediums</span></i></b></a><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br>
</span></b><a name="_Hlk528434979"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Peter Herrmann</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, Movie Producer</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Thomas Siurkus<br>
Leibniz Research Alliance "Crises in a Globalised World"<br>
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)<br>
Baseler Str. 27-31<br>
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