26 November, 19:00

Astoriasaal, Kulturzentrum am Münster, Konstanz

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Public panel discussion - in collaboration with VHS Konstanz - on the role of the military-industrial complex in the production of academic knowledge and its implications for democracy.

The event takes place in the framework of the visit of the CAT group of Tom Vaughan (University of Leeds, UK); Heba Taha (University of Lund, Schweden); Kjølv Egeland (NORSAR, Norway); and Lyndon Burford (BASIC, UK), and their project "Theories of Change and Nuclear Disarmament".

James Davis (University of St. Gallen)
James Davis is a renowned professor of political science at the University of St. Gallen. Throughout his long career, he has focused particularly on international relations.

Andreas Zumach (Journalist)
Andreas Zumach is a German journalist and publicist. He is considered an expert on international relations and conflicts. From 1988 to 2020, he was the Swiss and UN correspondent for the daily newspaper tageszeitung (taz), based at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva. He works as a freelance correspondent for German and English-language print and broadcast media. As a staunch pacifist, he focuses on security and peace policy, the UN, the OSCE, arms control, and human rights.