{"id":100738,"date":"2026-06-29T14:51:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baypol.eu\/zentrum\/?p=100738"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:51:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:51:49","slug":"concordia-and-discordia-ideas-of-harmony-and-conflict-in-the-history-of-political-thought-and-their-contemporary-relevance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baypol.eu\/zentrum\/en\/concordia-and-discordia-ideas-of-harmony-and-conflict-in-the-history-of-political-thought-and-their-contemporary-relevance\/","title":{"rendered":"„Concordia and Discordia“ – ideas of harmony and conflict in the history of political thought and their contemporary relevance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Concordia and Discordia<\/h2>\n
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The idea of Concordia, of political cohesion in a fractured society, is as old as political thought itself. From the Greek polis through the Christian Middle Ages to the early modern period, thinkers such as Aristotle, Nicholas of Cusa, and Jean Bodin asked how communities can hold together despite competing interests, religious division, and the pursuit of private ambition.<\/p>\n

While the contemporary political landscape, shaped by polarization, rising nationalism, and digital echo chambers, lends these questions new urgency, we seek to revive the rich tradition of political thinking on Concordia and Discordia. Our aim is to build a bridge between the recurring questions of the history of ideas and the pressing challenges of the present: how, by whom, and under what conditions can political concord still be conceived today?<\/p>\n

Organizers<\/strong>: Prof. Dr. Eva Helene Odzuck; Prof. Dr. Peter Schr\u00f6der<\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>: Haus der Begegnung, Hinter der Grieb 8, 93047 Regensburg<\/p>\n

If you would like to attend the conference, please register by sending an email to\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>lukas.dobmeier\u200b(at)\u200bur.de<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Concordia and Discordia The idea of Concordia, of political cohesion in a fractured society, is as old as political thought itself. From the Greek polis through the Christian Middle Ages to the early modern period, thinkers such as Aristotle, Nicholas of Cusa, and Jean Bodin asked how communities can hold together despite competing interests, religious […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t