impressions of the annual meeting of the Society for Contemporary Politics  |
| Hartmut Rosa on "Acceleration is unstoppable?" |
About the article "The pledge of time" in the all-one-issue 06/2010 , I have become aware of the activities of the German Society for Contemporary
policy. Based in Berlin, this deals with various aspects of social interaction in terms of a sense-giving and human organization of work, leisure and living time.
On 22/10/2010, the company invited its members and interested people for the annual meeting. The opening address was given
Ulrich Mückenberger from the University of Hamburg, whose arguments for a policy resolution local time policy in Parliament was well received. Mückenberger also hopes that the company would expand its profile in the policy period for purposes of an organization to detect time conflicts, the analysis and design of solutions. He was also pragmatic words, for example, as he raised the question of what value the time of unemployment in the context of social evaluation have? To discuss this question, just new assessment criteria are needed, that language could also be a responsibility of society. A special memory for me has remained his statement that has built up an individually perceived gap between expected time and time. Therefore is the "acceleration sense" a result of an increase in social dynamics and individual challenge of this situation, adjust a meaningful way.
My highlight of the first day was the presentation of
Hartmut Rosa. Under the title "Is acceleration unstoppable" theoreticians introduced the acceleration of the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, his thoughts and impressions from the current perception of time. In the center of his presentation focused on the assumptions that time structures change and the perception of time by the changes in the environment of the individual experiences an acceleration. These changes, as a constant process of growth, production and Reproduction is a "necessary element structure. A deceleration is not possible, therefore, because it is a form of perception is about change processes. Rosa identified three types of acceleration and was referring to his book
"acceleration. The change in the structure of time in the modern" . Accordingly, he spoke of "technical acceleration" in the transport, communication and production. Acceleration of the "social change" - a so-called "presence shrinkage" by individually perceived social and economic changes. And finally, the acceleration of the pace of life, expressed "do more and do more in less time" with. Rosa critics of accused that he shall designate at things, but solutions to date remained guilty. This criticism aware, he spoke out in favor of examining the possibilities of citizens' fundamental income and to induce a change in the consciousness of society, away from the comparative position of thinking to the contents of the resonance theory. The same states that individual life is possible where people enjoy the feeling of respect and influence.
Regardless of the presentations a lot to me especially on one aspect: the need for a flexible working hours was rejected mainly because it encourages the development of work and performance pressure.
In the ensuing Discussion that was held in the form of a
Fish Bowls was the focus strongly on the aspect of "resonance" and the difficulties of a "self-determined work." The attempts to re-focus to draw on contemporary political issues, failed repeatedly.
unfortunately had to turn out the lecture by Karl Heinz Geissler
, since this is not for health reasons, to attend the meeting. Given my own health, I decided, therefore, after dinner and some interesting insights into other professional fields, to leave the event.
The second day I unfortunately could not attend for health reasons.
