Our work

The Hannah Arendt Consortium on Crisis and Political Transformation at the University of Cambridge examines the work of Hannah Arendt in relation to complex global challenges and political crises—past, present and future. Our work focuses on three main themes:

Plurality and
Promise of Politics

Arendt wrote that “plurality is the law of the earth”. Our consortium is founded upon Arendt’s emphasis on plurality and its political possibilities, both in terms of critical thought and for envisioning new forms of democratic practice.

Exile and
Statelessness

Echoing Arendt’s enduring concern that “statelessness [is] the newest mass phenomenon in contemporary history”, our consortium seeks to affirm and address the “right to have rights” for those facing exile, statelessness and forced migration.

Common
Worldbuilding

For Arendt, “public space” is the ultimate sphere for the expression of the human condition. Our aim is to understand how contemporary threats of violence and exclusion are remaking public space, as well as to engage with social and cultural movements endeavouring to protect it.

Our work

The Hannah Arendt Consortium on Crisis and Political Transformation at the University of Cambridge examines the work of Hannah Arendt in relation to complex global challenges and political crises—past, present and future. Our work focuses on three main themes:

Plurality and
Promise of Politics

Arendt wrote that “plurality is the law of the earth”. Our consortium is founded upon Arendt’s emphasis on plurality and its political possibilities, both in terms of critical thought and for envisioning new forms of democratic practice.

Exile and statelessness

Echoing Arendt’s enduring concern that “statelessness [is] the newest mass phenomenon in contemporary history”, our consortium seeks to affirm and address the “right to have rights” for those facing exile, statelessness and forced migration.

Common Worldbuilding

For Arendt, “public space” is the ultimate sphere for the expression of the human condition. Our aim is to understand how contemporary threats of violence and exclusion are remaking public space, as well as to engage with social and cultural movements endeavouring to protect it.