Thursday, 3 February
9:30 Ulrike Davy, Bielefeld: Welcome address
Willibald Steinmetz, Bielefeld: Introduction
Section I:
Between status and ranking: Comparing comparisons of medieval and modern universities
Moderator: Veronika Tacke, Bielefeld
10:00 Frank Rexroth, Göttingen:
The notion of conceptual differences between academic disciplines (12th - 14th centuries)
10:30 Linda Wedlin, Uppsala:
Ranking of modern universities: How global comparisons matter
11:00 Coffee
11:30 Statement: Franz-J. Arlinghaus, Bielefeld
11:45 Discussion
12:45 Lunch
Section II:
Comparing religions and cultures in premodern and modern times
Moderator: Peter Schuster, Bielefeld
14:15 Thomas Lentes, Münster:
Comparing religions in the Middle Ages
14:45 Stefan Brakensiek, Duisburg-Essen:
European Travel Reports on Persia around 1700
15:15 Coffee
15:45 Statement: Willibald Steinmetz, Bielefeld
16:00 Discussion
17:00 Coffee
Friday, 4 February
Section III:
Governance by numbers: Making comparisons quantitative
Moderator: Michael Huber, Bielefeld
9:30 Lars Behrisch, Utrecht:
Inventing statistics in the 18th century
10:00 Michael Power, London:
Accounting and Finance
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Statement: Nils Brunsson, Uppsala
11:15 Discussion
12:15 Lunch
Section IV:
Comparisons and modernization
Moderator: Angelika Epple, Bielefeld
13:45 Martin Geyer, Munich:
Constructing the modern world through comparisons. Social Indicators and modernization paradigms of the post war period
14:15 Statement: John Meyer, Stanford
14:30 Discussion
15:30 Coffee
16:00 Final discussion
Moderator: Thomas Welskopp, Bielefeld
17:00 Coffee / End of Conference