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Cass Sunstein visited Heidelberg

  • Termin in der Vergangenheit
  • Dienstag, 9. Juni 2026, 16:00 Uhr
  • Heidelberg
    • Cass Sunstein (Law, Harvard)

Bestselling author and Obama advisor Cass Sunstein visited Heidelberg from June 9 to June 11 and gave lectures in the Old Town and at Neuenheimer Feld. 

A picture of the Neue Aula in the old town of Heidelberg

Cass Sunstein gave several press interviews during his visit. You can access the RNZ and FAZ articles via a link by writing a mail to: 

Mail to get newspaper articles

The online articles are available to the general public via the links on the right-hand side.

Programme

09th June:

  • 2pm: Book symposium of forthcoming monograph “The Price of Happiness” with the Cass Sunstein Reading Group (by invitation only), Grimmsaal, Institute of Philosophy
  • 7pm: Public lecture: “Manipulation”, Host: Institute of Philosophy, New Assembly Hall (Neue Aula), followed by informal exchange with the speaker over light refreshments

10th June:

  • 10am: Interactive workshop (by invitation only), Heidelberg Institute for Global Health 

  • 2pm: Meet and greet, Research network ClimateLifeNexus and the Heidelberg Center for the Environment (by invitation only)

  • 5pm: Public lecture: “Climate Justice”, Lecture Hall, Marsilius-Kolleg, Host: ClimateLifeNexus, Heidelberg Center for the Environment

11th June:

  • 10am: Public lecture: “Nudging: Past, Present, Future”, Old Assembly Hall (Alte Aula), Host: Law Faculty

Please note you need to register for this lecture using the link on the right. 

Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School. His research focuses on administrative and regulatory law, constitutional law, behavioral economics, and environmental law. Most notable among his academic achievements are the 2018 Holberg Prize and multiple American Bar Association awards for distinguished scholarship in administrative law. He served as Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. In 2024, he received the Distinguished Public Service Medal from the Department of Homeland Security. His publication list includes dozens of books and hundreds of articles across law, economics, and behavioral science, including The World According to Star Wars, The Ethics of Influence, and Nudge, which introduced the concept of “libertarian paternalism."

A picture of Cass Sunstein

 

 

 

 

The following institutes and groups participated in the event: Faculty of Law, the HCE, HIGH, the Institute for Philosophy, the Sunstein Reading Group, and Climate Life Nexus. 

We thank the Heidelberg | Harvard Cooperation for sponsering this event!

Heidelberg | Harvard Cooperation

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