On June 16–17, 2025, the joint center for advanced studies Worldmaking from Global Perspectives: A Dialogue with China organized an international conference on “Civilization and Conceptions of World Order.” The event was sponsored by the German Ministry of Education and Research and held at a location of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony. Bringing together scholars from across Asia, Europe, and North America, the event explored civilizational discourses and their role in shaping (partly weaponized) visions of global order. Prof. Dominic Sachsenmaier figured as the main host.

Photos taken by Haifeng Weng.