A paradigm is a world view, an angle, a Zeitgeist. The term is often used within science and also cultural studies of various kinds.

In postmodern theory you sometimes talk about shifts in paradigms which means transitional phases between one paradigm and another. Many people claim that today we live in a society with a number of coexisting paradigms.

How is the paradigm term used and when? What are shifts in paradigm and how do they manifest themselves in society?

Keynote speakers on paradigms take a closer look at these matters and questions.