Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Is This the End of American Democracy?	Wed, 31.05.2023, 18:00	Lecture	Misha GlennyRichard Parker	Is This the End of American Democracy? Wed, 31.05.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Misha GlennyRichard Parker Series: Lecture Richard Parker refracted Stephen Skowronek’s observations about transformative presidents and the presidential cycle through the prism of economics, in order to identify how serious the latest threats to American democracy might be. Read more
Is This the End of American Democracy? Wed, 31.05.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Misha GlennyRichard Parker Series: Lecture Richard Parker refracted Stephen Skowronek’s observations about transformative presidents and the presidential cycle through the prism of economics, in order to identify how serious the latest threats to American democracy might be. Read more
	Exhibition Soft Opening: Bearing Witness to War	Fri, 26.05.2023, 19:00	Exhibition	Katherine YoungerKseniya Kharchenko	Exhibition Soft Opening: Bearing Witness to War Fri, 26.05.2023, 19:00 Speakers: Katherine YoungerKseniya Kharchenko Series: Exhibition Documenting Ukraine program at the IWM, in cooperation with Bildrecht, presents the exhibition Documenting Ukraine: Bearing Witness to War, which will take place at the Bildraum Studio from 3 June till 1 July 2023. Read more
Exhibition Soft Opening: Bearing Witness to War Fri, 26.05.2023, 19:00 Speakers: Katherine YoungerKseniya Kharchenko Series: Exhibition Documenting Ukraine program at the IWM, in cooperation with Bildrecht, presents the exhibition Documenting Ukraine: Bearing Witness to War, which will take place at the Bildraum Studio from 3 June till 1 July 2023. Read more
	Junior Visiting Fellows' Conference Summer 2023	Fri, 26.05.2023, 09:15	Conferences and Workshops		Junior Visiting Fellows' Conference Summer 2023 Fri, 26.05.2023, 09:15 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops The Junior Visiting Fellows' Conference is a bi-annual event at the Institute for Human Sciences that allows the Junior Fellows to present their work and research in a day-long conference. A traditional semester-closing celebration of the talented young researchers that is as old as the Institute itself, and is always organized by the Junior Fellows themselves. Usually, it includes Senior Fellows, Staff members, and Alumni, among others, as commentators and discussants. Read more
Junior Visiting Fellows' Conference Summer 2023 Fri, 26.05.2023, 09:15 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops The Junior Visiting Fellows' Conference is a bi-annual event at the Institute for Human Sciences that allows the Junior Fellows to present their work and research in a day-long conference. A traditional semester-closing celebration of the talented young researchers that is as old as the Institute itself, and is always organized by the Junior Fellows themselves. Usually, it includes Senior Fellows, Staff members, and Alumni, among others, as commentators and discussants. Read more
	Geopolitical Talks: Overlapping Crises	Wed, 24.05.2023, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevComfort Ero	Geopolitical Talks: Overlapping Crises Wed, 24.05.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevComfort Ero Series: Panels and Discussions The geopolitical reverberations of the Russo-Ukrainian War have been felt far beyond Europe. The conflict has further complicated an already daunting set of challenges facing the global order. The war has also exposed the limitations of those institutions responsible for maintaining international peace and security. International Crisis Group President and CEO Dr. Comfort Ero spoke on how to best grapple with these overlapping crises. Read more
Geopolitical Talks: Overlapping Crises Wed, 24.05.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevComfort Ero Series: Panels and Discussions The geopolitical reverberations of the Russo-Ukrainian War have been felt far beyond Europe. The conflict has further complicated an already daunting set of challenges facing the global order. The war has also exposed the limitations of those institutions responsible for maintaining international peace and security. International Crisis Group President and CEO Dr. Comfort Ero spoke on how to best grapple with these overlapping crises. Read more
	A Left Populist Strategy for a Green Democratic Revolution	Tue, 23.05.2023, 18:00	Lecture	Chantal Mouffe Ivan Vejvoda	A Left Populist Strategy for a Green Democratic Revolution Tue, 23.05.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Chantal Mouffe Ivan Vejvoda Series: Lecture In this presentation, Chantal Mouffe intended to argue that at the current crossroads, a project to radicalize democracy requires implementing a left populist strategy whose hegemonic signifier is a Green Democratic Revolution, connecting the defense of the environment with the manifold democratic struggles against different forms of inequality. Read more
A Left Populist Strategy for a Green Democratic Revolution Tue, 23.05.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Chantal Mouffe Ivan Vejvoda Series: Lecture In this presentation, Chantal Mouffe intended to argue that at the current crossroads, a project to radicalize democracy requires implementing a left populist strategy whose hegemonic signifier is a Green Democratic Revolution, connecting the defense of the environment with the manifold democratic struggles against different forms of inequality. Read more
	Bringing Beauty into Life: How Soviet Workers Discovered Aesthetics after Stalin	Mon, 22.05.2023, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Serguei OushakineFranz Graf	Bringing Beauty into Life: How Soviet Workers Discovered Aesthetics after Stalin Mon, 22.05.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Serguei OushakineFranz Graf Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his talk, Oushakine focused on one aspect of late Soviet materiality: by reading closely materials published in the 1960s–1970s, he showed how Soviet sociologists, urbanists, and designers tried (though ultimately failed) to transform new mass apartments into an effectively constructed material ecosystem. Material aesthetics - not ideology - was seen as a major force that could productively shape the perceptions and demands of the Soviet individual. Read more
Bringing Beauty into Life: How Soviet Workers Discovered Aesthetics after Stalin Mon, 22.05.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Serguei OushakineFranz Graf Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his talk, Oushakine focused on one aspect of late Soviet materiality: by reading closely materials published in the 1960s–1970s, he showed how Soviet sociologists, urbanists, and designers tried (though ultimately failed) to transform new mass apartments into an effectively constructed material ecosystem. Material aesthetics - not ideology - was seen as a major force that could productively shape the perceptions and demands of the Soviet individual. Read more
	Time To Decide Europe Summit 2023	Tue, 16.05.2023, 12:30	Conferences and Workshops	Anthony Barnett Gerald Knaus Ivan Krastev Ivana Dragičević Jan-Werner Müller Janka Oertel Kim Scheppele Soli Özel Misha GlennyAlexander Schallenberg	Time To Decide Europe Summit 2023 Tue, 16.05.2023, 12:30 Speakers: Anthony Barnett Gerald Knaus Ivan Krastev Ivana Dragičević Jan-Werner Müller Janka Oertel Kim Scheppele Soli Özel Misha GlennyAlexander Schallenberg Series: Conferences and Workshops What will the coming year bring about? How will Europe’s foreign and defense policy be transformed? Will Europe’s democracies come out weakened or strengthened from the current crisis? What future for the economy and ecology in Europe? Can risks be turned into opportunities, and how? Read more
Time To Decide Europe Summit 2023 Tue, 16.05.2023, 12:30 Speakers: Anthony Barnett Gerald Knaus Ivan Krastev Ivana Dragičević Jan-Werner Müller Janka Oertel Kim Scheppele Soli Özel Misha GlennyAlexander Schallenberg Series: Conferences and Workshops What will the coming year bring about? How will Europe’s foreign and defense policy be transformed? Will Europe’s democracies come out weakened or strengthened from the current crisis? What future for the economy and ecology in Europe? Can risks be turned into opportunities, and how? Read more
	Das Leben Passiert Nicht Außerhalb der Geschichte	Mon, 15.05.2023, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Radka Denemarková Ludger Hagedorn	Das Leben Passiert Nicht Außerhalb der Geschichte Zum Aktuellen Vermächtnis der Dissidenz Mon, 15.05.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Radka Denemarková Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia Im Fellows Colloquium präsentierte Radka Denemarková ihre literarische Auseinandersetzung mit dem intellektuellen Vermächtnis Václav Havels und Jan Patočkas. Im Hintergrund spielen jedoch die mitteleuropäischen Erfahrungen des 20. Jahrhunderts und insbesondere die tschechoslowakische Dissidenz eine wichtige Rolle. Read more
Das Leben Passiert Nicht Außerhalb der Geschichte Zum Aktuellen Vermächtnis der Dissidenz Mon, 15.05.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Radka Denemarková Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia Im Fellows Colloquium präsentierte Radka Denemarková ihre literarische Auseinandersetzung mit dem intellektuellen Vermächtnis Václav Havels und Jan Patočkas. Im Hintergrund spielen jedoch die mitteleuropäischen Erfahrungen des 20. Jahrhunderts und insbesondere die tschechoslowakische Dissidenz eine wichtige Rolle. Read more
	Dialogues for Tomorrow: A Green and Global Europe?	Wed, 10.05.2023, 19:00	Panels and Discussions	Nathalie Tocci Philipp Blom	Dialogues for Tomorrow: A Green and Global Europe? Wed, 10.05.2023, 19:00 Speakers: Nathalie Tocci Philipp Blom Series: Panels and Discussions Philipp Blom and Political Scientist Nathalie Tocci in Conversation. Historian, journalist and author Philipp Blom invites international guests to talk about transformation, reasonable change, necessary steps and new conceptual spaces. Read more
Dialogues for Tomorrow: A Green and Global Europe? Wed, 10.05.2023, 19:00 Speakers: Nathalie Tocci Philipp Blom Series: Panels and Discussions Philipp Blom and Political Scientist Nathalie Tocci in Conversation. Historian, journalist and author Philipp Blom invites international guests to talk about transformation, reasonable change, necessary steps and new conceptual spaces. Read more
	A Speech to Europe 2023: “No Peace without Freedom, No Justice without Law“	Tue, 09.05.2023, 19:00	Lecture	Oleksandra Matviichuk	A Speech to Europe 2023: “No Peace without Freedom, No Justice without Law“ Part of Wiener Festwochen Tue, 09.05.2023, 19:00 Speakers: Oleksandra Matviichuk Series: Lecture We are pleased that we were able to secure the Ukrainian human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk for the Speech to Europe 2023, which marked the beginning of this year's Wiener Festwochen program. After a three-year hiatus, the event returns to the Judenplatz in Vienna, where Yale historian and IWM Permanent Fellow Timothy Snyder delivered the first Speech to Europe in 2019. Read more
A Speech to Europe 2023: “No Peace without Freedom, No Justice without Law“ Part of Wiener Festwochen Tue, 09.05.2023, 19:00 Speakers: Oleksandra Matviichuk Series: Lecture We are pleased that we were able to secure the Ukrainian human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk for the Speech to Europe 2023, which marked the beginning of this year's Wiener Festwochen program. After a three-year hiatus, the event returns to the Judenplatz in Vienna, where Yale historian and IWM Permanent Fellow Timothy Snyder delivered the first Speech to Europe in 2019. Read more