Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Emma Goldman Awards 2023	Fri, 08.09.2023, 18:00	Other	Mieke Verloo Misha GlennyStefanie Claudine Boulila, Susan Zimmermann	Emma Goldman Awards 2023 Fri, 08.09.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Mieke Verloo Misha GlennyStefanie Claudine Boulila, Susan Zimmermann Series: Other The FLAX Foundation awards the Emma Goldman Awards and Emma Goldman Snowball Awards to talented and engaged scholars working on feminist and inequality issues in Europe since 2020. Read more

	“Architects of the Better World”: The Birth of the International Parliamentary Complex (1918–1998)	Mon, 04.09.2023, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Daniel Quiroga-Villamarin Ivan Vejvoda	“Architects of the Better World”: The Birth of the International Parliamentary Complex (1918–1998) Mon, 04.09.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Daniel Quiroga-Villamarin Ivan Vejvoda Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this presentation, Daniel Quiroga-Villamarin argued that the “architecture of international cooperation” is a relevant question for international legal history. Instead of taking purpose-built environments for granted, he traced a genealogy of the emergence of the international parliamentary complex as a spatial technology of global governance (1918–1998). Read more
“Architects of the Better World”: The Birth of the International Parliamentary Complex (1918–1998) Mon, 04.09.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Daniel Quiroga-Villamarin Ivan Vejvoda Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this presentation, Daniel Quiroga-Villamarin argued that the “architecture of international cooperation” is a relevant question for international legal history. Instead of taking purpose-built environments for granted, he traced a genealogy of the emergence of the international parliamentary complex as a spatial technology of global governance (1918–1998). Read more
	Migrants and Roads	Fri, 28.07.2023, 00:00	Conferences and Workshops		Migrants and Roads Reporting in the Wake of Disasters and Migration Fri, 28.07.2023, 00:00 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops Reporting in the Wake of Disasters and Migration. Media workshop in Kolkata. Read more

	Liberty after Liberalism: Emancipatory Struggles in Ukrainian Journalism, 1998-2021	Mon, 10.07.2023, 18:00	Lecture	Katherine Younger Mary Kaldor Taras Fedirko Timothy Snyder	Liberty after Liberalism: Emancipatory Struggles in Ukrainian Journalism, 1998-2021 Mon, 10.07.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Katherine Younger Mary Kaldor Taras Fedirko Timothy Snyder Series: Lecture This talk traced the emergence and transformation of a movement for the reform of Ukrainian journalism in 1998-2021 in order to explore the rise of an anti-oligarchic liberalism and its effects on civic conflicts in pre-invasion Ukraine. Read more
Liberty after Liberalism: Emancipatory Struggles in Ukrainian Journalism, 1998-2021 Mon, 10.07.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Katherine Younger Mary Kaldor Taras Fedirko Timothy Snyder Series: Lecture This talk traced the emergence and transformation of a movement for the reform of Ukrainian journalism in 1998-2021 in order to explore the rise of an anti-oligarchic liberalism and its effects on civic conflicts in pre-invasion Ukraine. Read more
	Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 3	Wed, 05.07.2023, 11:30	Other	Allison Stanger Hannes Werthner	Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 3 Public Presentation and Discussion of Recommendations Wed, 05.07.2023, 11:30 Speakers: Allison Stanger Hannes Werthner Series: Other This session presented the results of the two-day conference Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability and was open to the public. Afterward, there was an opportunity for press inquiries. Read more
Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 3 Public Presentation and Discussion of Recommendations Wed, 05.07.2023, 11:30 Speakers: Allison Stanger Hannes Werthner Series: Other This session presented the results of the two-day conference Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability and was open to the public. Afterward, there was an opportunity for press inquiries. Read more
	Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 2	Tue, 04.07.2023, 09:00	Conferences and Workshops	Allison Stanger George Metakides Hannes Werthner Ljubiša BojićAndrew Wyckoff, Lucilla Sioli, Marc Rotenberg, Viktoria Robertson, Zephyr Teachout, Hans Akkermans, Jakob Angeli, Pablo Aragon Asenjo, Anna Assimakopoulos, Valerie Barr, Roger Berkowitz, Marina Biskic-Burzin, Sanja Boltek, Rekgotsofetse Chikane, Amra Delic, Anita Eichinger, Kay Firth-Butterfield, Martin Fritz, Eva Fuchs-Rendl, Walter Gehr, Dylan Sparks	Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 2 Tue, 04.07.2023, 09:00 Speakers: Allison Stanger George Metakides Hannes Werthner Ljubiša BojićAndrew Wyckoff, Lucilla Sioli, Marc Rotenberg, Viktoria Robertson, Zephyr Teachout, Hans Akkermans, Jakob Angeli, Pablo Aragon Asenjo, Anna Assimakopoulos, Valerie Barr, Roger Berkowitz, Marina Biskic-Burzin, Sanja Boltek, Rekgotsofetse Chikane, Amra Delic, Anita Eichinger, Kay Firth-Butterfield, Martin Fritz, Eva Fuchs-Rendl, Walter Gehr, Dylan Sparks Series: Conferences and Workshops The release of ChatGPT has stirred worldwide enthusiasm as well as anxieties. It has triggered popular awareness of the far-reaching impact of the latest generative AI, which ranges from numerous beneficial uses to worrisome concerns for open democratic societies and the lives of their citizens. We are concerned about the enormous concentration of power, resources, and prioritization of future AI R&D directions in the hands of Big Tech as well as under the control of government bureaucracies. Read more
Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 2 Tue, 04.07.2023, 09:00 Speakers: Allison Stanger George Metakides Hannes Werthner Ljubiša BojićAndrew Wyckoff, Lucilla Sioli, Marc Rotenberg, Viktoria Robertson, Zephyr Teachout, Hans Akkermans, Jakob Angeli, Pablo Aragon Asenjo, Anna Assimakopoulos, Valerie Barr, Roger Berkowitz, Marina Biskic-Burzin, Sanja Boltek, Rekgotsofetse Chikane, Amra Delic, Anita Eichinger, Kay Firth-Butterfield, Martin Fritz, Eva Fuchs-Rendl, Walter Gehr, Dylan Sparks Series: Conferences and Workshops The release of ChatGPT has stirred worldwide enthusiasm as well as anxieties. It has triggered popular awareness of the far-reaching impact of the latest generative AI, which ranges from numerous beneficial uses to worrisome concerns for open democratic societies and the lives of their citizens. We are concerned about the enormous concentration of power, resources, and prioritization of future AI R&D directions in the hands of Big Tech as well as under the control of government bureaucracies. Read more
	Art Criticism during Wartime: Why Not Everything is a Cultural Policy	Mon, 03.07.2023, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Anna Kaluher Katherine Younger	Art Criticism during Wartime: Why Not Everything is a Cultural Policy Mon, 03.07.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Anna Kaluher Katherine Younger Series: Seminars and Colloquia What does art criticism mean during wartime? How does decolonization manifest within Ukrainian art criticism in 2022–2023? What are the risks of limiting ourselves to the diplomatic function of cultural policy realization, even if it seems to be the only viable option for action? These questions were explored during this Fellows Colloquium. Read more
Art Criticism during Wartime: Why Not Everything is a Cultural Policy Mon, 03.07.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Anna Kaluher Katherine Younger Series: Seminars and Colloquia What does art criticism mean during wartime? How does decolonization manifest within Ukrainian art criticism in 2022–2023? What are the risks of limiting ourselves to the diplomatic function of cultural policy realization, even if it seems to be the only viable option for action? These questions were explored during this Fellows Colloquium. Read more
	Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 1	Mon, 03.07.2023, 09:00	Conferences and Workshops	Allison Stanger Hannes Werthner Ljubiša Bojić Misha GlennyPaul Timmers, Daniel Innerarity, Enrico Nardelli, Colin Megill, Pablo Aragón, Moshe Vardi, Hans Akkermans, Jakob Angeli, Pablo Aragon Asenjo, Anna Assimakopoulos, Valerie Barr, Marina Biskic-Burzin, Sanja Boltek, Rekgotsofetse Chikane, Amra Delic, Anita Eichinger, Kay Firth-Butterfield, Martin Fritz, Eva Fuchs-Rendl, Walter Gehr, Roger Berkowitz	Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 1 Mon, 03.07.2023, 09:00 Speakers: Allison Stanger Hannes Werthner Ljubiša Bojić Misha GlennyPaul Timmers, Daniel Innerarity, Enrico Nardelli, Colin Megill, Pablo Aragón, Moshe Vardi, Hans Akkermans, Jakob Angeli, Pablo Aragon Asenjo, Anna Assimakopoulos, Valerie Barr, Marina Biskic-Burzin, Sanja Boltek, Rekgotsofetse Chikane, Amra Delic, Anita Eichinger, Kay Firth-Butterfield, Martin Fritz, Eva Fuchs-Rendl, Walter Gehr, Roger Berkowitz Series: Conferences and Workshops The release of ChatGPT has stirred worldwide enthusiasm as well as anxieties. It has triggered popular awareness of the far-reaching impact of the latest generative AI, which ranges from numerous beneficial uses to worrisome concerns for open democratic societies and the lives of their citizens. We are concerned about the enormous concentration of power, resources, and prioritization of future AI R&D directions in the hands of Big Tech as well as under the control of government bureaucracies. Read more
Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 1 Mon, 03.07.2023, 09:00 Speakers: Allison Stanger Hannes Werthner Ljubiša Bojić Misha GlennyPaul Timmers, Daniel Innerarity, Enrico Nardelli, Colin Megill, Pablo Aragón, Moshe Vardi, Hans Akkermans, Jakob Angeli, Pablo Aragon Asenjo, Anna Assimakopoulos, Valerie Barr, Marina Biskic-Burzin, Sanja Boltek, Rekgotsofetse Chikane, Amra Delic, Anita Eichinger, Kay Firth-Butterfield, Martin Fritz, Eva Fuchs-Rendl, Walter Gehr, Roger Berkowitz Series: Conferences and Workshops The release of ChatGPT has stirred worldwide enthusiasm as well as anxieties. It has triggered popular awareness of the far-reaching impact of the latest generative AI, which ranges from numerous beneficial uses to worrisome concerns for open democratic societies and the lives of their citizens. We are concerned about the enormous concentration of power, resources, and prioritization of future AI R&D directions in the hands of Big Tech as well as under the control of government bureaucracies. Read more
	How to Save Political History – and Should We?	Wed, 28.06.2023, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Adéla Gjuričová Ludger Hagedorn	How to Save Political History – and Should We? Wed, 28.06.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Adéla Gjuričová Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia Political history once stood at the birth of modern historiography and for long has dominated or rather embodied the whole discipline. From the 1960s onwards, however, new approaches have challenged the authority of traditional political history. Read more
How to Save Political History – and Should We? Wed, 28.06.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Adéla Gjuričová Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia Political history once stood at the birth of modern historiography and for long has dominated or rather embodied the whole discipline. From the 1960s onwards, however, new approaches have challenged the authority of traditional political history. Read more
	The Russo-Ukrainian War and the Future of the World	Mon, 26.06.2023, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Krastev Timothy Snyder Misha Glenny	The Russo-Ukrainian War and the Future of the World Mon, 26.06.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Timothy Snyder Misha Glenny Series: Panels and Discussions The Russo-Ukrainian War recalls all of the half-forgotten precedents and warnings from the past. Yet, in a profound sense, it is a war for and about the future of democracy. It is also about sustainable energy, the distribution of natural resources, and the possibility of truth in an age of digital propaganda. The war raises the need for ethical judgement at a time when it might appear that the major questions are all technical. We invite you to a discussion between two thinkers who bring together an expertise in the region with a concern for the broadest possible questions of international order and justice. Read more
The Russo-Ukrainian War and the Future of the World Mon, 26.06.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Timothy Snyder Misha Glenny Series: Panels and Discussions The Russo-Ukrainian War recalls all of the half-forgotten precedents and warnings from the past. Yet, in a profound sense, it is a war for and about the future of democracy. It is also about sustainable energy, the distribution of natural resources, and the possibility of truth in an age of digital propaganda. The war raises the need for ethical judgement at a time when it might appear that the major questions are all technical. We invite you to a discussion between two thinkers who bring together an expertise in the region with a concern for the broadest possible questions of international order and justice. Read more