Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Ukraine, the Western Balkans and How to Revive the Broken EU Accession Process	Thu, 15.09.2022, 17:00	Panels and Discussions	Heather Grabbe Ivan Vejvoda Kristof Bender	Ukraine, the Western Balkans and How to Revive the Broken EU Accession Process Thu, 15.09.2022, 17:00 Speakers: Heather Grabbe Ivan Vejvoda Kristof Bender Series: Panels and Discussions In June Ukraine and Moldova got EU candidate status. Hailed as a historic achievement, in practice the accession process is still stuck. Several member states insist that further steps towards enlargement have to be preceeded by internal reforms, in particular of the EU’s decision making structures. This will take many years. Meanwhile, the reluctance of these EU member states has blocked the accession process. This can be vividly observed in the Western Balkans, where reforms have stalled for years and where the frontrunners are hardly better prepared than some of the countries that have not even started accession negotiations yet. The reluctance of EU member states and the failings of the accession process are reinforcing each other and have created a vicious circle. If nothing changes, Ukraine and Moldova are set to join the Balkan club of disillusionment. Read more
Ukraine, the Western Balkans and How to Revive the Broken EU Accession Process Thu, 15.09.2022, 17:00 Speakers: Heather Grabbe Ivan Vejvoda Kristof Bender Series: Panels and Discussions In June Ukraine and Moldova got EU candidate status. Hailed as a historic achievement, in practice the accession process is still stuck. Several member states insist that further steps towards enlargement have to be preceeded by internal reforms, in particular of the EU’s decision making structures. This will take many years. Meanwhile, the reluctance of these EU member states has blocked the accession process. This can be vividly observed in the Western Balkans, where reforms have stalled for years and where the frontrunners are hardly better prepared than some of the countries that have not even started accession negotiations yet. The reluctance of EU member states and the failings of the accession process are reinforcing each other and have created a vicious circle. If nothing changes, Ukraine and Moldova are set to join the Balkan club of disillusionment. Read more
	Digitized Migrants	Thu, 15.09.2022, 09:00 - Fri, 16.09.2022, 16:00	Conferences and Workshops	Giorgia Donà Ranabir Samaddar Ayşe ÇağlarAhmet İçudygu	Digitized Migrants Thu, 15.09.2022, 09:00 - Fri, 16.09.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Giorgia Donà Ranabir Samaddar Ayşe ÇağlarAhmet İçudygu Series: Conferences and Workshops The two Global Compacts on migration have advocated the increased use of digital technologies to enhance the protection, welfare, and development of refugees and migrants. The use of new technologies of surveillance that identify, track, and control the people crossing borders result in the increasing digitalization of borders, migrants, and their management. Biometrics and automated decision-making tools, as well as the surveillance of social media have increasingly become central to migration management technologies. These border security technologies are not simply technological improvement of existing forms of border control or governance. The militarization and computerization of borders raise important questions about the politics of data, data subjects, biopolitics, (scales of) sovereignty, regulation, and different forms of sovereign, regulatory, and disciplinary power. We are yet to fully grasp the social implications of this new regime of automated truth registration. Does it create new inequalities and/or reinforce old ones? Is it only a tool of oppression, appropriation and exclusion, or does it offer any opportunity for emancipation? How can we think about agency and solidarity in a digital word? Read more
Digitized Migrants Thu, 15.09.2022, 09:00 - Fri, 16.09.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Giorgia Donà Ranabir Samaddar Ayşe ÇağlarAhmet İçudygu Series: Conferences and Workshops The two Global Compacts on migration have advocated the increased use of digital technologies to enhance the protection, welfare, and development of refugees and migrants. The use of new technologies of surveillance that identify, track, and control the people crossing borders result in the increasing digitalization of borders, migrants, and their management. Biometrics and automated decision-making tools, as well as the surveillance of social media have increasingly become central to migration management technologies. These border security technologies are not simply technological improvement of existing forms of border control or governance. The militarization and computerization of borders raise important questions about the politics of data, data subjects, biopolitics, (scales of) sovereignty, regulation, and different forms of sovereign, regulatory, and disciplinary power. We are yet to fully grasp the social implications of this new regime of automated truth registration. Does it create new inequalities and/or reinforce old ones? Is it only a tool of oppression, appropriation and exclusion, or does it offer any opportunity for emancipation? How can we think about agency and solidarity in a digital word? Read more
	Jan Patočka. Philosoph und Staatsfeind	Wed, 14.09.2022, 18:30 - Fri, 02.12.2022, 00:00	Exhibition		Jan Patočka. Philosoph und Staatsfeind Wed, 14.09.2022, 18:30 - Fri, 02.12.2022, 00:00 Speakers: Series: Exhibition Präsentiert wurde der Philosoph Jan Patočka in ausgewählten, großformatigen Zitaten, in Tondokumenten und in einer s/w Fotoserie, die in den frühen 70er Jahren in der Nähe des geschichtsträchtigen Weißen Berges bei Prag entstand. Gezeigt wurden ebenso ausgewählte Dokumente und eine Installation, die ein Schlaglicht auf die lückenlose Überwachung des „Staatsfeindes“ in den wenigen Wochen von der Formulierung der Charta 77 bis zum Tod des Philosophen am 13. März 1977 werfen . Read more
Jan Patočka. Philosoph und Staatsfeind Wed, 14.09.2022, 18:30 - Fri, 02.12.2022, 00:00 Speakers: Series: Exhibition Präsentiert wurde der Philosoph Jan Patočka in ausgewählten, großformatigen Zitaten, in Tondokumenten und in einer s/w Fotoserie, die in den frühen 70er Jahren in der Nähe des geschichtsträchtigen Weißen Berges bei Prag entstand. Gezeigt wurden ebenso ausgewählte Dokumente und eine Installation, die ein Schlaglicht auf die lückenlose Überwachung des „Staatsfeindes“ in den wenigen Wochen von der Formulierung der Charta 77 bis zum Tod des Philosophen am 13. März 1977 werfen . Read more
	The Future Eastern Part of Europe: Ukraine, Russia	Tue, 13.09.2022, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Vejvoda Oksana Forostyna Veronica Anghel Balázs Jarábik	The Future Eastern Part of Europe: Ukraine, Russia Tue, 13.09.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Oksana Forostyna Veronica Anghel Balázs Jarábik Series: Panels and Discussions The promise of EU membership of Ukraine epitomized by the recent candidacy is certainly one of the aspects that will define the country’s future. What does the recent history of EU enlargement suggest? Who will prevail in the clash of narratives and actions employed by both the proponents and the opponents of EU enlargement? Are we witnessing a revival of European integration or possibly a worsening of East-West and other divisions within the European Union? What are the immediate implications of the war on Ukraine and the larger impact on the (Western part of the) EU’s Eastern Neighborhood, e.g. the direct neighbors Belarus and Moldova? And, where will Russia (crash)land in the wake of its brutal war of aggression? Read more
The Future Eastern Part of Europe: Ukraine, Russia Tue, 13.09.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Oksana Forostyna Veronica Anghel Balázs Jarábik Series: Panels and Discussions The promise of EU membership of Ukraine epitomized by the recent candidacy is certainly one of the aspects that will define the country’s future. What does the recent history of EU enlargement suggest? Who will prevail in the clash of narratives and actions employed by both the proponents and the opponents of EU enlargement? Are we witnessing a revival of European integration or possibly a worsening of East-West and other divisions within the European Union? What are the immediate implications of the war on Ukraine and the larger impact on the (Western part of the) EU’s Eastern Neighborhood, e.g. the direct neighbors Belarus and Moldova? And, where will Russia (crash)land in the wake of its brutal war of aggression? Read more
	Documenting Ukraine Info Session	Mon, 12.09.2022, 18:00	Session	Katherine YoungerKseniya Kharchenko	Documenting Ukraine Info Session Mon, 12.09.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Katherine YoungerKseniya Kharchenko Series: Session This info session was intended for those considering applying for a grant within the framework of the IWM's Documenting Ukraine project. Learn more about the project's concept and goals, the application and evaluation process, and what happens after a proposal is accepted. Project staff will be available to answer questions in English and Ukrainian. Read more
Documenting Ukraine Info Session Mon, 12.09.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Katherine YoungerKseniya Kharchenko Series: Session This info session was intended for those considering applying for a grant within the framework of the IWM's Documenting Ukraine project. Learn more about the project's concept and goals, the application and evaluation process, and what happens after a proposal is accepted. Project staff will be available to answer questions in English and Ukrainian. Read more
	Sex/Gender in the Brain: Critical Notes on fMRI-Studies	Mon, 12.09.2022, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Anelis Kaiser Trujillo Clemena Antonova	Sex/Gender in the Brain: Critical Notes on fMRI-Studies Mon, 12.09.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Anelis Kaiser Trujillo Clemena Antonova Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this talk, Anelis Kaiser Trujillo aimed to present and discuss how sex/gender is categorized, treated, measured and discovered in (f)MRI studies, i.e., in studies that look at how women and men differ in structure and function of the brain. Central to her research is a transdisciplinary background in neuroscience and gender studies. While in neuroscience gender is a hard variable, in gender studies it is a social phenomenon, a result and a facet of human action and social structures––in short: a social construct. Kaiser Trujillo’s aim is to bridge the divide between these two epistemologically different approaches. Read more
Sex/Gender in the Brain: Critical Notes on fMRI-Studies Mon, 12.09.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Anelis Kaiser Trujillo Clemena Antonova Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this talk, Anelis Kaiser Trujillo aimed to present and discuss how sex/gender is categorized, treated, measured and discovered in (f)MRI studies, i.e., in studies that look at how women and men differ in structure and function of the brain. Central to her research is a transdisciplinary background in neuroscience and gender studies. While in neuroscience gender is a hard variable, in gender studies it is a social phenomenon, a result and a facet of human action and social structures––in short: a social construct. Kaiser Trujillo’s aim is to bridge the divide between these two epistemologically different approaches. Read more
	The EU, the Ukraine War and the Meaning of Resilience	Thu, 08.09.2022, 18:00	Lecture	Ivan Vejvoda Nathalie Tocci	The EU, the Ukraine War and the Meaning of Resilience Thu, 08.09.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Nathalie Tocci Series: Lecture Resilience can both mean the readiness to withstand pain and the ability to bounce back and transform. Against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, Vladimir Putin banks on the EU’s low threshold of pain endurance, be it in terms of bearing the energy and economic costs of the war, its defense implications or the long-term societal acceptance of refugees. The EU instead relies on its inherent DNA to transform crises into opportunities for the integration project. As the Ukraine war grinds on, which interpretation of resilience is more likely to win the day? Read more
The EU, the Ukraine War and the Meaning of Resilience Thu, 08.09.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Nathalie Tocci Series: Lecture Resilience can both mean the readiness to withstand pain and the ability to bounce back and transform. Against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, Vladimir Putin banks on the EU’s low threshold of pain endurance, be it in terms of bearing the energy and economic costs of the war, its defense implications or the long-term societal acceptance of refugees. The EU instead relies on its inherent DNA to transform crises into opportunities for the integration project. As the Ukraine war grinds on, which interpretation of resilience is more likely to win the day? Read more
	Emma Goldman Awards 2022	Tue, 06.09.2022, 18:00	Other	Misha GlennySara Garbagnoli, Asli Vatansever	Emma Goldman Awards 2022 Tue, 06.09.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Misha GlennySara Garbagnoli, Asli Vatansever Series: Other The IWM is proud to have hosted the 2022 Emma Goldman Awards ceremony, awarded since 2020 by the FLAX Foundation. These awards are given to talented and engaged scholars working on feminist and inequality issues in Europe, to support their research and development. The FLAX Foundation issues two types of awards: the Emma Goldman Awards and the Emma Goldman Snowball Awards for earlier-career researchers, nominated by the Emma Goldman awardees. Read more
Emma Goldman Awards 2022 Tue, 06.09.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Misha GlennySara Garbagnoli, Asli Vatansever Series: Other The IWM is proud to have hosted the 2022 Emma Goldman Awards ceremony, awarded since 2020 by the FLAX Foundation. These awards are given to talented and engaged scholars working on feminist and inequality issues in Europe, to support their research and development. The FLAX Foundation issues two types of awards: the Emma Goldman Awards and the Emma Goldman Snowball Awards for earlier-career researchers, nominated by the Emma Goldman awardees. Read more
	Preparing for a Fascist America	Tue, 19.07.2022, 19:00	Lecture	Jason Stanley Marci Shore	Preparing for a Fascist America Tue, 19.07.2022, 19:00 Speakers: Jason Stanley Marci Shore Series: Lecture The ongoing coup against American democracy raises serious concerns for democracy worldwide. In this talk, Stanley argued that the history of the United States, as well as its present situation, justifies these concerns. More specifically, Stanley argued that the anti-democratic form that is emerging in the United States is a kind of racial fascism. Europe should prepare for the possibility of a fascist United States. Read more
Preparing for a Fascist America Tue, 19.07.2022, 19:00 Speakers: Jason Stanley Marci Shore Series: Lecture The ongoing coup against American democracy raises serious concerns for democracy worldwide. In this talk, Stanley argued that the history of the United States, as well as its present situation, justifies these concerns. More specifically, Stanley argued that the anti-democratic form that is emerging in the United States is a kind of racial fascism. Europe should prepare for the possibility of a fascist United States. Read more
	ERC Mentoring Initiative Workshop July 2022	Fri, 08.07.2022, 10:00	Conferences and Workshops	Ylva Huber, Mari-Liis Jakobson, Michal Ksinan, Piotr Kuligowski, Mitja Sardoc, Ewa Szumowska, Richard Turcsanyi, Anna Urbaniak, Maria Vargha, Aleksandra Wagner, Tomasz Wozniakowski, Magnus Schoeller	ERC Mentoring Initiative Workshop July 2022 Fri, 08.07.2022, 10:00 Speakers: Ylva Huber, Mari-Liis Jakobson, Michal Ksinan, Piotr Kuligowski, Mitja Sardoc, Ewa Szumowska, Richard Turcsanyi, Anna Urbaniak, Maria Vargha, Aleksandra Wagner, Tomasz Wozniakowski, Magnus Schoeller Series: Conferences and Workshops In continuation of the ERC Mentoring Initiative, a workshop washeld on July 8-9. The Institute for Human Sciences, in cooperation with the Polish Academy of Sciences (and generously supported by the Polish Ministry of Education and Science), has established a mentoring initiative for applicants for European Research Council Starting and Consolidator Grants in the humanities and social sciences from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. The purpose of the initiative is to strengthen and further internationalize the humanities and social sciences in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe by increasing their inclusion in ERC funding schemes. Read more
ERC Mentoring Initiative Workshop July 2022 Fri, 08.07.2022, 10:00 Speakers: Ylva Huber, Mari-Liis Jakobson, Michal Ksinan, Piotr Kuligowski, Mitja Sardoc, Ewa Szumowska, Richard Turcsanyi, Anna Urbaniak, Maria Vargha, Aleksandra Wagner, Tomasz Wozniakowski, Magnus Schoeller Series: Conferences and Workshops In continuation of the ERC Mentoring Initiative, a workshop washeld on July 8-9. The Institute for Human Sciences, in cooperation with the Polish Academy of Sciences (and generously supported by the Polish Ministry of Education and Science), has established a mentoring initiative for applicants for European Research Council Starting and Consolidator Grants in the humanities and social sciences from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. The purpose of the initiative is to strengthen and further internationalize the humanities and social sciences in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe by increasing their inclusion in ERC funding schemes. Read more