Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Junior Visiting Fellows’ Conference Summer 2021	Mon, 21.06.2021, 09:00	Conferences and Workshops	Ayşe Çağlar Ezgican Özdemir Iryna Sklokina Jan Vana Jul Tirler Katherine Younger Ludger Hagedorn Marci Shore Mariia Hupalo Mykhailo Martynenko Gabriela Vicanova Krystof DolezalRosario Forlenza, Dagmar Fink, Oley Kindiy, Costas Constantinou, Sina Farzin	Junior Visiting Fellows’ Conference Summer 2021 Mon, 21.06.2021, 09:00 Speakers: Ayşe Çağlar Ezgican Özdemir Iryna Sklokina Jan Vana Jul Tirler Katherine Younger Ludger Hagedorn Marci Shore Mariia Hupalo Mykhailo Martynenko Gabriela Vicanova Krystof DolezalRosario Forlenza, Dagmar Fink, Oley Kindiy, Costas Constantinou, Sina Farzin Series: Conferences and Workshops The Junior Visiting Fellows' Conference is a bi-annual event at the Institute for Human Sciences that gives 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, is always organized by the Junior Fellows themselves and usually includes Senior Fellows, Staff members and Alumni among others as commentators and discussants. Read more
Junior Visiting Fellows’ Conference Summer 2021 Mon, 21.06.2021, 09:00 Speakers: Ayşe Çağlar Ezgican Özdemir Iryna Sklokina Jan Vana Jul Tirler Katherine Younger Ludger Hagedorn Marci Shore Mariia Hupalo Mykhailo Martynenko Gabriela Vicanova Krystof DolezalRosario Forlenza, Dagmar Fink, Oley Kindiy, Costas Constantinou, Sina Farzin Series: Conferences and Workshops The Junior Visiting Fellows' Conference is a bi-annual event at the Institute for Human Sciences that gives 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, is always organized by the Junior Fellows themselves and usually includes Senior Fellows, Staff members and Alumni among others as commentators and discussants. Read more
	Vienna Meets Prague	Thu, 17.06.2021, 08:00	Festivals		Vienna Meets Prague Das Tschechische Kulturfestival Thu, 17.06.2021, 08:00 Speakers: Series: Festivals Das tschechisch-österreichische Kulturfestival "Vienna meets Prague" widmete sich im Jahr 2021 dem großen Prager Erzähler Bohumil Hrabal mit einem Schwerpunkt, der verschiedene Formate verbindete. Read more

	The Intersections of Syrian Refugees’ Dilemma: Settlement, Onward Movement, and Return	Wed, 16.06.2021, 17:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Ayşe ÇağlarAhmet İçduygu	The Intersections of Syrian Refugees’ Dilemma: Settlement, Onward Movement, and Return Seminar Series on Forced Migration with Ahmet Içduygu and Ayşe Çağlar Wed, 16.06.2021, 17:00 Speakers: Ayşe ÇağlarAhmet İçduygu Series: Seminars and Colloquia The international refugee regime and its national versions increasingly tend to offer a temporary protection mechanism that creates a “limboizing effect” on refugees’ lives. It also appears that these policies use temporariness as a political tool of governance. While these dominant international and national rulings ideally present the three choices of settlement (integration in the first country of asylum), onward movement (resettlement in the third country), and return (repatriation) as durable solutions to the refugee question, none of these choices easily become pertinent in the lives of refugees under their protracted situation and limitations of the international refugee regime. Consequently, refugees face with the challenges of living in an environment of uncertainties that is also labelled with the concept of permanent temporariness. In this presentation, Ahmet Içduygu referred to the concept of permanent temporariness, and answered the question of what is the role of international refugee regime and that of Turkey’s refugee policies towards Syrian refugees in the context of refugees’ aspirations for planning their future. He also questioned the polarized nature of the structure-agency debate, emphasizing the synthesis of these two influences on refugees’ aspirations in the context of settlement, onward movement and return choices. Read more
The Intersections of Syrian Refugees’ Dilemma: Settlement, Onward Movement, and Return Seminar Series on Forced Migration with Ahmet Içduygu and Ayşe Çağlar Wed, 16.06.2021, 17:00 Speakers: Ayşe ÇağlarAhmet İçduygu Series: Seminars and Colloquia The international refugee regime and its national versions increasingly tend to offer a temporary protection mechanism that creates a “limboizing effect” on refugees’ lives. It also appears that these policies use temporariness as a political tool of governance. While these dominant international and national rulings ideally present the three choices of settlement (integration in the first country of asylum), onward movement (resettlement in the third country), and return (repatriation) as durable solutions to the refugee question, none of these choices easily become pertinent in the lives of refugees under their protracted situation and limitations of the international refugee regime. Consequently, refugees face with the challenges of living in an environment of uncertainties that is also labelled with the concept of permanent temporariness. In this presentation, Ahmet Içduygu referred to the concept of permanent temporariness, and answered the question of what is the role of international refugee regime and that of Turkey’s refugee policies towards Syrian refugees in the context of refugees’ aspirations for planning their future. He also questioned the polarized nature of the structure-agency debate, emphasizing the synthesis of these two influences on refugees’ aspirations in the context of settlement, onward movement and return choices. Read more
	Democracy - A Fragile Way of Life	Tue, 15.06.2021, 18:00	Lecture	Shalini Randeria Till van Rahden	Democracy - A Fragile Way of Life Tue, 15.06.2021, 18:00 Speakers: Shalini Randeria Till van Rahden Series: Lecture After the Cold War ended, liberal democracy was taken for granted. Now it is in crisis: citizens distrust parliamentary politics, the people’s parties are losing members and votes, and social media are crowding out public debates. Challenging the sense of despair that informs recent studies on how democracy dies, Till van Rahden argued that it might prove more useful to explore what keeps it alive. A fruitful point of departure is the insight that democracy is not only a matter of elections and political parties, constitutions and parliaments, but is grounded in democratic experiences. The attention is less on how democratic government works, but on what equality, freedom, and justice feel like. A focus on democratic forms and aesthetics allows us to revisit the cultural and social foundations of democracy. No matter how stable a democracy may seem, it will wither and perish without ways of life that allow for and encourage democratic experiences. Read more
Democracy - A Fragile Way of Life Tue, 15.06.2021, 18:00 Speakers: Shalini Randeria Till van Rahden Series: Lecture After the Cold War ended, liberal democracy was taken for granted. Now it is in crisis: citizens distrust parliamentary politics, the people’s parties are losing members and votes, and social media are crowding out public debates. Challenging the sense of despair that informs recent studies on how democracy dies, Till van Rahden argued that it might prove more useful to explore what keeps it alive. A fruitful point of departure is the insight that democracy is not only a matter of elections and political parties, constitutions and parliaments, but is grounded in democratic experiences. The attention is less on how democratic government works, but on what equality, freedom, and justice feel like. A focus on democratic forms and aesthetics allows us to revisit the cultural and social foundations of democracy. No matter how stable a democracy may seem, it will wither and perish without ways of life that allow for and encourage democratic experiences. Read more
	What is the outlook for EU enlargement in the Western Balkans?	Mon, 14.06.2021, 10:00	Panels and Discussions	Ioannis Armakolas Ivan Vejvoda Srdjan Cvijic	What is the outlook for EU enlargement in the Western Balkans? Mon, 14.06.2021, 10:00 Speakers: Ioannis Armakolas Ivan Vejvoda Srdjan Cvijic Series: Panels and Discussions The state of play in the Western Balkans shows signs of political deterioration. There is uncertainty over opening accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia, whilst those already open with Serbia and Montenegro progress sluggishly. Implementation of the Prespa Agreement is slow and the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia is at a standstill. Overall, it is not a very promising picture even without the growth of popular frustration. Is the European Union awakening to the need for a more robust engagement in the Western Balkans? Read more
What is the outlook for EU enlargement in the Western Balkans? Mon, 14.06.2021, 10:00 Speakers: Ioannis Armakolas Ivan Vejvoda Srdjan Cvijic Series: Panels and Discussions The state of play in the Western Balkans shows signs of political deterioration. There is uncertainty over opening accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia, whilst those already open with Serbia and Montenegro progress sluggishly. Implementation of the Prespa Agreement is slow and the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia is at a standstill. Overall, it is not a very promising picture even without the growth of popular frustration. Is the European Union awakening to the need for a more robust engagement in the Western Balkans? Read more
	The Universe behind Barbed Wire	Thu, 10.06.2021, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Katherine Younger Timothy SnyderMyroslav Marynovych	The Universe behind Barbed Wire Reflections on the Human Rights Movement in Soviet Ukraine Thu, 10.06.2021, 18:00 Speakers: Katherine Younger Timothy SnyderMyroslav Marynovych Series: Panels and Discussions In the 1970s, the notion of human rights transformed the landscape of dissent in the Soviet Union. Buoyed by the signing of the Helsinki Final Act in 1975, dissidents embraced this new framework, holding the Soviet regime to account and asserting their right to live in such a way that their outer conduct reflected their inner convictions. The regime found this new challenge to the worldview it sought to impose on its citizens deeply threatening and responded with harsh repressive measures, including the arrest of many of the movement's leaders. Read more
The Universe behind Barbed Wire Reflections on the Human Rights Movement in Soviet Ukraine Thu, 10.06.2021, 18:00 Speakers: Katherine Younger Timothy SnyderMyroslav Marynovych Series: Panels and Discussions In the 1970s, the notion of human rights transformed the landscape of dissent in the Soviet Union. Buoyed by the signing of the Helsinki Final Act in 1975, dissidents embraced this new framework, holding the Soviet regime to account and asserting their right to live in such a way that their outer conduct reflected their inner convictions. The regime found this new challenge to the worldview it sought to impose on its citizens deeply threatening and responded with harsh repressive measures, including the arrest of many of the movement's leaders. Read more
	History of the Shoah and Politics of History in Post-Communist Lithuania	Tue, 08.06.2021, 18:00	Lecture	Christoph Dieckmann Marci Shore Viktoras Bachmetjevas	History of the Shoah and Politics of History in Post-Communist Lithuania Tue, 08.06.2021, 18:00 Speakers: Christoph Dieckmann Marci Shore Viktoras Bachmetjevas Series: Lecture History has become a deeply contentious topic in the post-communist space, particularly with regard to World War II, Communism, and Nationalism. Memories are not static, and our increasing historical knowledge is embedded within a dynamic contemporary context. This means that both history and the politics of history are developing and changing. Christoph Dieckmann, one of the leading historians of the German occupation in Lithuania, shared his experiences and impressions of the politics of history in Eastern Europe from the perspective of a German historian. Read more
History of the Shoah and Politics of History in Post-Communist Lithuania Tue, 08.06.2021, 18:00 Speakers: Christoph Dieckmann Marci Shore Viktoras Bachmetjevas Series: Lecture History has become a deeply contentious topic in the post-communist space, particularly with regard to World War II, Communism, and Nationalism. Memories are not static, and our increasing historical knowledge is embedded within a dynamic contemporary context. This means that both history and the politics of history are developing and changing. Christoph Dieckmann, one of the leading historians of the German occupation in Lithuania, shared his experiences and impressions of the politics of history in Eastern Europe from the perspective of a German historian. Read more
	Fleeing and Staying	Fri, 04.06.2021, 15:30	Lecture	Meghna Guhathakurta, Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury	Fleeing and Staying A Nuanced View of the Bangladesh Refugee Crises of 1971 with Meghna Guhathakurta and Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury Fri, 04.06.2021, 15:30 Speakers: Meghna Guhathakurta, Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury Series: Lecture This lecture was part of CRG’s proposed research on the Fifty Years of the Liberation of Bangladesh as well as its research programme on Migration and Forced Migration Studies supported by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung and Institute of Human Sciences, Vienna and several other universities and institutions and universities in India. Read more
Fleeing and Staying A Nuanced View of the Bangladesh Refugee Crises of 1971 with Meghna Guhathakurta and Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury Fri, 04.06.2021, 15:30 Speakers: Meghna Guhathakurta, Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury Series: Lecture This lecture was part of CRG’s proposed research on the Fifty Years of the Liberation of Bangladesh as well as its research programme on Migration and Forced Migration Studies supported by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung and Institute of Human Sciences, Vienna and several other universities and institutions and universities in India. Read more
	Europe and Russia After the Liberal World Order	Mon, 31.05.2021, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Ivan Krastev Timofei Bordachev	Europe and Russia After the Liberal World Order Mon, 31.05.2021, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Ivan Krastev Timofei Bordachev Series: Seminars and Colloquia The relationship between Europe and Russia after the end of the Cold War emerged within the rules and practices of the Liberal World Order. This order was based on certain universal freedoms and global American leadership and ultimate power dominance. Recently it has been under stress, and now there are serious reasons to believe that it is coming to an end, under pressure from a change in the global composition of powers. Both Russia and Europe are looking for new roles within changing international politics. Read more
Europe and Russia After the Liberal World Order Mon, 31.05.2021, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Ivan Krastev Timofei Bordachev Series: Seminars and Colloquia The relationship between Europe and Russia after the end of the Cold War emerged within the rules and practices of the Liberal World Order. This order was based on certain universal freedoms and global American leadership and ultimate power dominance. Recently it has been under stress, and now there are serious reasons to believe that it is coming to an end, under pressure from a change in the global composition of powers. Both Russia and Europe are looking for new roles within changing international politics. Read more
	Trojanow trifft: Michael Kegler	Thu, 27.05.2021, 19:00	Panels and Discussions	Ilija Trojanow Michael Kegler	Trojanow trifft: Michael Kegler Thu, 27.05.2021, 19:00 Speakers: Ilija Trojanow Michael Kegler Series: Panels and Discussions Der Übersetzer Michael Kegler hat gerade ein Mammutwerk abgeschlossen: Mit Sonntage ohne Gott ist der fünfte und letzte Teil des Roman-Zyklus Vorläufige Hölle erschienen, mit dem Luiz Ruffato (*1961) brasilianische Literaturgeschichte geschrieben hat. Ein vielstimmiger, zerrissener Chor aus zahllosen Einzelstimmen erzählt vom Leben in Brasilien aus der Sicht von Arbeitern, Besitzlosen, Entrechteten. Ein Gespräch mit dem Übersetzer sowie Ausschnitte aus dem Werk. Read more
Trojanow trifft: Michael Kegler Thu, 27.05.2021, 19:00 Speakers: Ilija Trojanow Michael Kegler Series: Panels and Discussions Der Übersetzer Michael Kegler hat gerade ein Mammutwerk abgeschlossen: Mit Sonntage ohne Gott ist der fünfte und letzte Teil des Roman-Zyklus Vorläufige Hölle erschienen, mit dem Luiz Ruffato (*1961) brasilianische Literaturgeschichte geschrieben hat. Ein vielstimmiger, zerrissener Chor aus zahllosen Einzelstimmen erzählt vom Leben in Brasilien aus der Sicht von Arbeitern, Besitzlosen, Entrechteten. Ein Gespräch mit dem Übersetzer sowie Ausschnitte aus dem Werk. Read more