Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	MQ Talks: Philipp Blom in Conversation with Ivan Krastev	Tue, 22.10.2024, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Krastev Philipp Blom	MQ Talks: Philipp Blom in Conversation with Ivan Krastev Twenty-First Century Vertigo Tue, 22.10.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Philipp Blom Series: Panels and Discussions There is a widespread feeling that the early 21st century, our own time, is torn between two world orders, one in decay, the other not yet established, or not yet understood. Philipp Blom was in conversation with IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev about the social, cultural, and political tensions that could end democracy and usher in autocracy, and what can be done to strengthen social cohesion in times of crisis. Read more
MQ Talks: Philipp Blom in Conversation with Ivan Krastev Twenty-First Century Vertigo Tue, 22.10.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Philipp Blom Series: Panels and Discussions There is a widespread feeling that the early 21st century, our own time, is torn between two world orders, one in decay, the other not yet established, or not yet understood. Philipp Blom was in conversation with IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev about the social, cultural, and political tensions that could end democracy and usher in autocracy, and what can be done to strengthen social cohesion in times of crisis. Read more
	When “Elsewhere” moved “Everywhere”: Eastern Europe as a Locality of Epistemic Innovations in an Era of National States	Mon, 21.10.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Ivan Krastev Małgorzata Mazurek	When “Elsewhere” moved “Everywhere”: Eastern Europe as a Locality of Epistemic Innovations in an Era of National States Fellows' Colloquium with Małgorzata Mazurek Mon, 21.10.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Małgorzata Mazurek Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium discussion, Małgorzata Mazurek focused on the little illuminated history of scholars from Central/Eastern/Southeastern Europe in social scientific innovation. Utilizing the geography of knowledge, Mazurek identified Eastern Europe as a key locus for thinking about the modern world. Read more
When “Elsewhere” moved “Everywhere”: Eastern Europe as a Locality of Epistemic Innovations in an Era of National States Fellows' Colloquium with Małgorzata Mazurek Mon, 21.10.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Małgorzata Mazurek Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium discussion, Małgorzata Mazurek focused on the little illuminated history of scholars from Central/Eastern/Southeastern Europe in social scientific innovation. Utilizing the geography of knowledge, Mazurek identified Eastern Europe as a key locus for thinking about the modern world. Read more
	Wohin Steuert Österreich Nach der Wahl?	Sun, 20.10.2024, 11:00	Panels and Discussions	Edit Inotai, Thomas Köck, Heidi Glück, Oliver Rathkolb, Petra Stuiber	Wohin Steuert Österreich Nach der Wahl? Europa im Diskurs Sun, 20.10.2024, 11:00 Speakers: Edit Inotai, Thomas Köck, Heidi Glück, Oliver Rathkolb, Petra Stuiber Series: Panels and Discussions Die Nationalratswahlen läuten eine Zäsur in Österreichs politischer Landschaft ein. Allein die Ausgangslage ist seit der EU-Wahl im Juni unübersichtlich. ÖVP, FPÖ und SPÖ lagen da nahezu gleichauf – mit Vorteil für die Freiheitlichen. Wohin steuert Österreich nach der Wahl? Read more
Wohin Steuert Österreich Nach der Wahl? Europa im Diskurs Sun, 20.10.2024, 11:00 Speakers: Edit Inotai, Thomas Köck, Heidi Glück, Oliver Rathkolb, Petra Stuiber Series: Panels and Discussions Die Nationalratswahlen läuten eine Zäsur in Österreichs politischer Landschaft ein. Allein die Ausgangslage ist seit der EU-Wahl im Juni unübersichtlich. ÖVP, FPÖ und SPÖ lagen da nahezu gleichauf – mit Vorteil für die Freiheitlichen. Wohin steuert Österreich nach der Wahl? Read more
	Part I: Tracing the Balkans or Mission Possible: Fallout	Wed, 16.10.2024, 18:00	Lecture	Maria Todorova Misha Glenny	Part I: Tracing the Balkans or Mission Possible: Fallout IWM Lectures in Human Sciences Wed, 16.10.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Maria Todorova Misha Glenny Series: Lecture The titles of Maria Todorova's IWM Lectures in Human Sciences allude to Mission Impossible, the Tom Cruise film series. While it is impossible to perform his physical stunts, the tricky mountainous terrain of the Balkans and their trickier history offer enough vertigo. But Gadamer is there, with his defense of humanities, with his thoughts on tradition, prejudice, experience, dialogue, negotiation, reciprocity, situatedness, and the fusion of horizons. Read more
Part I: Tracing the Balkans or Mission Possible: Fallout IWM Lectures in Human Sciences Wed, 16.10.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Maria Todorova Misha Glenny Series: Lecture The titles of Maria Todorova's IWM Lectures in Human Sciences allude to Mission Impossible, the Tom Cruise film series. While it is impossible to perform his physical stunts, the tricky mountainous terrain of the Balkans and their trickier history offer enough vertigo. But Gadamer is there, with his defense of humanities, with his thoughts on tradition, prejudice, experience, dialogue, negotiation, reciprocity, situatedness, and the fusion of horizons. Read more
	Der Preis unserer Freiheit	Mon, 14.10.2024, 19:00	Panels and Discussions	Yuri AndrukhovychCornelius Hell	Der Preis unserer Freiheit Lesung und Gespräch mit Juri Andruchowytsch Mon, 14.10.2024, 19:00 Speakers: Yuri AndrukhovychCornelius Hell Series: Panels and Discussions Juri Andruchowytsch las aus seinem Essayband "Der Preis unserer Freiheit" (Suhrkamp). Anschließend folgte ein Gespräch mit Cornelius Hell. Read more

	Giorgia Meloni and Viktor Orbán: An Asymmetric Interdependence	Mon, 14.10.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Francesca De Benedetti Ivan Krastev	Giorgia Meloni and Viktor Orbán: An Asymmetric Interdependence Fellows' Colloquium with Francesca De Benedetti Mon, 14.10.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Francesca De Benedetti Ivan Krastev Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Francesca De Benedetti discussed the “Orbanization” of Italy and how Giorgia Meloni is using Viktor Orbán’s illiberal playbook. Meloni at first downplayed her relations with Hungary to gain credibility, but the strategies of Fidesz and Brothers of Italy belie a set of close connections. Read more
Giorgia Meloni and Viktor Orbán: An Asymmetric Interdependence Fellows' Colloquium with Francesca De Benedetti Mon, 14.10.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Francesca De Benedetti Ivan Krastev Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Francesca De Benedetti discussed the “Orbanization” of Italy and how Giorgia Meloni is using Viktor Orbán’s illiberal playbook. Meloni at first downplayed her relations with Hungary to gain credibility, but the strategies of Fidesz and Brothers of Italy belie a set of close connections. Read more
	Explanation for Everything	Wed, 09.10.2024, 19:30	Visual and Performing Arts	Misha Glenny Réka Kinga Papp	Explanation for Everything Film Screening and Discussion Wed, 09.10.2024, 19:30 Speakers: Misha Glenny Réka Kinga Papp Series: Visual and Performing Arts Explanation for Everything is a sharp and multi-layered portrait of a socially divided Hungary. In this award-winning film, director Gábor Reisz tells the story of Ábel, a student struggling with his final exams. The film screening was be followed by a discussion between IWM Rector Misha Glenny and Réka Kinga Papp, a Hungarian journalist, author, and broadcaster specializing in environmental, social, and human rights. Read more
Explanation for Everything Film Screening and Discussion Wed, 09.10.2024, 19:30 Speakers: Misha Glenny Réka Kinga Papp Series: Visual and Performing Arts Explanation for Everything is a sharp and multi-layered portrait of a socially divided Hungary. In this award-winning film, director Gábor Reisz tells the story of Ábel, a student struggling with his final exams. The film screening was be followed by a discussion between IWM Rector Misha Glenny and Réka Kinga Papp, a Hungarian journalist, author, and broadcaster specializing in environmental, social, and human rights. Read more
	The World in Pieces	Sat, 28.09.2024, 19:30	Festivals	Ivan KrastevStephen Kotkin	The World in Pieces Vienna Humanities Festival 2024 Sat, 28.09.2024, 19:30 Speakers: Ivan KrastevStephen Kotkin Series: Festivals In this talk as part of the Vienna Humanities Festival 2024, Stephen Kotkin set out a series of propositions to help us understand the contemporary world order, the key trends, the inflection points, and the ways that policymakers could intervene to shape the direction in which the world will go. Read more
The World in Pieces Vienna Humanities Festival 2024 Sat, 28.09.2024, 19:30 Speakers: Ivan KrastevStephen Kotkin Series: Festivals In this talk as part of the Vienna Humanities Festival 2024, Stephen Kotkin set out a series of propositions to help us understand the contemporary world order, the key trends, the inflection points, and the ways that policymakers could intervene to shape the direction in which the world will go. Read more
	Uncharted / Neuland	Sat, 28.09.2024, 10:00 - Sun, 29.09.2024, 18:00	Festivals	Adam Shatz Albena Azmanova Georgios Varouxakis Jonathan White Julie Klinger Tanja MaljartschukBarbi Marković, Eva Menasse, Isabel Behncke, Gaia Vince, Katy Hessel, Sonja Rinofner-Kreidl, Ronya Othmann, Isabel Langkabel, Olivier Roy, Giuliano da Empoli, Virginia Dignum, Nils Gilman, Yoel Gamzou, Erich Prem	Uncharted / Neuland Vienna Humanities Festival 2024 Sat, 28.09.2024, 10:00 - Sun, 29.09.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Adam Shatz Albena Azmanova Georgios Varouxakis Jonathan White Julie Klinger Tanja MaljartschukBarbi Marković, Eva Menasse, Isabel Behncke, Gaia Vince, Katy Hessel, Sonja Rinofner-Kreidl, Ronya Othmann, Isabel Langkabel, Olivier Roy, Giuliano da Empoli, Virginia Dignum, Nils Gilman, Yoel Gamzou, Erich Prem Series: Festivals The theme of the Vienna Humanities Festival 2024 was “Uncharted / Neuland.” The festival contributed to the discussion of how humanity should navigate itself through the challenges climate change, new forms of warfare, global health crises, and artificial intelligence pose. Read more
Uncharted / Neuland Vienna Humanities Festival 2024 Sat, 28.09.2024, 10:00 - Sun, 29.09.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Adam Shatz Albena Azmanova Georgios Varouxakis Jonathan White Julie Klinger Tanja MaljartschukBarbi Marković, Eva Menasse, Isabel Behncke, Gaia Vince, Katy Hessel, Sonja Rinofner-Kreidl, Ronya Othmann, Isabel Langkabel, Olivier Roy, Giuliano da Empoli, Virginia Dignum, Nils Gilman, Yoel Gamzou, Erich Prem Series: Festivals The theme of the Vienna Humanities Festival 2024 was “Uncharted / Neuland.” The festival contributed to the discussion of how humanity should navigate itself through the challenges climate change, new forms of warfare, global health crises, and artificial intelligence pose. Read more
	1848 im Rückspiegel	Fri, 27.09.2024, 18:30	Festivals	Christopher Clark, Matti Bunzl	1848 im Rückspiegel Vienna Humanities Festival 2024 Fri, 27.09.2024, 18:30 Speakers: Christopher Clark, Matti Bunzl Series: Festivals In seiner Keynote Lecture beim Vienna Humanities Festival 2024 sprach der Historiker Christopher Clark über die Revolutionen von 1848, die er als entscheidenden Moment für die Modernisierung Europas identifiziert, aber auch als die Grundlage für die seither vorherrschende wirtschaftliche Ungleichheit in Europa. Mit Matti Bunzl, Direktor des Wien Museums, diskutierte er im Anschluss an seinen Vortrag. Read more
1848 im Rückspiegel Vienna Humanities Festival 2024 Fri, 27.09.2024, 18:30 Speakers: Christopher Clark, Matti Bunzl Series: Festivals In seiner Keynote Lecture beim Vienna Humanities Festival 2024 sprach der Historiker Christopher Clark über die Revolutionen von 1848, die er als entscheidenden Moment für die Modernisierung Europas identifiziert, aber auch als die Grundlage für die seither vorherrschende wirtschaftliche Ungleichheit in Europa. Mit Matti Bunzl, Direktor des Wien Museums, diskutierte er im Anschluss an seinen Vortrag. Read more