Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Auf der Suche nach Rechtfertigung	Fri, 23.11.2012, 18:00	Lecture	Martin Walser	Auf der Suche nach Rechtfertigung Fri, 23.11.2012, 18:00 Speakers: Martin Walser Series: Lecture In seinem Vortrag am 23. November 2012 führte Martin Walser seine Reflexionen über Rechtfertigung fort, die er ein Jahr zuvor auf Einladung der Harvard University gehalten hatte. Die Vorlesung wurde eingeleitet von dem Rechtswissenschaftler Dieter Simon, Präsident des IWM. Read more
Auf der Suche nach Rechtfertigung Fri, 23.11.2012, 18:00 Speakers: Martin Walser Series: Lecture In seinem Vortrag am 23. November 2012 führte Martin Walser seine Reflexionen über Rechtfertigung fort, die er ein Jahr zuvor auf Einladung der Harvard University gehalten hatte. Die Vorlesung wurde eingeleitet von dem Rechtswissenschaftler Dieter Simon, Präsident des IWM. Read more
	For the Ransom of the Soul	Thu, 18.10.2012, 18:00	Lecture	Peter R.L. Brown	For the Ransom of the Soul Lecture III: “Who cease to think about the Last Judgment.” Penance and the Other World from Salvian to Columbanus Thu, 18.10.2012, 18:00 Speakers: Peter R.L. Brown Series: Lecture This lecture will be set in Gaul in the fifth and sixth centuries. Read more

	For the Ransom of the Soul	Mon, 15.10.2012, 18:00	Lecture	Peter R.L. Brown	For the Ransom of the Soul Lecture I: “Treasure in Heaven” and Memory of the Dead in Early Christianity Mon, 15.10.2012, 18:00 Speakers: Peter R.L. Brown Series: Lecture This lecture will deal with the notion of “treasure in heaven”, especially in relation to the memory of the dead. Read more

	For the Ransom of the Soul	Mon, 15.10.2012, 18:00	Lecture	Peter R.L. Brown	For the Ransom of the Soul Lecture II: “Forgive us our sins.” Alms, expiation and the afterlife in the Africa of Saint Augustine Mon, 15.10.2012, 18:00 Speakers: Peter R.L. Brown Series: Lecture This lecture will be set in North Africa in the age of Saint Augustine (354-430). It will deal with the change in the social imagination of the Roman world, by which the poor emerged as the primary objects of Christian giving. Read more
For the Ransom of the Soul Lecture II: “Forgive us our sins.” Alms, expiation and the afterlife in the Africa of Saint Augustine Mon, 15.10.2012, 18:00 Speakers: Peter R.L. Brown Series: Lecture This lecture will be set in North Africa in the age of Saint Augustine (354-430). It will deal with the change in the social imagination of the Roman world, by which the poor emerged as the primary objects of Christian giving. Read more
	The Future of the Euro	Sun, 09.09.2012, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	George Soros, Maria Fekter, Michael Fleischhacker	The Future of the Euro Sun, 09.09.2012, 18:00 Speakers: George Soros, Maria Fekter, Michael Fleischhacker Series: Panels and Discussions As a guest of the Institute for Human Sciences and its Political Salon US financier and philanthropist George Soros discussed the future of the Euro with invited representatives of Austrian public life. Read more
The Future of the Euro Sun, 09.09.2012, 18:00 Speakers: George Soros, Maria Fekter, Michael Fleischhacker Series: Panels and Discussions As a guest of the Institute for Human Sciences and its Political Salon US financier and philanthropist George Soros discussed the future of the Euro with invited representatives of Austrian public life. Read more
	Humanitarian Crisis Response	Thu, 31.05.2012, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevKristalina Georgieva, Christian Ultsch	Humanitarian Crisis Response The EU's Role and Responsibility Thu, 31.05.2012, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevKristalina Georgieva, Christian Ultsch Series: Panels and Discussions The EU-Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response will discuss the role of the European Union as the largest supplier of humanitarian aid in the world, and the challenges that current world developments present to that role. Read more
Humanitarian Crisis Response The EU's Role and Responsibility Thu, 31.05.2012, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevKristalina Georgieva, Christian Ultsch Series: Panels and Discussions The EU-Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response will discuss the role of the European Union as the largest supplier of humanitarian aid in the world, and the challenges that current world developments present to that role. Read more
	The New Class Divide and the American Election	Tue, 15.05.2012, 18:52	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Krastev Mark LillaMichael Fleischhacker	The New Class Divide and the American Election Tue, 15.05.2012, 18:52 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Mark LillaMichael Fleischhacker Series: Panels and Discussions There is a new and growing class divide in the U.S. But what are its fundamental causes? And how will it affect the upcoming presidential election? Read more

	Between Dog and Wolf	Tue, 08.05.2012, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Irina Prokhorova Ivan KrastevMichael Laczynski	Between Dog and Wolf Russian Society in Quest of its Path for Freedom Tue, 08.05.2012, 18:00 Speakers: Irina Prokhorova Ivan KrastevMichael Laczynski Series: Panels and Discussions As Russia emerges from its season of elections and protests, frustrations and hopes, the real question is not what the next government will do, but where Russian society is heading to. Read more
Between Dog and Wolf Russian Society in Quest of its Path for Freedom Tue, 08.05.2012, 18:00 Speakers: Irina Prokhorova Ivan KrastevMichael Laczynski Series: Panels and Discussions As Russia emerges from its season of elections and protests, frustrations and hopes, the real question is not what the next government will do, but where Russian society is heading to. Read more
	The French Presidential Election	Thu, 29.03.2012, 18:30	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevChristine Ockrent, Christian Ultsch	The French Presidential Election What is at Stake for France and for Europe? Thu, 29.03.2012, 18:30 Speakers: Ivan KrastevChristine Ockrent, Christian Ultsch Series: Panels and Discussions On April 22 and May 6th, the French will elect the man who, for the next 5 years, will be their president. Will Nicolas Sarkozy be reelected? Or will François Hollande be able to bring the socialist party back to the Elysée, 17 years after François Mitterrand? Read more
The French Presidential Election What is at Stake for France and for Europe? Thu, 29.03.2012, 18:30 Speakers: Ivan KrastevChristine Ockrent, Christian Ultsch Series: Panels and Discussions On April 22 and May 6th, the French will elect the man who, for the next 5 years, will be their president. Will Nicolas Sarkozy be reelected? Or will François Hollande be able to bring the socialist party back to the Elysée, 17 years after François Mitterrand? Read more
	Geld und Moral	Sun, 26.02.2012, 11:00	Panels and Discussions	Peter Eigen, Christoph Schönborn, Gesine Schwan, Alexandra Föderl-Schmid	Geld und Moral Ist Europas Wertesystem in Gefahr? Sun, 26.02.2012, 11:00 Speakers: Peter Eigen, Christoph Schönborn, Gesine Schwan, Alexandra Föderl-Schmid Series: Panels and Discussions Die soziale Marktwirtschaft war seit dem Ende des 2. Weltkriegs das vorherrschende Modell in Kontinentaleuropa. Seit der Finanzkrise 2008/2009 und den Turbulenzen rund um den Euro ist das derzeitige System ins Wanken geraten. Read more
Geld und Moral Ist Europas Wertesystem in Gefahr? Sun, 26.02.2012, 11:00 Speakers: Peter Eigen, Christoph Schönborn, Gesine Schwan, Alexandra Föderl-Schmid Series: Panels and Discussions Die soziale Marktwirtschaft war seit dem Ende des 2. Weltkriegs das vorherrschende Modell in Kontinentaleuropa. Seit der Finanzkrise 2008/2009 und den Turbulenzen rund um den Euro ist das derzeitige System ins Wanken geraten. Read more