Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Junior Visiting Fellows' Conference Winter 2022	Wed, 07.12.2022	Conferences and Workshops		Junior Visiting Fellows' Conference Winter 2022 Wed, 07.12.2022 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops The Junior Visiting Fellows' Conference is an annual event at the Institute for Human Sciences that gives the Junior Fellows the opportunity 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, it 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 Winter 2022 Wed, 07.12.2022 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops The Junior Visiting Fellows' Conference is an annual event at the Institute for Human Sciences that gives the Junior Fellows the opportunity 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, it 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
	The Politics of Creating a Resilient, Independent and Green Europe	Tue, 06.12.2022	Panels and Discussions	Heather Grabbe Ivan Vejvoda	The Politics of Creating a Resilient, Independent and Green Europe Tue, 06.12.2022 Speakers: Heather Grabbe Ivan Vejvoda Series: Panels and Discussions This seminar will consider the dimensions of justice involved in the climate transition and the challenges that they pose to democracy, particularly in Europe. Can the EU maintain democratic consent for this long and large-scale transition? Or will it get blamed for unpopular measures? Might authoritarian regimes deliver faster and better transitions to climate neutrality? Should the EU develop new methods of transnational governance – or go local instead, relying on local climate assemblies to design policies with democratic legitimacy? Read more
The Politics of Creating a Resilient, Independent and Green Europe Tue, 06.12.2022 Speakers: Heather Grabbe Ivan Vejvoda Series: Panels and Discussions This seminar will consider the dimensions of justice involved in the climate transition and the challenges that they pose to democracy, particularly in Europe. Can the EU maintain democratic consent for this long and large-scale transition? Or will it get blamed for unpopular measures? Might authoritarian regimes deliver faster and better transitions to climate neutrality? Should the EU develop new methods of transnational governance – or go local instead, relying on local climate assemblies to design policies with democratic legitimacy? Read more
	Tsimtsum as a Political Theology for the Secular Age	Mon, 05.12.2022	Seminars and Colloquia	Ludger Hagedorn Rafał Zawisza	Tsimtsum as a Political Theology for the Secular Age Mon, 05.12.2022 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Rafał Zawisza Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his presentation, Rafael Zawisza will concentrate on the political consequences of the heterodox theogonies that sprang from tsimtsum (contraction), the kabbalistic vision of creation, in the regional context of Central-Eastern Europe. Read more
Tsimtsum as a Political Theology for the Secular Age Mon, 05.12.2022 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Rafał Zawisza Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his presentation, Rafael Zawisza will concentrate on the political consequences of the heterodox theogonies that sprang from tsimtsum (contraction), the kabbalistic vision of creation, in the regional context of Central-Eastern Europe. Read more
	ERC Mentoring Initiative December 2022	Fri, 02.12.2022 - Sat, 03.12.2022	Conferences and Workshops		ERC Mentoring Initiative December 2022 Fri, 02.12.2022 - Sat, 03.12.2022 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops In continuation of the ERC Mentoring Initiative, a workshop will be held on December 2-3. 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. Read more
ERC Mentoring Initiative December 2022 Fri, 02.12.2022 - Sat, 03.12.2022 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops In continuation of the ERC Mentoring Initiative, a workshop will be held on December 2-3. 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. Read more
	Global monsters, local fears: How to preserve the crumbling social order	Mon, 28.11.2022	Seminars and Colloquia	Ivan Vejvoda Milla Mineva	Global monsters, local fears: How to preserve the crumbling social order Mon, 28.11.2022 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Milla Mineva Series: Seminars and Colloquia The research problematizes local uses of "American" culture wars. How is the American debate on political correctness constructed and narrated in the Bulgarian public sphere, and what are the objectives of this translation? Read more
Global monsters, local fears: How to preserve the crumbling social order Mon, 28.11.2022 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Milla Mineva Series: Seminars and Colloquia The research problematizes local uses of "American" culture wars. How is the American debate on political correctness constructed and narrated in the Bulgarian public sphere, and what are the objectives of this translation? Read more
	Als das Ich Erfunden und die Natur Vermessen Wurde	Fri, 25.11.2022	Other	Philipp BlomAndrea Wulf, Daniel Kehlmann	Als das Ich Erfunden und die Natur Vermessen Wurde Fri, 25.11.2022 Speakers: Philipp BlomAndrea Wulf, Daniel Kehlmann Series: Other Anlässlich der Neuerscheinung des Buches Fabelhafte Rebellen: Die frühen Romantiker und die Erfindung des Ich, das es innerhalb kürzester Zeit unter die Top 3 der Spiegel-Bestsellerliste schaffte, lud das Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen zu einem außergewöhnlichen literarischen Gesprächsabend mit der Autorin und Historikerin Andrea Wulf und dem Romancier und Dramatiker Daniel Kehlmann. Read more
Als das Ich Erfunden und die Natur Vermessen Wurde Fri, 25.11.2022 Speakers: Philipp BlomAndrea Wulf, Daniel Kehlmann Series: Other Anlässlich der Neuerscheinung des Buches Fabelhafte Rebellen: Die frühen Romantiker und die Erfindung des Ich, das es innerhalb kürzester Zeit unter die Top 3 der Spiegel-Bestsellerliste schaffte, lud das Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen zu einem außergewöhnlichen literarischen Gesprächsabend mit der Autorin und Historikerin Andrea Wulf und dem Romancier und Dramatiker Daniel Kehlmann. Read more
	Denk Dir die Stadt … Überbelichtete Nächte Brandende	Thu, 24.11.2022	Lecture	Anja Zag Golob, Lejla Kalamujić, Petra Nagenkögel	Denk Dir die Stadt … Überbelichtete Nächte Brandende Thu, 24.11.2022 Speakers: Anja Zag Golob, Lejla Kalamujić, Petra Nagenkögel Series: Lecture Lejla Kalamujić und Anja Golob präsentierten ihre deutschsprachigen Neuerscheinungen. Read more

	In the Shadow of Big Tech	Wed, 23.11.2022 - Wed, 23.11.2022	Conferences and Workshops	Allison StangerGeorge Metakides, Paul Timmers	In the Shadow of Big Tech Wed, 23.11.2022 - Wed, 23.11.2022 Speakers: Allison StangerGeorge Metakides, Paul Timmers Series: Conferences and Workshops Following up on Allison Stanger’s public lecture “Open Societies and Democratic Sustainability in the Shadow of Big Tech” the evening before, this workshop will provide space for a deeper reflection on the political and societal implications of the unrestricted power of Big Tech companies. Read more
In the Shadow of Big Tech Wed, 23.11.2022 - Wed, 23.11.2022 Speakers: Allison StangerGeorge Metakides, Paul Timmers Series: Conferences and Workshops Following up on Allison Stanger’s public lecture “Open Societies and Democratic Sustainability in the Shadow of Big Tech” the evening before, this workshop will provide space for a deeper reflection on the political and societal implications of the unrestricted power of Big Tech companies. Read more
	Open Societies and Democratic Sustainability in the Shadow of Big Tech	Tue, 22.11.2022	Lecture	Allison Stanger Ludger Hagedorn	Open Societies and Democratic Sustainability in the Shadow of Big Tech Tue, 22.11.2022 Speakers: Allison Stanger Ludger Hagedorn Series: Lecture There is growing public awareness that the velocity of technological innovation has outstripped the West’s efforts to harness it to the common good. An unprecedented shift in the balance of power between multinational industry and national governments has been a necessary condition for these new challenges. While many of these problems are in some ways new, they have also been previously encountered. Learning from past thought on existential threats to human values can help us better protect and defend the contemporary free world. Read more
Open Societies and Democratic Sustainability in the Shadow of Big Tech Tue, 22.11.2022 Speakers: Allison Stanger Ludger Hagedorn Series: Lecture There is growing public awareness that the velocity of technological innovation has outstripped the West’s efforts to harness it to the common good. An unprecedented shift in the balance of power between multinational industry and national governments has been a necessary condition for these new challenges. While many of these problems are in some ways new, they have also been previously encountered. Learning from past thought on existential threats to human values can help us better protect and defend the contemporary free world. Read more
	Ancient Philosophy and Modern Freedom in Times of Crisis	Mon, 21.11.2022	Seminars and Colloquia	Carlos Fraenkel Ludger Hagedorn	Ancient Philosophy and Modern Freedom in Times of Crisis Mon, 21.11.2022 Speakers: Carlos Fraenkel Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia Can we learn something from ancient philosophy? Yes, Carlos Fraenkel argued, a great deal. Since the Soviet Bloc crumbled, more people than ever are free to live as they please. What liberal societies fail to teach us is how to make good use of all that choice. The last few years have thrown us into ever-growing confusion: extreme weather, populist upheaval, billionaires buzzing through space juxtaposed with capsized migrant dinghies washing up on shores, war in Europe, etc. The ancients, Fraenkel argues, can help us fix the mess. Read more
Ancient Philosophy and Modern Freedom in Times of Crisis Mon, 21.11.2022 Speakers: Carlos Fraenkel Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia Can we learn something from ancient philosophy? Yes, Carlos Fraenkel argued, a great deal. Since the Soviet Bloc crumbled, more people than ever are free to live as they please. What liberal societies fail to teach us is how to make good use of all that choice. The last few years have thrown us into ever-growing confusion: extreme weather, populist upheaval, billionaires buzzing through space juxtaposed with capsized migrant dinghies washing up on shores, war in Europe, etc. The ancients, Fraenkel argues, can help us fix the mess. Read more