Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Time to Decide Europe Summit 2025	Tue, 02.12.2025, 09:00 - Tue, 02.12.2025, 17:00	Conferences and Workshops	Francis Fukuyama Ivan Krastev James C. O'Brien Lea Ypi Nathalie Tocci Nikola Dimitrov Rosa Balfour Tomáš Sedláček	Time to Decide Europe Summit 2025 Tue, 02.12.2025, 09:00 - Tue, 02.12.2025, 17:00 Speakers: Francis Fukuyama Ivan Krastev James C. O'Brien Lea Ypi Nathalie Tocci Nikola Dimitrov Rosa Balfour Tomáš Sedláček Series: Conferences and Workshops Time to Decide Europe Summit 2025 is a one-day conference organized by ERSTE Foundation in cooperation with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna) that will address some of Europe’s most pressing challenges. Read more
Time to Decide Europe Summit 2025 Tue, 02.12.2025, 09:00 - Tue, 02.12.2025, 17:00 Speakers: Francis Fukuyama Ivan Krastev James C. O'Brien Lea Ypi Nathalie Tocci Nikola Dimitrov Rosa Balfour Tomáš Sedláček Series: Conferences and Workshops Time to Decide Europe Summit 2025 is a one-day conference organized by ERSTE Foundation in cooperation with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna) that will address some of Europe’s most pressing challenges. Read more
	Meeting of Patočka Scholars, Editors, and Translators	Fri, 28.11.2025, 09:30	Conferences and Workshops	Erika Abrams Jan Frei Klaus Nellen Ludger Hagedorn Nathalie Frogneux Piotr Augustyniak Robin Pech Sandra Lehmann Stefan Bolea Václav Rut Yannis Ktenas Alžběta DyčkováMiloš Ševčík, Tomas Hermann, Robert Kanócz, Jaroslava Vydrova	Meeting of Patočka Scholars, Editors, and Translators Fri, 28.11.2025, 09:30 Speakers: Erika Abrams Jan Frei Klaus Nellen Ludger Hagedorn Nathalie Frogneux Piotr Augustyniak Robin Pech Sandra Lehmann Stefan Bolea Václav Rut Yannis Ktenas Alžběta DyčkováMiloš Ševčík, Tomas Hermann, Robert Kanócz, Jaroslava Vydrova Series: Conferences and Workshops This workshop brought together researchers, editors, and translators who work with the writings of the Czech philosopher Jan Patočka, considered one of the most influential thinkers of 20th-century Central Europe. Read more
Meeting of Patočka Scholars, Editors, and Translators Fri, 28.11.2025, 09:30 Speakers: Erika Abrams Jan Frei Klaus Nellen Ludger Hagedorn Nathalie Frogneux Piotr Augustyniak Robin Pech Sandra Lehmann Stefan Bolea Václav Rut Yannis Ktenas Alžběta DyčkováMiloš Ševčík, Tomas Hermann, Robert Kanócz, Jaroslava Vydrova Series: Conferences and Workshops This workshop brought together researchers, editors, and translators who work with the writings of the Czech philosopher Jan Patočka, considered one of the most influential thinkers of 20th-century Central Europe. Read more
	Under the Grey Sky	Thu, 27.11.2025, 18:30	Visual and Performing Arts	Ludger HagedornMaryna Yakubovich	Under the Grey Sky Film Screening and Discussion Thu, 27.11.2025, 18:30 Speakers: Ludger HagedornMaryna Yakubovich Series: Visual and Performing Arts This gripping feature film is inspired by the true story of Belarusian journalist couple Igor Ilyash and Katsiaryna Andreyeva. After the screening, IWM Permanent Fellow Ludger Hagedorn will be in conversation with Maryna Yakubovich, who plays one of the lead roles in the film. Read more
Under the Grey Sky Film Screening and Discussion Thu, 27.11.2025, 18:30 Speakers: Ludger HagedornMaryna Yakubovich Series: Visual and Performing Arts This gripping feature film is inspired by the true story of Belarusian journalist couple Igor Ilyash and Katsiaryna Andreyeva. After the screening, IWM Permanent Fellow Ludger Hagedorn will be in conversation with Maryna Yakubovich, who plays one of the lead roles in the film. Read more
	Deciphering the Triangle: US Disorder, Chinese Ambition, and European Agency	Tue, 25.11.2025, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevAndrew Small	Deciphering the Triangle: US Disorder, Chinese Ambition, and European Agency Geopolitical Talk with Andrew Small Tue, 25.11.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevAndrew Small Series: Panels and Discussions Geopolitical Talks is a series of public debates with foreign policy experts. This session, featuring Andrew Small, analyzed where US policy is headed, how China has leveraged these dynamics to its advantage, and whether Europe can handle the challenges posed by a “second China shock” to its industries, Chinese backing of Russia, and Beijing’s strict rare-earth export restrictions. Read more
Deciphering the Triangle: US Disorder, Chinese Ambition, and European Agency Geopolitical Talk with Andrew Small Tue, 25.11.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevAndrew Small Series: Panels and Discussions Geopolitical Talks is a series of public debates with foreign policy experts. This session, featuring Andrew Small, analyzed where US policy is headed, how China has leveraged these dynamics to its advantage, and whether Europe can handle the challenges posed by a “second China shock” to its industries, Chinese backing of Russia, and Beijing’s strict rare-earth export restrictions. Read more
	Influencing Machine: AI Agents and Humans	Mon, 24.11.2025, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Ludger Hagedorn Sanja M. Bojanic	Influencing Machine: AI Agents and Humans Fellows' Colloquium with Sanja M. Bojanić Mon, 24.11.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Sanja M. Bojanic Series: Seminars and Colloquia In the age of machine learning and large language models, AI agents do not merely assist or augment human activity. Instead, they operate as protocol-governed environments that modulate and structure the very conditions of affectivity, cognition, communication, and labor. To articulate this transformation, Bojanić introduced the concept of Model Context Protocols (MCPs). Read more
Influencing Machine: AI Agents and Humans Fellows' Colloquium with Sanja M. Bojanić Mon, 24.11.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Sanja M. Bojanic Series: Seminars and Colloquia In the age of machine learning and large language models, AI agents do not merely assist or augment human activity. Instead, they operate as protocol-governed environments that modulate and structure the very conditions of affectivity, cognition, communication, and labor. To articulate this transformation, Bojanić introduced the concept of Model Context Protocols (MCPs). Read more
	Digital Humanism: First Interdisciplinary Science and Research Conference	Thu, 20.11.2025, 08:30 - Fri, 21.11.2025, 18:00	Conferences and Workshops	Hannes Werthner Ludger HagedornJulian Nida-Rümelin, Gry Hasselbalch	Digital Humanism: First Interdisciplinary Science and Research Conference Thu, 20.11.2025, 08:30 - Fri, 21.11.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Hannes Werthner Ludger HagedornJulian Nida-Rümelin, Gry Hasselbalch Series: Conferences and Workshops The Digital Humanism: First Interdisciplinary Science and Research Conference provides a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue on the profound impact of digitalization, exploring both its promises and risks. The conference welcomes a wide range of research methodologies, from theoretical reflections to empirical studies, fostering a shared understanding that bridges technical and societal viewpoints. Read more
Digital Humanism: First Interdisciplinary Science and Research Conference Thu, 20.11.2025, 08:30 - Fri, 21.11.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Hannes Werthner Ludger HagedornJulian Nida-Rümelin, Gry Hasselbalch Series: Conferences and Workshops The Digital Humanism: First Interdisciplinary Science and Research Conference provides a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue on the profound impact of digitalization, exploring both its promises and risks. The conference welcomes a wide range of research methodologies, from theoretical reflections to empirical studies, fostering a shared understanding that bridges technical and societal viewpoints. Read more
	Überreichtum und Unsterblichkeit	Tue, 18.11.2025, 18:00	Lecture	Martin Schürz Misha Glenny	Überreichtum und Unsterblichkeit Monthly Lecture mit Martin Schürz Tue, 18.11.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Martin Schürz Misha Glenny Series: Lecture Auf Basis von sozialpsychologischen Ansätzen und Überlegungen von Sigmund Freud zum Tod untersucht Martin Schürz, wie Vermögenskonzentration, Endlichkeit und Unsterblichkeitsprojekte zusammenhängen. Sigmund Freud ging davon aus, dass das Unbewusste den Tod nicht kennt. Andererseits verhindere die Todesangst wichtige, aber riskante Unterfangen. Und letztlich gehe es darum, das endliche Leben zu ertragen. Read more
Überreichtum und Unsterblichkeit Monthly Lecture mit Martin Schürz Tue, 18.11.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Martin Schürz Misha Glenny Series: Lecture Auf Basis von sozialpsychologischen Ansätzen und Überlegungen von Sigmund Freud zum Tod untersucht Martin Schürz, wie Vermögenskonzentration, Endlichkeit und Unsterblichkeitsprojekte zusammenhängen. Sigmund Freud ging davon aus, dass das Unbewusste den Tod nicht kennt. Andererseits verhindere die Todesangst wichtige, aber riskante Unterfangen. Und letztlich gehe es darum, das endliche Leben zu ertragen. Read more
	Socialist Yugoslavia and the Global South in the Long 1970s: Exploring the Contradictions of Decolonial Solidarity	Mon, 17.11.2025, 17:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Paul StubbsDino Pasalic	Socialist Yugoslavia and the Global South in the Long 1970s: Exploring the Contradictions of Decolonial Solidarity Fellows' Colloquium with Paul Stubbs Mon, 17.11.2025, 17:00 Speakers: Paul StubbsDino Pasalic Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows’ Colloquium, Paul Stubbs discussed work in progress on his book exploring socialist Yugoslavia’s relations with the Global South during the long 1970s. He focused on Yugoslavia’s “intermestic” policies in a changing global context, and on its evolving support for decolonial liberation movements, including in Palestine and Southern Africa. Read more
Socialist Yugoslavia and the Global South in the Long 1970s: Exploring the Contradictions of Decolonial Solidarity Fellows' Colloquium with Paul Stubbs Mon, 17.11.2025, 17:00 Speakers: Paul StubbsDino Pasalic Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows’ Colloquium, Paul Stubbs discussed work in progress on his book exploring socialist Yugoslavia’s relations with the Global South during the long 1970s. He focused on Yugoslavia’s “intermestic” policies in a changing global context, and on its evolving support for decolonial liberation movements, including in Palestine and Southern Africa. Read more
	Flieg, mein Lied	Sat, 15.11.2025, 19:30	Other	Ludger Hagedorn Tanja MaljartschukJuri Andruchowytsch, Maria Weissenböck, Ganna Gryniva, Gerti Drassl	Flieg, mein Lied Tanja Maljartschuk und Juri Andruchowytsch präsentieren die „Ukrainische Bibliothek“ Sat, 15.11.2025, 19:30 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Tanja MaljartschukJuri Andruchowytsch, Maria Weissenböck, Ganna Gryniva, Gerti Drassl Series: Other In der neuen Reihe Ukrainische Bibliothek in deutscher Sprache (Wallstein Verlag) erscheinen erstmals zentrale Werke der ukrainischen Literatur in sorgfältig edierten Übersetzungen und rücken die lange übersehenen Klassiker ins Licht. Tanja Maljartschuk und Juri Andruchowytsch stellten das Projekt vor und sprachen über ihre persönlichen Bezüge, mit den ersten Bänden von Taras Schewtschenko und Lesia Ukraїnka. Read more
Flieg, mein Lied Tanja Maljartschuk und Juri Andruchowytsch präsentieren die „Ukrainische Bibliothek“ Sat, 15.11.2025, 19:30 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Tanja MaljartschukJuri Andruchowytsch, Maria Weissenböck, Ganna Gryniva, Gerti Drassl Series: Other In der neuen Reihe Ukrainische Bibliothek in deutscher Sprache (Wallstein Verlag) erscheinen erstmals zentrale Werke der ukrainischen Literatur in sorgfältig edierten Übersetzungen und rücken die lange übersehenen Klassiker ins Licht. Tanja Maljartschuk und Juri Andruchowytsch stellten das Projekt vor und sprachen über ihre persönlichen Bezüge, mit den ersten Bänden von Taras Schewtschenko und Lesia Ukraїnka. Read more
	Autumn Fellows' Conference 2025	Wed, 12.11.2025, 09:30	Conferences and Workshops		Autumn Fellows' Conference 2025 Wed, 12.11.2025, 09:30 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops A staple of intellectual life at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna) since its early days, the biannual conference provides an opportunity for early-career visiting researchers from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds to present their work and exchange ideas in a collegial atmosphere. Read more
Autumn Fellows' Conference 2025 Wed, 12.11.2025, 09:30 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops A staple of intellectual life at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna) since its early days, the biannual conference provides an opportunity for early-career visiting researchers from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds to present their work and exchange ideas in a collegial atmosphere. Read more