Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	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
	Two Types of Cosmopolitanism	Mon, 10.11.2025, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Galin Tihanov	Two Types of Cosmopolitanism Fellows' Colloquium with Galin Tihanov Mon, 10.11.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Galin Tihanov Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows’ Colloquium, Galin Tihanov explored the distinction between cultural and political cosmopolitanism, arguing that both are rooted in the recognition of difference, yet handle it in contrasting ways. Cultural cosmopolitanism embraces and encourages diversity, while political cosmopolitanism seeks to negotiate and accommodate it within a regime of commonality. Read more
Two Types of Cosmopolitanism Fellows' Colloquium with Galin Tihanov Mon, 10.11.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Galin Tihanov Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows’ Colloquium, Galin Tihanov explored the distinction between cultural and political cosmopolitanism, arguing that both are rooted in the recognition of difference, yet handle it in contrasting ways. Cultural cosmopolitanism embraces and encourages diversity, while political cosmopolitanism seeks to negotiate and accommodate it within a regime of commonality. Read more
	Krieg oder Frieden? Europas Verteidigungspolitik am Prüfstand	Sun, 09.11.2025, 11:00	Panels and Discussions	Markus Reisner, Petra Erler, Ursula Plassnik, Petra Stuiber	Krieg oder Frieden? Europas Verteidigungspolitik am Prüfstand Europa im Diskurs Sun, 09.11.2025, 11:00 Speakers: Markus Reisner, Petra Erler, Ursula Plassnik, Petra Stuiber Series: Panels and Discussions Europas Sicherheit ist durch Krieg, hybride Angriffe und geopolitische Verschiebungen bedroht und stellt die europäische Verteidigungspolitik auf die Probe. Welche Kosten, Investitionen und Chancen damit verbunden sind, wurde mit hochkarätigen Gästen diskutiert. Read more
Krieg oder Frieden? Europas Verteidigungspolitik am Prüfstand Europa im Diskurs Sun, 09.11.2025, 11:00 Speakers: Markus Reisner, Petra Erler, Ursula Plassnik, Petra Stuiber Series: Panels and Discussions Europas Sicherheit ist durch Krieg, hybride Angriffe und geopolitische Verschiebungen bedroht und stellt die europäische Verteidigungspolitik auf die Probe. Welche Kosten, Investitionen und Chancen damit verbunden sind, wurde mit hochkarätigen Gästen diskutiert. Read more
	The Myth of Orestes and the Critique of Modernity	Mon, 03.11.2025, 17:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Ludger Hagedorn Piotr Augustyniak	The Myth of Orestes and the Critique of Modernity Fellows' Colloquium with Piotr Augustyniak Mon, 03.11.2025, 17:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Piotr Augustyniak Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Piotr Augustyniak argued that, in political terms, the entry into the sphere of modernity signified the transition from the clan order to the order of the polis, culminating for the first time in the civic society of classical Athens. Read more
The Myth of Orestes and the Critique of Modernity Fellows' Colloquium with Piotr Augustyniak Mon, 03.11.2025, 17:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Piotr Augustyniak Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Piotr Augustyniak argued that, in political terms, the entry into the sphere of modernity signified the transition from the clan order to the order of the polis, culminating for the first time in the civic society of classical Athens. Read more
	Part III: A Decade of Contestation	Tue, 28.10.2025, 18:30	Lecture	Misha Glenny Rogers Brubaker	Part III: A Decade of Contestation IWM Lectures in Human Sciences Tue, 28.10.2025, 18:30 Speakers: Misha Glenny Rogers Brubaker Series: Lecture Rogers Brubaker’s IWM Lectures in Human Sciences traced how gender identity evolved from its mid-20th century beginnings in psychological assessments of intersex individuals into a fundamental “principle of vision and division of the world,” embedded in laws, regulations, and organizational policies. The third lecture addressed the questions around controversies on bathroom access, eligibility for women’s sports, pronoun policies, school curricula, and gender medicine for youth as a moral panic. Read more
Part III: A Decade of Contestation IWM Lectures in Human Sciences Tue, 28.10.2025, 18:30 Speakers: Misha Glenny Rogers Brubaker Series: Lecture Rogers Brubaker’s IWM Lectures in Human Sciences traced how gender identity evolved from its mid-20th century beginnings in psychological assessments of intersex individuals into a fundamental “principle of vision and division of the world,” embedded in laws, regulations, and organizational policies. The third lecture addressed the questions around controversies on bathroom access, eligibility for women’s sports, pronoun policies, school curricula, and gender medicine for youth as a moral panic. Read more
	Tsargrad Into Leningrad: Constantinople in the Early Bolshevik Imagination, 1917-1922	Mon, 27.10.2025, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Igor Torbakov	Tsargrad Into Leningrad: Constantinople in the Early Bolshevik Imagination, 1917-1922 Fellows' Colloquium with Igor Torbakov Mon, 27.10.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Igor Torbakov Series: Seminars and Colloquia This Fellows' Colloquium demonstrated that, Russian imperial collapse notwithstanding, Constantinople’s allure was still strong enough in Bolshevik Moscow to generate outstanding literary works, artistic production, and geopolitical fantasizing. Russian political imagination during Istanbul’s short ‘Russian moment’ reflected a real multi-sided geopolitical rivalry over Constantinople. Read more
Tsargrad Into Leningrad: Constantinople in the Early Bolshevik Imagination, 1917-1922 Fellows' Colloquium with Igor Torbakov Mon, 27.10.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Igor Torbakov Series: Seminars and Colloquia This Fellows' Colloquium demonstrated that, Russian imperial collapse notwithstanding, Constantinople’s allure was still strong enough in Bolshevik Moscow to generate outstanding literary works, artistic production, and geopolitical fantasizing. Russian political imagination during Istanbul’s short ‘Russian moment’ reflected a real multi-sided geopolitical rivalry over Constantinople. Read more
	Part II: A Quiet Revolution	Thu, 23.10.2025, 18:30	Lecture	Rogers BrubakerAna Mijic	Part II: A Quiet Revolution IWM Lectures in Human Sciences Thu, 23.10.2025, 18:30 Speakers: Rogers BrubakerAna Mijic Series: Lecture Rogers Brubaker’s IWM Lectures in Human Sciences traced how gender identity evolved from its mid-20th century beginnings in psychological assessments of intersex individuals into a fundamental “principle of vision and division of the world,” embedded in laws, regulations, and organizational policies. The second lecture identified five intertwined processes that have shaped the “gender identity” category: the depathologization, universalization, vernacularization, legalization, and promotion of the category. Read more
Part II: A Quiet Revolution IWM Lectures in Human Sciences Thu, 23.10.2025, 18:30 Speakers: Rogers BrubakerAna Mijic Series: Lecture Rogers Brubaker’s IWM Lectures in Human Sciences traced how gender identity evolved from its mid-20th century beginnings in psychological assessments of intersex individuals into a fundamental “principle of vision and division of the world,” embedded in laws, regulations, and organizational policies. The second lecture identified five intertwined processes that have shaped the “gender identity” category: the depathologization, universalization, vernacularization, legalization, and promotion of the category. Read more
	MQ Talks: Philip Blom in Conversation with Philippe Sands	Wed, 22.10.2025, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Philipp BlomPhilippe Sands	MQ Talks: Philip Blom in Conversation with Philippe Sands International Law in Times of a New World Order Wed, 22.10.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Philipp BlomPhilippe Sands Series: Panels and Discussions What tools and methods exist to hold accountable those responsible for conflicts and to promote international human rights? Historian and journalist Philip Blom was in discussion with Philippe Sands, who talked about his latest book, 38 Londres Street (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2025). Read more
MQ Talks: Philip Blom in Conversation with Philippe Sands International Law in Times of a New World Order Wed, 22.10.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Philipp BlomPhilippe Sands Series: Panels and Discussions What tools and methods exist to hold accountable those responsible for conflicts and to promote international human rights? Historian and journalist Philip Blom was in discussion with Philippe Sands, who talked about his latest book, 38 Londres Street (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2025). Read more
	Part I: Rethinking Gender Identity	Tue, 21.10.2025, 18:30	Lecture	Rogers Brubaker Ayşe Çağlar	Part I: Rethinking Gender Identity IWM Lectures in Human Sciences Tue, 21.10.2025, 18:30 Speakers: Rogers Brubaker Ayşe Çağlar Series: Lecture Rogers Brubaker’s IWM Lectures in Human Sciences traced how gender identity evolved from its mid-20th century beginnings in psychological assessments of intersex individuals into a fundamental “principle of vision and division of the world,” embedded in laws, regulations, and organizational policies. The first lecture analyzed the performative, productive, interactive, and regulative workings of the gender identity category. Read more
Part I: Rethinking Gender Identity IWM Lectures in Human Sciences Tue, 21.10.2025, 18:30 Speakers: Rogers Brubaker Ayşe Çağlar Series: Lecture Rogers Brubaker’s IWM Lectures in Human Sciences traced how gender identity evolved from its mid-20th century beginnings in psychological assessments of intersex individuals into a fundamental “principle of vision and division of the world,” embedded in laws, regulations, and organizational policies. The first lecture analyzed the performative, productive, interactive, and regulative workings of the gender identity category. Read more
	Transitional Justice for Russia and Accountability in the Age of Impunity	Mon, 20.10.2025, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Igor Torbakov Inna Berezkina	Transitional Justice for Russia and Accountability in the Age of Impunity Fellows' Colloquium with Inna Berezkina Mon, 20.10.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Igor Torbakov Inna Berezkina Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Inna Berezkina explored how societies reckon with unaddressed violence in the absence of formal judgment. Berezkina proposes reframing accountability as a historical force that can foster social repair and resilience even without democratic transition. Read more
Transitional Justice for Russia and Accountability in the Age of Impunity Fellows' Colloquium with Inna Berezkina Mon, 20.10.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Igor Torbakov Inna Berezkina Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Inna Berezkina explored how societies reckon with unaddressed violence in the absence of formal judgment. Berezkina proposes reframing accountability as a historical force that can foster social repair and resilience even without democratic transition. Read more