Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	„Europas Hunde“	Wed, 28.02.2024, 19:00	Lecture	Alhierd Bacharevič, Thomas Weiler	„Europas Hunde“ Wed, 28.02.2024, 19:00 Speakers: Alhierd Bacharevič, Thomas Weiler Series: Lecture Europas Hunde ist der Titel eines Romans des belarusischen Autors Alhierd Bacharevič, der in seinem Heimatland als „extremistisch“ verboten wurde. In diesem Jahr ist die deutsche Übersetzung von Thomas Weiler erschienen. Eine Lesung und ein Gespräch fanden bei der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Literatur statt. Read more
„Europas Hunde“ Wed, 28.02.2024, 19:00 Speakers: Alhierd Bacharevič, Thomas Weiler Series: Lecture Europas Hunde ist der Titel eines Romans des belarusischen Autors Alhierd Bacharevič, der in seinem Heimatland als „extremistisch“ verboten wurde. In diesem Jahr ist die deutsche Übersetzung von Thomas Weiler erschienen. Eine Lesung und ein Gespräch fanden bei der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Literatur statt. Read more
	Second Transformation: On Green Transition in Post-communist Countries	Mon, 26.02.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Ivan Vejvoda Martin Vrba	Second Transformation: On Green Transition in Post-communist Countries Mon, 26.02.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Martin Vrba Series: Seminars and Colloquia Although climate awareness is on the rise all over Europe, attitudes toward the green transformation seem to vary greatly from region to region across the continent. This is especially evident in post-communist countries, which need to undergo a second big transformation just a few decades after their transition from state-socialist regimes to market societies. Read more
Second Transformation: On Green Transition in Post-communist Countries Mon, 26.02.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Martin Vrba Series: Seminars and Colloquia Although climate awareness is on the rise all over Europe, attitudes toward the green transformation seem to vary greatly from region to region across the continent. This is especially evident in post-communist countries, which need to undergo a second big transformation just a few decades after their transition from state-socialist regimes to market societies. Read more
	Struggle for the Arctic: Climate Change, Economy, Security	Mon, 26.02.2024, 09:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan VejvodaRasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen, Guðfinna Aðalgeirsdóttir, Ksenia Vakhrusheva, Cristopher Robert Rossi, Mirjana Tomic	Struggle for the Arctic: Climate Change, Economy, Security Mon, 26.02.2024, 09:00 Speakers: Ivan VejvodaRasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen, Guðfinna Aðalgeirsdóttir, Ksenia Vakhrusheva, Cristopher Robert Rossi, Mirjana Tomic Series: Panels and Discussions A panel discussion on "Struggle for the Arctic: Climate Change, Economy, Security" as part of the "European Contexts" event series. Read more
Struggle for the Arctic: Climate Change, Economy, Security Mon, 26.02.2024, 09:00 Speakers: Ivan VejvodaRasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen, Guðfinna Aðalgeirsdóttir, Ksenia Vakhrusheva, Cristopher Robert Rossi, Mirjana Tomic Series: Panels and Discussions A panel discussion on "Struggle for the Arctic: Climate Change, Economy, Security" as part of the "European Contexts" event series. Read more
	Human Rights and Republicanism in Central European Dissent, 1968-1989	Tue, 20.02.2024, 18:00	Lecture	Misha Glenny Michal Kopeček	Human Rights and Republicanism in Central European Dissent, 1968-1989 Tue, 20.02.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Michal Kopeček Series: Lecture In this Monthly Lecture, Michal Kopeček argued that the republican language of human rights (and the related concept of freedom) was not only one of the available human rights languages in Central and Eastern Europe 1968-1989, but a prominent one. Kopeček elaborated his arguments based on concrete examples of prominent dissident thinkers Jan Patočka, Václav Havel, Jacek Kuroń, and Ágnes Heller. Read more
Human Rights and Republicanism in Central European Dissent, 1968-1989 Tue, 20.02.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Michal Kopeček Series: Lecture In this Monthly Lecture, Michal Kopeček argued that the republican language of human rights (and the related concept of freedom) was not only one of the available human rights languages in Central and Eastern Europe 1968-1989, but a prominent one. Kopeček elaborated his arguments based on concrete examples of prominent dissident thinkers Jan Patočka, Václav Havel, Jacek Kuroń, and Ágnes Heller. Read more
	A Brief History of Ukrainian Art: Wartime Introduction	Mon, 12.02.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Lizaveta German Mariia Shynkarenko Polina Baitsym	A Brief History of Ukrainian Art: Wartime Introduction Mon, 12.02.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Lizaveta German Mariia Shynkarenko Polina Baitsym Series: Seminars and Colloquia Lizaveta German presented the initial ideas, key points and structure of her book project on Ukrainian art that she is conducting during her fellowship at the IWM. Resulting from a lecture series delivered in several European institutions over the past two years, this project is an emergency response to curiosity and even lust for knowledge about the art scene of Ukraine, often barely visible from the rest of Europe. Read more
A Brief History of Ukrainian Art: Wartime Introduction Mon, 12.02.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Lizaveta German Mariia Shynkarenko Polina Baitsym Series: Seminars and Colloquia Lizaveta German presented the initial ideas, key points and structure of her book project on Ukrainian art that she is conducting during her fellowship at the IWM. Resulting from a lecture series delivered in several European institutions over the past two years, this project is an emergency response to curiosity and even lust for knowledge about the art scene of Ukraine, often barely visible from the rest of Europe. Read more
	The Invention of Ukraine: How War Is Remaking Ukrainian Media	Mon, 05.02.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Aleksander Palikot Mariia Shynkarenko	The Invention of Ukraine: How War Is Remaking Ukrainian Media Mon, 05.02.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Aleksander Palikot Mariia Shynkarenko Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his presentation, Aleksander Palikot explored whether the delicate balance between the need to preserve unity and mobilize resources, and the protection of democracy is under threat in Ukraine. What will Zelensky do with the media-political machine he created? What state will emerge from the security-first digitalized regime that now flourishes in wartime Ukraine? How will this experience reshape what used to be called the post-Soviet sphere, including Russia? Read more
The Invention of Ukraine: How War Is Remaking Ukrainian Media Mon, 05.02.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Aleksander Palikot Mariia Shynkarenko Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his presentation, Aleksander Palikot explored whether the delicate balance between the need to preserve unity and mobilize resources, and the protection of democracy is under threat in Ukraine. What will Zelensky do with the media-political machine he created? What state will emerge from the security-first digitalized regime that now flourishes in wartime Ukraine? How will this experience reshape what used to be called the post-Soviet sphere, including Russia? Read more
	The Imperfect Is Our Paradise	Mon, 29.01.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Ludger Hagedorn John Palattella	The Imperfect Is Our Paradise Mon, 29.01.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn John Palattella Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this talk, the speaker will discuss the importance and variety of languages of wonder in nature writing as well as in poetry, and wager why they are vital to our lives. Read more

	Liberalism Challenged: Debating the Causes That Weaken Liberalism, and Illiberalism’s Amplifying Feedback Loop Effect	Mon, 22.01.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Marlene Laruelle Yavor Siderov	Liberalism Challenged: Debating the Causes That Weaken Liberalism, and Illiberalism’s Amplifying Feedback Loop Effect Mon, 22.01.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Marlene Laruelle Yavor Siderov Series: Seminars and Colloquia This presentation discusses the different forms of challenges that liberalism is facing today. It looks at the structural causes that weaken liberalism or contest its hegemonic status in the Global North. It also analyzes an amplifying feedback loop, that is, that illiberalism is not the cause weakening liberal values but a product of this weakening, which it accelerates. Read more
Liberalism Challenged: Debating the Causes That Weaken Liberalism, and Illiberalism’s Amplifying Feedback Loop Effect Mon, 22.01.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Marlene Laruelle Yavor Siderov Series: Seminars and Colloquia This presentation discusses the different forms of challenges that liberalism is facing today. It looks at the structural causes that weaken liberalism or contest its hegemonic status in the Global North. It also analyzes an amplifying feedback loop, that is, that illiberalism is not the cause weakening liberal values but a product of this weakening, which it accelerates. Read more
	Is There a Chance for Peace in the Middle East?	Sun, 21.01.2024, 11:00	Panels and Discussions	Misha GlennyGudrun Harrer, Dahlia Scheindlin, Alexander Schallenberg, Rula Hardal	Is There a Chance for Peace in the Middle East? Sun, 21.01.2024, 11:00 Speakers: Misha GlennyGudrun Harrer, Dahlia Scheindlin, Alexander Schallenberg, Rula Hardal Series: Panels and Discussions A prominent international panel discussed this and related questions on Sunday, 21 January, on the stage of Vienna’s Burgtheater. Read more

	Tunisia: After the Terror	Mon, 15.01.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Dalia Mikulska Ayşe Çağlar	Tunisia: After the Terror Mon, 15.01.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Dalia Mikulska Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia This presentation aimed to explore the societal schism in Tunisia between conservative (Muslim) and liberal factions. Following a constitutional coup in 2021 that concentrated substantial power in the hands of the president, Tunisia is ostensibly more secure, but is grappling with authoritarian regression, a deepening economic crisis, and a broader erosion of human rights. The speaker showed how the specter of the terrorist threat is leveraged to justify violations. Read more
Tunisia: After the Terror Mon, 15.01.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Dalia Mikulska Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia This presentation aimed to explore the societal schism in Tunisia between conservative (Muslim) and liberal factions. Following a constitutional coup in 2021 that concentrated substantial power in the hands of the president, Tunisia is ostensibly more secure, but is grappling with authoritarian regression, a deepening economic crisis, and a broader erosion of human rights. The speaker showed how the specter of the terrorist threat is leveraged to justify violations. Read more