Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Poland, Ukraine, Russia	Mon, 10.10.2016, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevChristian Ultsch	Poland, Ukraine, Russia Difficult Past, Uncertain Future Mon, 10.10.2016, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevChristian Ultsch Series: Panels and Discussions In December 2015 Adam D. Rotfeld resigned as co-chairman of the Polish-Russian Group on Difficult Matters, a position which he held for 8 years. What were the achievements and the failures of the Group? Read more
Poland, Ukraine, Russia Difficult Past, Uncertain Future Mon, 10.10.2016, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevChristian Ultsch Series: Panels and Discussions In December 2015 Adam D. Rotfeld resigned as co-chairman of the Polish-Russian Group on Difficult Matters, a position which he held for 8 years. What were the achievements and the failures of the Group? Read more
	Vienna Humanities Festival	Fri, 23.09.2016, 07:15 - Sun, 25.09.2016, 00:00	Festivals		Vienna Humanities Festival Andernorts \| Out of Place Fri, 23.09.2016, 07:15 - Sun, 25.09.2016, 00:00 Speakers: Series: Festivals The first Vienna Humanities Festival, held in 2016, took up the theme the theme "Out of Place." The topic orginiated with the then-urgent refugee crisis, but went far beyond it to address the movement of peoples, things, and ideas as a foundational aspect of cultural history. Read more
Vienna Humanities Festival Andernorts \| Out of Place Fri, 23.09.2016, 07:15 - Sun, 25.09.2016, 00:00 Speakers: Series: Festivals The first Vienna Humanities Festival, held in 2016, took up the theme the theme "Out of Place." The topic orginiated with the then-urgent refugee crisis, but went far beyond it to address the movement of peoples, things, and ideas as a foundational aspect of cultural history. Read more
	Remembering and Forgetting	Mon, 30.05.2016, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Dariusz Stola Karolina Wigura Marcin Król Shalini Randeria Timothy SnyderAleida Assmann	Remembering and Forgetting Mon, 30.05.2016, 18:00 Speakers: Dariusz Stola Karolina Wigura Marcin Król Shalini Randeria Timothy SnyderAleida Assmann Series: Panels and Discussions The 24th Tischner Debate's participants are Aleida Assmann, Timothy Snyder, Dariusz Stola, and Karolina Wigura. Marcin Król and Shalini Randeria chair the discussion. Read more
Remembering and Forgetting Mon, 30.05.2016, 18:00 Speakers: Dariusz Stola Karolina Wigura Marcin Król Shalini Randeria Timothy SnyderAleida Assmann Series: Panels and Discussions The 24th Tischner Debate's participants are Aleida Assmann, Timothy Snyder, Dariusz Stola, and Karolina Wigura. Marcin Król and Shalini Randeria chair the discussion. Read more
	Toward a New Paradigm for Modernity and Religion	Thu, 28.04.2016, 18:00	Lecture	Peter L. Berger	Toward a New Paradigm for Modernity and Religion Thu, 28.04.2016, 18:00 Speakers: Peter L. Berger Series: Lecture Peter L. Read more

	The Future of War	Thu, 17.03.2016, 18:00	Lecture	Rosa Brooks	The Future of War Lecture III: The Future of War and the Future of Law Thu, 17.03.2016, 18:00 Speakers: Rosa Brooks Series: Lecture Traditional political and legal conceptions of war assume that war is a temporary departure from “normal” politics, that wars are bounded both in space and time, and that it is a relatively straightforward matter to identify the parties and combatants in a conflict. Read more
The Future of War Lecture III: The Future of War and the Future of Law Thu, 17.03.2016, 18:00 Speakers: Rosa Brooks Series: Lecture Traditional political and legal conceptions of war assume that war is a temporary departure from “normal” politics, that wars are bounded both in space and time, and that it is a relatively straightforward matter to identify the parties and combatants in a conflict. Read more
	The Future of War	Tue, 15.03.2016, 18:00	Lecture	Rosa Brooks	The Future of War Lectures II: War Bursts ist Boundaries: Counting the Costs Tue, 15.03.2016, 18:00 Speakers: Rosa Brooks Series: Lecture Traditional political and legal conceptions of war assume that war is a temporary departure from “normal” politics, that wars are bounded both in space and time, and that it is a relatively straightforward matter to identify the parties and combatants in a conflict. Read more
The Future of War Lectures II: War Bursts ist Boundaries: Counting the Costs Tue, 15.03.2016, 18:00 Speakers: Rosa Brooks Series: Lecture Traditional political and legal conceptions of war assume that war is a temporary departure from “normal” politics, that wars are bounded both in space and time, and that it is a relatively straightforward matter to identify the parties and combatants in a conflict. Read more
	The Future of War	Mon, 14.03.2016, 18:00	Lecture	Rosa Brooks	The Future of War Lecture I: The Transformation of War Mon, 14.03.2016, 18:00 Speakers: Rosa Brooks Series: Lecture Traditional political and legal conceptions of war assume that war is a temporary departure from “normal” politics, that wars are bounded both in space and time, and that it is a relatively straightforward matter to identify the parties and combatants in a conflict. Read more
The Future of War Lecture I: The Transformation of War Mon, 14.03.2016, 18:00 Speakers: Rosa Brooks Series: Lecture Traditional political and legal conceptions of war assume that war is a temporary departure from “normal” politics, that wars are bounded both in space and time, and that it is a relatively straightforward matter to identify the parties and combatants in a conflict. Read more
	Flüchtlinge in Europa: Wie schaffen wir das?	Sun, 13.03.2016, 23:00	Panels and Discussions	Gerald KnausJohannes Hahn, Randall Hansen, Kilian Kleinschmidt, Melissa Fleming, Franz Karl Prüller	Flüchtlinge in Europa: Wie schaffen wir das? Sun, 13.03.2016, 23:00 Speakers: Gerald KnausJohannes Hahn, Randall Hansen, Kilian Kleinschmidt, Melissa Fleming, Franz Karl Prüller Series: Panels and Discussions Auch im Jahr 2016 hat die Europäische Union noch immer keine überzeugende Antwort auf die Herausforderungen gefunden, die die Ankunft und die Integration von hunderttausenden Flüchtlingen stellen. Wie könnte eine gesamteuropäische Flüchtlingspolitik aussehen, und was steht ihrer Realisierung entgegen? Werden 1,2 Mio. Flüchtlinge eine Gesellschaft von 500 Mio. Menschen in der EU verändern? Read more
Flüchtlinge in Europa: Wie schaffen wir das? Sun, 13.03.2016, 23:00 Speakers: Gerald KnausJohannes Hahn, Randall Hansen, Kilian Kleinschmidt, Melissa Fleming, Franz Karl Prüller Series: Panels and Discussions Auch im Jahr 2016 hat die Europäische Union noch immer keine überzeugende Antwort auf die Herausforderungen gefunden, die die Ankunft und die Integration von hunderttausenden Flüchtlingen stellen. Wie könnte eine gesamteuropäische Flüchtlingspolitik aussehen, und was steht ihrer Realisierung entgegen? Werden 1,2 Mio. Flüchtlinge eine Gesellschaft von 500 Mio. Menschen in der EU verändern? Read more
	Beyond the ‘Refugee Crisis’	Mon, 22.02.2016, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Alessandro Monsutti Pawel MarczewskiChristian Ultsch	Beyond the ‘Refugee Crisis’ Afghan Asylum Seekers in Europe Mon, 22.02.2016, 18:00 Speakers: Alessandro Monsutti Pawel MarczewskiChristian Ultsch Series: Panels and Discussions The current mass influx in Europe of people fleeing violence and poverty is framed in public discourses in terms of ‘crisis’, with the figure of the ‘migrant other’ portrayed as a challenge to Europe’s security, identity and values. Read more
Beyond the ‘Refugee Crisis’ Afghan Asylum Seekers in Europe Mon, 22.02.2016, 18:00 Speakers: Alessandro Monsutti Pawel MarczewskiChristian Ultsch Series: Panels and Discussions The current mass influx in Europe of people fleeing violence and poverty is framed in public discourses in terms of ‘crisis’, with the figure of the ‘migrant other’ portrayed as a challenge to Europe’s security, identity and values. Read more
	Zukunft der Demokratien	Sun, 14.02.2016, 23:00	Panels and Discussions	Georgios Chondros, Kinga Göncz, Adam Krzeminski, Peter Keller, Alexandra Föderl-Schmid	Zukunft der Demokratien Sun, 14.02.2016, 23:00 Speakers: Georgios Chondros, Kinga Göncz, Adam Krzeminski, Peter Keller, Alexandra Föderl-Schmid Series: Panels and Discussions Die politische Beteiligung an Wahlen ist seit Jahren rückläufig, das System der repräsentativen Demokratie wird dadurch unterhöhlt. In Europa entstehen autoritärere Strukturen, aber auch neue Protestkulturen: von Syriza über Podemos bis zu Pegida. Nach Ansicht des Politologen Colin Crouch sind wir bereits im Zeitalter der Postdemokratie, dazu tragen auch soziale Medien bei. Read more
Zukunft der Demokratien Sun, 14.02.2016, 23:00 Speakers: Georgios Chondros, Kinga Göncz, Adam Krzeminski, Peter Keller, Alexandra Föderl-Schmid Series: Panels and Discussions Die politische Beteiligung an Wahlen ist seit Jahren rückläufig, das System der repräsentativen Demokratie wird dadurch unterhöhlt. In Europa entstehen autoritärere Strukturen, aber auch neue Protestkulturen: von Syriza über Podemos bis zu Pegida. Nach Ansicht des Politologen Colin Crouch sind wir bereits im Zeitalter der Postdemokratie, dazu tragen auch soziale Medien bei. Read more