Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Beyond the Headlines: Current Structural Trends in Global Politics	Mon, 12.05.2025, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevJake Sullivan	Beyond the Headlines: Current Structural Trends in Global Politics Geopolitical Talk with Jake Sullivan Mon, 12.05.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevJake Sullivan Series: Panels and Discussions This Geopolitical Talk with Jake Sullivan invited us to look beyond the immediate and the dramatic, and instead to examine the deeper trends influencing geopolitics today—trends that persist regardless of who occupies the seats of power in Washington, Beijing, Moscow, or Brussels. Read more
Beyond the Headlines: Current Structural Trends in Global Politics Geopolitical Talk with Jake Sullivan Mon, 12.05.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevJake Sullivan Series: Panels and Discussions This Geopolitical Talk with Jake Sullivan invited us to look beyond the immediate and the dramatic, and instead to examine the deeper trends influencing geopolitics today—trends that persist regardless of who occupies the seats of power in Washington, Beijing, Moscow, or Brussels. Read more
	Thinking in Dark Times	Tue, 06.05.2025, 18:00	Lecture	Ludger Hagedorn Volodymyr Yermolenko	Thinking in Dark Times Lessons from Ukraine Tue, 06.05.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Volodymyr Yermolenko Series: Lecture Living through Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians have worked to make meaning of their experience. In moments such as these, we can imagine the act of thinking as an enlightening force that breaks through the darkness of war. In this lecture, Ukrainian philosopher Volodymyr Yermolenko reflected on the significance of ongoing intellectual work in times of existential threat. Read more
Thinking in Dark Times Lessons from Ukraine Tue, 06.05.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Volodymyr Yermolenko Series: Lecture Living through Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians have worked to make meaning of their experience. In moments such as these, we can imagine the act of thinking as an enlightening force that breaks through the darkness of war. In this lecture, Ukrainian philosopher Volodymyr Yermolenko reflected on the significance of ongoing intellectual work in times of existential threat. Read more
	The End of Russian Hegemony: Changing Regional Orders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia	Mon, 05.05.2025, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Misha Glenny Stefan Meister	The End of Russian Hegemony: Changing Regional Orders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia Fellows' Colloquium with Stefan Meister Mon, 05.05.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Stefan Meister Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Stefan Meister discussed the likelihood of the war in Ukraine to be prolonged, since the Putin regime needs the war to distract from its internal weaknesses. Despite imperial ambitions, the main driver of current Russian politics is domestic legitimization through war and external enemies. Read more
The End of Russian Hegemony: Changing Regional Orders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia Fellows' Colloquium with Stefan Meister Mon, 05.05.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Stefan Meister Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Stefan Meister discussed the likelihood of the war in Ukraine to be prolonged, since the Putin regime needs the war to distract from its internal weaknesses. Despite imperial ambitions, the main driver of current Russian politics is domestic legitimization through war and external enemies. Read more
	China, Europe, and Global Leadership	Wed, 30.04.2025, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Vejvoda Niccolo MilaneseXuetong Yan	China, Europe, and Global Leadership Wed, 30.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Niccolo MilaneseXuetong Yan Series: Panels and Discussions As technological, climatic, and social change have begun to accelerate at an unprecedented rate, the United States appears to have relinquished its aspirations to global leadership. China and Europe are faced with multiple dilemmas in determining how to respond to these changes. Yan Xuetong, one of China’s leading intellectuals, in conversation with Niccolò Milanese and Ivan Vejvoda, addressed what this will mean for Europe and China. Read more
China, Europe, and Global Leadership Wed, 30.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Niccolo MilaneseXuetong Yan Series: Panels and Discussions As technological, climatic, and social change have begun to accelerate at an unprecedented rate, the United States appears to have relinquished its aspirations to global leadership. China and Europe are faced with multiple dilemmas in determining how to respond to these changes. Yan Xuetong, one of China’s leading intellectuals, in conversation with Niccolò Milanese and Ivan Vejvoda, addressed what this will mean for Europe and China. Read more
	Innovation as Technosociality: Myth, Magic, and How Innovation Really Works	Tue, 29.04.2025, 17:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Hans Akkermans Ludger Hagedorn	Innovation as Technosociality: Myth, Magic, and How Innovation Really Works Fellows' Colloquium with Hans Akkermans Tue, 29.04.2025, 17:00 Speakers: Hans Akkermans Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his Fellows' Colloquium, Hans Akkermans argued that innovation should be understood as a specific type of Complex Adaptive System that he dubs “technosociality.” He also attempted to address three aspects of the needed democratization of technology. Read more
Innovation as Technosociality: Myth, Magic, and How Innovation Really Works Fellows' Colloquium with Hans Akkermans Tue, 29.04.2025, 17:00 Speakers: Hans Akkermans Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his Fellows' Colloquium, Hans Akkermans argued that innovation should be understood as a specific type of Complex Adaptive System that he dubs “technosociality.” He also attempted to address three aspects of the needed democratization of technology. Read more
	PERLA: Vor und hinter dem Eisernen Vorhang	Mon, 28.04.2025, 19:30	Visual and Performing Arts	Barbara Tóth Misha GlennySaša Makarová	PERLA: Vor und hinter dem Eisernen Vorhang Film und Gespräch Mon, 28.04.2025, 19:30 Speakers: Barbara Tóth Misha GlennySaša Makarová Series: Visual and Performing Arts Das Stadtkino Wien lädt gemeinsam mit dem IWM und den Aktionstagen Politische Bildung zu einem Special Screening von Alexandra Makarovás PERLA. Nach dem Film spricht Historikerin und Journalistin Barbara Tóth mit IWM Rektor Misha Glenny und mit Saša Makarová, Malerin und Mutter der Regisseurin. Read more
PERLA: Vor und hinter dem Eisernen Vorhang Film und Gespräch Mon, 28.04.2025, 19:30 Speakers: Barbara Tóth Misha GlennySaša Makarová Series: Visual and Performing Arts Das Stadtkino Wien lädt gemeinsam mit dem IWM und den Aktionstagen Politische Bildung zu einem Special Screening von Alexandra Makarovás PERLA. Nach dem Film spricht Historikerin und Journalistin Barbara Tóth mit IWM Rektor Misha Glenny und mit Saša Makarová, Malerin und Mutter der Regisseurin. Read more
	Beyond Resilience: Rethinking Solidarity and Resistance Through Palestine and Ukraine	Mon, 28.04.2025, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Mariia ShynkarenkoMalaka Shwaikh, Svitlana Matviyenko	Beyond Resilience: Rethinking Solidarity and Resistance Through Palestine and Ukraine Svitlana Matviyenko and Malaka Shwaikh in Conversation Mon, 28.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Mariia ShynkarenkoMalaka Shwaikh, Svitlana Matviyenko Series: Panels and Discussions What new insights emerge when we think of Palestine and Ukraine in conversation with one another? In this dialogue, Svitlana Matviyenko and Malaka Shweikh critically examined the limits of the discourse of “resilience”—a term that often obscures the structural conditions of violence. Read more
Beyond Resilience: Rethinking Solidarity and Resistance Through Palestine and Ukraine Svitlana Matviyenko and Malaka Shwaikh in Conversation Mon, 28.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Mariia ShynkarenkoMalaka Shwaikh, Svitlana Matviyenko Series: Panels and Discussions What new insights emerge when we think of Palestine and Ukraine in conversation with one another? In this dialogue, Svitlana Matviyenko and Malaka Shweikh critically examined the limits of the discourse of “resilience”—a term that often obscures the structural conditions of violence. Read more
	Technologies of Colonialism and Solidarity	Mon, 28.04.2025, 10:45 - Tue, 29.04.2025, 17:00	Conferences and Workshops		Technologies of Colonialism and Solidarity Mon, 28.04.2025, 10:45 - Tue, 29.04.2025, 17:00 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops This conference aims to critically position Russian colonialism not as an isolated phenomenon but as an integral part of the international project of colonial expansion. It brings together researchers, artists, and activists to analyze ways and methods of colonial violence, as well as to develop methods of translocal solidarity. Read more
Technologies of Colonialism and Solidarity Mon, 28.04.2025, 10:45 - Tue, 29.04.2025, 17:00 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops This conference aims to critically position Russian colonialism not as an isolated phenomenon but as an integral part of the international project of colonial expansion. It brings together researchers, artists, and activists to analyze ways and methods of colonial violence, as well as to develop methods of translocal solidarity. Read more
	The Global Right: A Challenge for Liberal Democracy	Sun, 27.04.2025, 11:00	Panels and Discussions	Jan-Werner Müller Misha Glenny Soli ÖzelGerold Riedmann, Jagoda Marinić, Sylvie Kauffmann	The Global Right: A Challenge for Liberal Democracy Debating Europe Sun, 27.04.2025, 11:00 Speakers: Jan-Werner Müller Misha Glenny Soli ÖzelGerold Riedmann, Jagoda Marinić, Sylvie Kauffmann Series: Panels and Discussions In this Debating Europe panel discussion, renowned experts in political science, sociology, and investigative journalism discussed the strategies and mechanisms by which right-wing populist and authoritarian movements operate worldwide. They also considered what tactics and strategy might be effective in countering this fundamental assault on democratic values. Read more
The Global Right: A Challenge for Liberal Democracy Debating Europe Sun, 27.04.2025, 11:00 Speakers: Jan-Werner Müller Misha Glenny Soli ÖzelGerold Riedmann, Jagoda Marinić, Sylvie Kauffmann Series: Panels and Discussions In this Debating Europe panel discussion, renowned experts in political science, sociology, and investigative journalism discussed the strategies and mechanisms by which right-wing populist and authoritarian movements operate worldwide. They also considered what tactics and strategy might be effective in countering this fundamental assault on democratic values. Read more
	On the Quest for Legal Unicorns Against Authoritarians	Tue, 22.04.2025, 18:00	Lecture	Misha Glenny Solmaz Khorsand	On the Quest for Legal Unicorns Against Authoritarians Monthly Lecture with Solmaz Khorsand Tue, 22.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Solmaz Khorsand Series: Lecture Antidemocrats all over the world have learned to consolidate their power through the law: smoothly, gradually, and, above all, legally. In this Monthly Lecture, journalist Solmaz Khorsand went on a quest to find legal warriors (and in some cases more legal unicorns) who are prepared to defend the rule of law by anticipating the worst and showing the places of legal resistance – even the most humble. Read more
On the Quest for Legal Unicorns Against Authoritarians Monthly Lecture with Solmaz Khorsand Tue, 22.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Solmaz Khorsand Series: Lecture Antidemocrats all over the world have learned to consolidate their power through the law: smoothly, gradually, and, above all, legally. In this Monthly Lecture, journalist Solmaz Khorsand went on a quest to find legal warriors (and in some cases more legal unicorns) who are prepared to defend the rule of law by anticipating the worst and showing the places of legal resistance – even the most humble. Read more