Events / Ayşe Çağlar

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	A Future-Oriented Humanism? Racism and Balibar’s Reinterpretation of Anthropological Differences	Mon, 23.06.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Manuela Bojadžijev Ayşe Çağlar	A Future-Oriented Humanism? Racism and Balibar’s Reinterpretation of Anthropological Differences Mon, 23.06.2025 Speakers: Manuela Bojadžijev Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows Colloquium, Manuela Bojadžijev explores the possibility of a future-oriented humanism in the face of ongoing processes of dehumanization. She examines Étienne Balibar’s anthropology of differences, highlighting how his theory of racism and concept of the “genealogical schema” offer critical tools for understanding and resisting contemporary forms of exclusion and domination. Read more
A Future-Oriented Humanism? Racism and Balibar’s Reinterpretation of Anthropological Differences Mon, 23.06.2025 Speakers: Manuela Bojadžijev Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows Colloquium, Manuela Bojadžijev explores the possibility of a future-oriented humanism in the face of ongoing processes of dehumanization. She examines Étienne Balibar’s anthropology of differences, highlighting how his theory of racism and concept of the “genealogical schema” offer critical tools for understanding and resisting contemporary forms of exclusion and domination. Read more
	Continuities and Ruptures in Forced Migration	Tue, 29.10.2024 - Tue, 29.10.2024	Conferences and Workshops	Ruth Wodak Ayşe ÇağlarPaula Diehl, Jannis Panagiotidis, Pieter Bevelander, Michael John, Danai Avgeri, Hannah Sommer, Sabine Hess, Bastian Vollmer, Anuscheh Farahat, Judith Kohlenberger, Rainer Bauböck	Continuities and Ruptures in Forced Migration Tue, 29.10.2024 - Tue, 29.10.2024 Speakers: Ruth Wodak Ayşe ÇağlarPaula Diehl, Jannis Panagiotidis, Pieter Bevelander, Michael John, Danai Avgeri, Hannah Sommer, Sabine Hess, Bastian Vollmer, Anuscheh Farahat, Judith Kohlenberger, Rainer Bauböck Series: Conferences and Workshops In 2024, several events, conferences, and activities marked the anniversary of labor migration in/to (Western) Europe, including Austria, where the first “recruitment agreement” with Turkey was reached in 1964, followed by the one with then Yugoslavia in 1965. In the context of these anniversaries, different border and bordering regimes, forms of regular and irregular migration, and representation of “migrants,” as well as different forms of exclusion and racism, come to the fore. Read more
Continuities and Ruptures in Forced Migration Tue, 29.10.2024 - Tue, 29.10.2024 Speakers: Ruth Wodak Ayşe ÇağlarPaula Diehl, Jannis Panagiotidis, Pieter Bevelander, Michael John, Danai Avgeri, Hannah Sommer, Sabine Hess, Bastian Vollmer, Anuscheh Farahat, Judith Kohlenberger, Rainer Bauböck Series: Conferences and Workshops In 2024, several events, conferences, and activities marked the anniversary of labor migration in/to (Western) Europe, including Austria, where the first “recruitment agreement” with Turkey was reached in 1964, followed by the one with then Yugoslavia in 1965. In the context of these anniversaries, different border and bordering regimes, forms of regular and irregular migration, and representation of “migrants,” as well as different forms of exclusion and racism, come to the fore. Read more
	Abolitionism and the Possibility of Radical Futures? From a Politics of Fear and Exclusion to One of Care	Mon, 28.10.2024	Seminars and Colloquia	Teresa Degenhardt Ayşe Çağlar	Abolitionism and the Possibility of Radical Futures? From a Politics of Fear and Exclusion to One of Care Mon, 28.10.2024 Speakers: Teresa Degenhardt Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia This Fellows Colloquium addressed current societal struggles around migration, border control, and the rise of populist politics. Teresa Degenhardt explored the concept of abolitionism, asking whether a future beyond the nation-state and its criminal justice and border infrastructures is possible. Read more
Abolitionism and the Possibility of Radical Futures? From a Politics of Fear and Exclusion to One of Care Mon, 28.10.2024 Speakers: Teresa Degenhardt Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia This Fellows Colloquium addressed current societal struggles around migration, border control, and the rise of populist politics. Teresa Degenhardt explored the concept of abolitionism, asking whether a future beyond the nation-state and its criminal justice and border infrastructures is possible. Read more
	Relational Accountability as Research Ethics in a Nordic-Saami (Green) Colonial Context	Mon, 27.05.2024	Seminars and Colloquia	Eva Maria Fjellheim Ayşe Çağlar	Relational Accountability as Research Ethics in a Nordic-Saami (Green) Colonial Context Mon, 27.05.2024 Speakers: Eva Maria Fjellheim Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia This colloquium explored ‘green colonialism’ as an analytical term to understand how Saami lands in Norway are being sacrificed in the name of the so-called ‘green energy transition’. This talk focused on the ethical dilemmas encountered while working in a context characterized by (green) colonial harm and fatigue. Read more
Relational Accountability as Research Ethics in a Nordic-Saami (Green) Colonial Context Mon, 27.05.2024 Speakers: Eva Maria Fjellheim Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia This colloquium explored ‘green colonialism’ as an analytical term to understand how Saami lands in Norway are being sacrificed in the name of the so-called ‘green energy transition’. This talk focused on the ethical dilemmas encountered while working in a context characterized by (green) colonial harm and fatigue. Read more
	Solidarity-Based Citizenship for Migrants in Rural Regions: Marginalised Solidarities in Marginalised Places?	Mon, 04.03.2024	Seminars and Colloquia	Sevasti Trubeta Ayşe Çağlar	Solidarity-Based Citizenship for Migrants in Rural Regions: Marginalised Solidarities in Marginalised Places? Mon, 04.03.2024 Speakers: Sevasti Trubeta Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia European cities and civil societies have been since 2015 remarkably active in promoting solidarity-based local citizenship for migrants and refugees regardless of those nationality and legal status of residence. Read more
Solidarity-Based Citizenship for Migrants in Rural Regions: Marginalised Solidarities in Marginalised Places? Mon, 04.03.2024 Speakers: Sevasti Trubeta Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia European cities and civil societies have been since 2015 remarkably active in promoting solidarity-based local citizenship for migrants and refugees regardless of those nationality and legal status of residence. Read more
	Tunisia: After the Terror	Mon, 15.01.2024	Seminars and Colloquia	Dalia Mikulska Ayşe Çağlar	Tunisia: After the Terror Mon, 15.01.2024 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 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
	An Aromatic Trail through the Centuries: The Damascene Rose as Art, Economics, and Anthropology on the Silk Road and Beyond	Mon, 11.12.2023	Seminars and Colloquia	Yavor Siderov Ayşe Çağlar	An Aromatic Trail through the Centuries: The Damascene Rose as Art, Economics, and Anthropology on the Silk Road and Beyond Mon, 11.12.2023 Speakers: Yavor Siderov Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia The Rosa Damascena, itself a cultivar, is frequently described as the "queen of scents." Despite its name, which suggests a Syrian origin, it may have been selected in Persia. Its derivatives—attar, oil, and rose water—have become an indelible part of Islam and Hinduism. Read more
An Aromatic Trail through the Centuries: The Damascene Rose as Art, Economics, and Anthropology on the Silk Road and Beyond Mon, 11.12.2023 Speakers: Yavor Siderov Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia The Rosa Damascena, itself a cultivar, is frequently described as the "queen of scents." Despite its name, which suggests a Syrian origin, it may have been selected in Persia. Its derivatives—attar, oil, and rose water—have become an indelible part of Islam and Hinduism. Read more
	Autumn Fellows' Conference 2023	Wed, 29.11.2023	Conferences and Workshops	Anastasiia Omelianiuk Börries Kuzmany George Metakides Hana Kopecka Jan Farfal Jan Musil Johana Wyss Kinga Siewior Liz Calhoun Ludger Hagedorn Mikhail Minakov Misha Glenny Natalia Volvach Olesya Yaremchuk Slobodan Markovich Stanisław Boridczenko Stefan Voicu Ayşe ÇağlarBrigitta Busch, Anna Dobrosovestnova	Autumn Fellows' Conference 2023 Wed, 29.11.2023 Speakers: Anastasiia Omelianiuk Börries Kuzmany George Metakides Hana Kopecka Jan Farfal Jan Musil Johana Wyss Kinga Siewior Liz Calhoun Ludger Hagedorn Mikhail Minakov Misha Glenny Natalia Volvach Olesya Yaremchuk Slobodan Markovich Stanisław Boridczenko Stefan Voicu Ayşe ÇağlarBrigitta Busch, Anna Dobrosovestnova Series: Conferences and Workshops A staple of intellectual life at the IWM 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. Visiting and Permanent Fellows, alumni and scholars from Viennese institutions act as commentators and discussants. Read more
Autumn Fellows' Conference 2023 Wed, 29.11.2023 Speakers: Anastasiia Omelianiuk Börries Kuzmany George Metakides Hana Kopecka Jan Farfal Jan Musil Johana Wyss Kinga Siewior Liz Calhoun Ludger Hagedorn Mikhail Minakov Misha Glenny Natalia Volvach Olesya Yaremchuk Slobodan Markovich Stanisław Boridczenko Stefan Voicu Ayşe ÇağlarBrigitta Busch, Anna Dobrosovestnova Series: Conferences and Workshops A staple of intellectual life at the IWM 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. Visiting and Permanent Fellows, alumni and scholars from Viennese institutions act as commentators and discussants. Read more
	Part III: The Changing Fortunes of Cosmopolitanism: Demos, Cosmos, and Globus. The Globe as World, Earth, and Planet	Thu, 19.10.2023	Lecture	Seyla Benhabib Ayşe ÇağlarFabio Wolkenstein	Part III: The Changing Fortunes of Cosmopolitanism: Demos, Cosmos, and Globus. The Globe as World, Earth, and Planet Thu, 19.10.2023 Speakers: Seyla Benhabib Ayşe ÇağlarFabio Wolkenstein Series: Lecture This lecture series defended cosmopolitanism from below by engaging with the postcolonial critiques of Kantian thought. In the third lecture, Seyla Benhabib asked what it means to adopt a planetary perspective when the earth is endangered by the unprecedented intensity of the movement of news and people, services and microbes, fashion and money across borders. Read more
Part III: The Changing Fortunes of Cosmopolitanism: Demos, Cosmos, and Globus. The Globe as World, Earth, and Planet Thu, 19.10.2023 Speakers: Seyla Benhabib Ayşe ÇağlarFabio Wolkenstein Series: Lecture This lecture series defended cosmopolitanism from below by engaging with the postcolonial critiques of Kantian thought. In the third lecture, Seyla Benhabib asked what it means to adopt a planetary perspective when the earth is endangered by the unprecedented intensity of the movement of news and people, services and microbes, fashion and money across borders. Read more
	Crisis, Conjuncture, and Biopolitics from Below	Mon, 16.10.2023	Seminars and Colloquia	Ranabir Samaddar Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury Ayşe Çağlar	Crisis, Conjuncture, and Biopolitics from Below Mon, 16.10.2023 Speakers: Ranabir Samaddar Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia Drawing on Indian experiences, Ranabir Samaddar explored “biopolitics from below” within governments caught in crises, particularly in the neoliberal era. The presentation revolved around two themes: (a) the specific context of multiple crises – recent epidemiological, financial, and political crises culminating in a crisis of life; and (b) the emergence of “biopolitics from below” as a response to this conjuncture. It demonstrated how “biopolitics from below” manifests as a phenomenon specifically during moments of crisis and conjuncture. Read more
Crisis, Conjuncture, and Biopolitics from Below Mon, 16.10.2023 Speakers: Ranabir Samaddar Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia Drawing on Indian experiences, Ranabir Samaddar explored “biopolitics from below” within governments caught in crises, particularly in the neoliberal era. The presentation revolved around two themes: (a) the specific context of multiple crises – recent epidemiological, financial, and political crises culminating in a crisis of life; and (b) the emergence of “biopolitics from below” as a response to this conjuncture. It demonstrated how “biopolitics from below” manifests as a phenomenon specifically during moments of crisis and conjuncture. Read more