Events / Ivan Krastev

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers	Register
	Rethinking the Order-Building Principles of Chinese and European Civilizations in the AI Era	Fri, 30.01.2026	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevYongle Zhang	REGISTER HERE	Rethinking the Order-Building Principles of Chinese and European Civilizations in the AI Era Fri, 30.01.2026 Speakers: Ivan KrastevYongle Zhang Series: Panels and Discussions The civilization of China’s pre-Qin era resembled that of Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. China’s post-Qin political tradition of ‘grand unification’ was deemed the root cause of the ‘stagnation’ of Chinese civilization. As humanity enters the AI era, to what extent will the divergent order-building principles of Europe and China shape their respective trajectories in the future? Read more
Rethinking the Order-Building Principles of Chinese and European Civilizations in the AI Era Fri, 30.01.2026 Speakers: Ivan KrastevYongle Zhang Series: Panels and Discussions The civilization of China’s pre-Qin era resembled that of Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. China’s post-Qin political tradition of ‘grand unification’ was deemed the root cause of the ‘stagnation’ of Chinese civilization. As humanity enters the AI era, to what extent will the divergent order-building principles of Europe and China shape their respective trajectories in the future? Read more
	The Politics of Weakness: A Reverse Perspective on Power and Europe	Mon, 12.01.2026	Seminars and Colloquia	Adam Bence Balazs Ivan Krastev		The Politics of Weakness: A Reverse Perspective on Power and Europe Mon, 12.01.2026 Speakers: Adam Bence Balazs Ivan Krastev Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Adam Bence Balazs proposes a reverse perspective on power, in order to shed new light on a series of seemingly paradoxical European cases where weakness is overriding the traditional measure of power. Read more
The Politics of Weakness: A Reverse Perspective on Power and Europe Mon, 12.01.2026 Speakers: Adam Bence Balazs Ivan Krastev Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Adam Bence Balazs proposes a reverse perspective on power, in order to shed new light on a series of seemingly paradoxical European cases where weakness is overriding the traditional measure of power. Read more
	Serbia: Democracy, Dissent, and the New European Fault Line	Tue, 16.12.2025 - Tue, 16.12.2025	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Krastev Ivan Vejvoda Michael Ignatieff Misha Glenny Paul Stubbs Sanja M. BojanicVladan Đokić, Hedvig Morvai, Filip Ejdus		Serbia: Democracy, Dissent, and the New European Fault Line Tue, 16.12.2025 - Tue, 16.12.2025 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Ivan Vejvoda Michael Ignatieff Misha Glenny Paul Stubbs Sanja M. BojanicVladan Đokić, Hedvig Morvai, Filip Ejdus Series: Panels and Discussions This roundtable with Vladan Đokić, rector of the University of Belgrade, examined the paradoxes, surprises, risks, and opportunities emerging from Serbia’s year-long protest wave, its student-led democratic awakening, tensions with EU institutions, and Serbia’s place in a world where authoritarian ‘strong men’ are on the rise. Read more
Serbia: Democracy, Dissent, and the New European Fault Line Tue, 16.12.2025 - Tue, 16.12.2025 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Ivan Vejvoda Michael Ignatieff Misha Glenny Paul Stubbs Sanja M. BojanicVladan Đokić, Hedvig Morvai, Filip Ejdus Series: Panels and Discussions This roundtable with Vladan Đokić, rector of the University of Belgrade, examined the paradoxes, surprises, risks, and opportunities emerging from Serbia’s year-long protest wave, its student-led democratic awakening, tensions with EU institutions, and Serbia’s place in a world where authoritarian ‘strong men’ are on the rise. Read more
	Let's Agree on Poland	Tue, 09.12.2025	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Krastev Maciej KisilowskiAndreas Treichl, Christian Ultsch		Let's Agree on Poland Tue, 09.12.2025 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Maciej KisilowskiAndreas Treichl, Christian Ultsch Series: Panels and Discussions Launched in 2004 in cooperation with the Austrian daily Die Presse, the Political Salons are a platform for open and informed debate on international affairs. The opening event, featured guest speaker Maciej Kisilowski, who focused on Poland—a country at the center of Europe’s political and economic transformation. The discussion was guided by a trio of renowned interlocutors: Die Presse’s Christian Ultsch, Andreas Treichl from ERSTE Foundation, and IWM Albert Hirschman Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev. Read more
Let's Agree on Poland Tue, 09.12.2025 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Maciej KisilowskiAndreas Treichl, Christian Ultsch Series: Panels and Discussions Launched in 2004 in cooperation with the Austrian daily Die Presse, the Political Salons are a platform for open and informed debate on international affairs. The opening event, featured guest speaker Maciej Kisilowski, who focused on Poland—a country at the center of Europe’s political and economic transformation. The discussion was guided by a trio of renowned interlocutors: Die Presse’s Christian Ultsch, Andreas Treichl from ERSTE Foundation, and IWM Albert Hirschman Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev. Read more
	Time to Decide Europe Summit 2025	Tue, 02.12.2025 - Tue, 02.12.2025	Conferences and Workshops	Francis Fukuyama Ivan Krastev James C. O'Brien Lea Ypi Nathalie Tocci Nikola Dimitrov Rosa Balfour Tomáš Sedláček		Time to Decide Europe Summit 2025 Tue, 02.12.2025 - Tue, 02.12.2025 Speakers: Francis Fukuyama Ivan Krastev James C. O'Brien Lea Ypi Nathalie Tocci Nikola Dimitrov Rosa Balfour Tomáš Sedláček Series: Conferences and Workshops The Time to Decide Europe Summit 2025 was a one-day conference organized by ERSTE Foundation in cooperation with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna) that addressed some of Europe’s most pressing challenges. Read more
Time to Decide Europe Summit 2025 Tue, 02.12.2025 - Tue, 02.12.2025 Speakers: Francis Fukuyama Ivan Krastev James C. O'Brien Lea Ypi Nathalie Tocci Nikola Dimitrov Rosa Balfour Tomáš Sedláček Series: Conferences and Workshops The Time to Decide Europe Summit 2025 was a one-day conference organized by ERSTE Foundation in cooperation with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna) that addressed some of Europe’s most pressing challenges. Read more
	Deciphering the Triangle: US Disorder, Chinese Ambition, and European Agency	Tue, 25.11.2025	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevAndrew Small		Deciphering the Triangle: US Disorder, Chinese Ambition, and European Agency Tue, 25.11.2025 Speakers: Ivan KrastevAndrew Small Series: Panels and Discussions Geopolitical Talks is a series of public debates with foreign policy experts. This session, featuring Andrew Small, analyzed where US policy is headed, how China has leveraged these dynamics to its advantage, and whether Europe can handle the challenges posed by a “second China shock” to its industries, Chinese backing of Russia, and Beijing’s strict rare-earth export restrictions. Read more
Deciphering the Triangle: US Disorder, Chinese Ambition, and European Agency Tue, 25.11.2025 Speakers: Ivan KrastevAndrew Small Series: Panels and Discussions Geopolitical Talks is a series of public debates with foreign policy experts. This session, featuring Andrew Small, analyzed where US policy is headed, how China has leveraged these dynamics to its advantage, and whether Europe can handle the challenges posed by a “second China shock” to its industries, Chinese backing of Russia, and Beijing’s strict rare-earth export restrictions. Read more
	Who Can Speak? Reflections on Social Movements and Their Limits	Sat, 27.09.2025	Festivals	Ivan KrastevDidier Eribon		Who Can Speak? Reflections on Social Movements and Their Limits Sat, 27.09.2025 Speakers: Ivan KrastevDidier Eribon Series: Festivals At the Vienna Humanities Festival 2025, renowned French sociologist Didier Eribon returned to the themes of his latest book The Life, Old Age, and Death of a Working-Class Woman. Reflecting on the political invisibility of the elderly and others excluded from mobilization, he examined the deeper question of who gets to speak in the public sphere. Read more
Who Can Speak? Reflections on Social Movements and Their Limits Sat, 27.09.2025 Speakers: Ivan KrastevDidier Eribon Series: Festivals At the Vienna Humanities Festival 2025, renowned French sociologist Didier Eribon returned to the themes of his latest book The Life, Old Age, and Death of a Working-Class Woman. Reflecting on the political invisibility of the elderly and others excluded from mobilization, he examined the deeper question of who gets to speak in the public sphere. Read more
	Emancypantki: The Forgotten Herstory of Poland’s Suffragists	Mon, 15.09.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Ivan Krastev Katarzyna Wężyk		Emancypantki: The Forgotten Herstory of Poland’s Suffragists Mon, 15.09.2025 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Katarzyna Wężyk Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellow's Colloquium Katarzyna Wężyk examined the lives of women’s rights activists who fought for suffrage and broader emancipation in a nation that did not yet exist, navigating the archetype of the “Polish mother” rooted in patriotism and Catholicism. Many of these women defied gender norms through unorthodox lives and intellectual pursuits, moving from Romantic ideals to Positivist calls for independence and finally to suffrage demands. Read more
Emancypantki: The Forgotten Herstory of Poland’s Suffragists Mon, 15.09.2025 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Katarzyna Wężyk Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellow's Colloquium Katarzyna Wężyk examined the lives of women’s rights activists who fought for suffrage and broader emancipation in a nation that did not yet exist, navigating the archetype of the “Polish mother” rooted in patriotism and Catholicism. Many of these women defied gender norms through unorthodox lives and intellectual pursuits, moving from Romantic ideals to Positivist calls for independence and finally to suffrage demands. Read more
	Small and Middle Powers on the Geopolitical Stage	Tue, 09.09.2025 - Tue, 09.09.2025	Conferences and Workshops	Ivan Krastev James C. O'Brien		Small and Middle Powers on the Geopolitical Stage Tue, 09.09.2025 - Tue, 09.09.2025 Speakers: Ivan Krastev James C. O'Brien Series: Conferences and Workshops James C. O’Brien moderated the Geopolitical Workshop on strategies for small and middle powers to gain geopolitical significance, focusing on their assets, weaknesses, and UN Security Council ambitions. The discussion stress-tested current approaches and explored opportunities, co-chaired by IWM Albert Hirschman Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev. Read more
Small and Middle Powers on the Geopolitical Stage Tue, 09.09.2025 - Tue, 09.09.2025 Speakers: Ivan Krastev James C. O'Brien Series: Conferences and Workshops James C. O’Brien moderated the Geopolitical Workshop on strategies for small and middle powers to gain geopolitical significance, focusing on their assets, weaknesses, and UN Security Council ambitions. The discussion stress-tested current approaches and explored opportunities, co-chaired by IWM Albert Hirschman Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev. Read more
	Rethinking the Far Right	Tue, 10.06.2025	Lecture	Cas Mudde Ivan Krastev		Rethinking the Far Right Tue, 10.06.2025 Speakers: Cas Mudde Ivan Krastev Series: Lecture The contemporary far right is unlike the far right of the 1930s or the 1980s; it is neither openly anti-democratic nor politically marginal. This notwithstanding, much academic and non-academic debate on the contemporary far right is primarily informed by theories (and received wisdom) based on those two periods. To understand far-right parties in particular, we learn more from looking at contemporary “mainstream” parties than from historical far-right parties. Read more
Rethinking the Far Right Tue, 10.06.2025 Speakers: Cas Mudde Ivan Krastev Series: Lecture The contemporary far right is unlike the far right of the 1930s or the 1980s; it is neither openly anti-democratic nor politically marginal. This notwithstanding, much academic and non-academic debate on the contemporary far right is primarily informed by theories (and received wisdom) based on those two periods. To understand far-right parties in particular, we learn more from looking at contemporary “mainstream” parties than from historical far-right parties. Read more