Events / Clemena Antonova

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Rule by Law and the Making of Ethno-Democracies	Mon, 27.06.2022	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Rajshree ChandraDimitry Kochenov	Rule by Law and the Making of Ethno-Democracies Mon, 27.06.2022 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Rajshree ChandraDimitry Kochenov Series: Seminars and Colloquia The paper accompanying this colloquium seeks to understand a mutation in the Rule of law project, where an increasing gap between the Rule of Law and “rule by law” becomes a factor in the fashioning of modern ethno and/or authoritarian democracies. It seeks to use India as a case study to examine the conduct of law in its various modes – constitutional, exceptional and extra-legal. Read more
Rule by Law and the Making of Ethno-Democracies Mon, 27.06.2022 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Rajshree ChandraDimitry Kochenov Series: Seminars and Colloquia The paper accompanying this colloquium seeks to understand a mutation in the Rule of law project, where an increasing gap between the Rule of Law and “rule by law” becomes a factor in the fashioning of modern ethno and/or authoritarian democracies. It seeks to use India as a case study to examine the conduct of law in its various modes – constitutional, exceptional and extra-legal. Read more
	Decolonial Desires: Thinking through Discipline and Difference	Mon, 13.06.2022	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Saurabh DubeJulian Strube	Decolonial Desires: Thinking through Discipline and Difference Mon, 13.06.2022 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Saurabh DubeJulian Strube Series: Seminars and Colloquia This presentation derived from a larger project that attends to distinct registers and divergent claims of decolonize/decolonial/decoloniality, in order to carefully unravel these notions and practices as prescient optics unto contemporary worlds. Read more
Decolonial Desires: Thinking through Discipline and Difference Mon, 13.06.2022 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Saurabh DubeJulian Strube Series: Seminars and Colloquia This presentation derived from a larger project that attends to distinct registers and divergent claims of decolonize/decolonial/decoloniality, in order to carefully unravel these notions and practices as prescient optics unto contemporary worlds. Read more
	Typology and Principles of Regional Integration in Comparative Perspective	Mon, 02.05.2022	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Mario Apostolov	Typology and Principles of Regional Integration in Comparative Perspective Mon, 02.05.2022 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Mario Apostolov Series: Seminars and Colloquia The end of the ideological Cold War divisions created a cheery sentiment of renewed unity in Europe and the world, with chances for development for all. As the stability of the bipolar structure vanished, strengthening regional integration entities seemed to become the bricks for the new organizational edifice of world society. At first, this vision was substantiated by countries coming together in various regional groupings, led by pragmatic interest, overcoming age-old perceptions of neighbours typically fighting each other. Several types of regions formed: a top-down integration as in the European Union and its institutions; a bottom-up expansion of regional supply chains as in East Asia; the more limited approach of free trade agreements as in USMCA; or simply regions without regionalism. This talk will look for common principles underpinning the various efforts at regional integration, such as the joint pursuit of peace and economic development, assistance to laggards, etc., building on existing theories (Neofunctionalism, New Regionalism and Comparative Regionalism), trying to go beyond. Read more
Typology and Principles of Regional Integration in Comparative Perspective Mon, 02.05.2022 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Mario Apostolov Series: Seminars and Colloquia The end of the ideological Cold War divisions created a cheery sentiment of renewed unity in Europe and the world, with chances for development for all. As the stability of the bipolar structure vanished, strengthening regional integration entities seemed to become the bricks for the new organizational edifice of world society. At first, this vision was substantiated by countries coming together in various regional groupings, led by pragmatic interest, overcoming age-old perceptions of neighbours typically fighting each other. Several types of regions formed: a top-down integration as in the European Union and its institutions; a bottom-up expansion of regional supply chains as in East Asia; the more limited approach of free trade agreements as in USMCA; or simply regions without regionalism. This talk will look for common principles underpinning the various efforts at regional integration, such as the joint pursuit of peace and economic development, assistance to laggards, etc., building on existing theories (Neofunctionalism, New Regionalism and Comparative Regionalism), trying to go beyond. Read more
	Reverse Perspective, the Politics of Space, and Contemporary Art Practice	Thu, 17.02.2022	Panels and Discussions	Clemena Antonova Tomáš GlancWim Goes, Volkmar Mühleis	Reverse Perspective, the Politics of Space, and Contemporary Art Practice Thu, 17.02.2022 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Tomáš GlancWim Goes, Volkmar Mühleis Series: Panels and Discussions “Reverse perspective,” the theory of space in the medieval icon developed in Russia in the 1920s, is seen as an element of a political and philosophical project, which aims to “turn around” the Western paradigm of art and knowledge. The Russian icon becomes the alternative model to Renaissance perspectivism and the Enlightenment project of modernity. Read more
Reverse Perspective, the Politics of Space, and Contemporary Art Practice Thu, 17.02.2022 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Tomáš GlancWim Goes, Volkmar Mühleis Series: Panels and Discussions “Reverse perspective,” the theory of space in the medieval icon developed in Russia in the 1920s, is seen as an element of a political and philosophical project, which aims to “turn around” the Western paradigm of art and knowledge. The Russian icon becomes the alternative model to Renaissance perspectivism and the Enlightenment project of modernity. Read more
	Europe and Russia After the Liberal World Order	Mon, 31.05.2021	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Ivan Krastev	Europe and Russia After the Liberal World Order Mon, 31.05.2021 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Ivan Krastev Series: Seminars and Colloquia The relationship between Europe and Russia after the end of the Cold War emerged within the rules and practices of the Liberal World Order. This order was based on certain universal freedoms and global American leadership and ultimate power dominance. Recently it has been under stress, and now there are serious reasons to believe that it is coming to an end, under pressure from a change in the global composition of powers. Both Russia and Europe are looking for new roles within changing international politics. Read more
Europe and Russia After the Liberal World Order Mon, 31.05.2021 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Ivan Krastev Series: Seminars and Colloquia The relationship between Europe and Russia after the end of the Cold War emerged within the rules and practices of the Liberal World Order. This order was based on certain universal freedoms and global American leadership and ultimate power dominance. Recently it has been under stress, and now there are serious reasons to believe that it is coming to an end, under pressure from a change in the global composition of powers. Both Russia and Europe are looking for new roles within changing international politics. Read more
	Putin’s Memory War. Russia’s Battles over the History of World War II	Tue, 26.01.2021	Lecture	Clemena Antonova Sergei Medvedev Timothy Snyder	Putin’s Memory War. Russia’s Battles over the History of World War II Tue, 26.01.2021 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Sergei Medvedev Timothy Snyder Series: Lecture In the past decade, memory politics has become greatly contested. Russia under Putin launched a major propaganda offensive ahead of the 75th anniversary of victory in World War II (8 May in the rest of the world, 9 May in Russia), aiming to fight the “falsifications” of war history by the West, and to deny the crimes of Stalinism during the War. This presentation explored the implications of this memory war on Russia’s relations with Europe, and its role in legitimizing the ruling regime. Read more
Putin’s Memory War. Russia’s Battles over the History of World War II Tue, 26.01.2021 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Sergei Medvedev Timothy Snyder Series: Lecture In the past decade, memory politics has become greatly contested. Russia under Putin launched a major propaganda offensive ahead of the 75th anniversary of victory in World War II (8 May in the rest of the world, 9 May in Russia), aiming to fight the “falsifications” of war history by the West, and to deny the crimes of Stalinism during the War. This presentation explored the implications of this memory war on Russia’s relations with Europe, and its role in legitimizing the ruling regime. Read more
	Czernowitz as a Cultural Palimpsest	Mon, 09.11.2020	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Igor Pomerantsev	Czernowitz as a Cultural Palimpsest Mon, 09.11.2020 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Igor Pomerantsev Series: Seminars and Colloquia Dissidents can be not only people, but towns. The architecture of Czernowitz in the Soviet empire was dissident. Walking past these buildings, living in them, you could not help but be infected by their spirit. It was a dissident town which gave us, its inhabitants, lessons in beauty, liberty, duty. Czernowitz was a quotation, from another epoch. Read more
Czernowitz as a Cultural Palimpsest Mon, 09.11.2020 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Igor Pomerantsev Series: Seminars and Colloquia Dissidents can be not only people, but towns. The architecture of Czernowitz in the Soviet empire was dissident. Walking past these buildings, living in them, you could not help but be infected by their spirit. It was a dissident town which gave us, its inhabitants, lessons in beauty, liberty, duty. Czernowitz was a quotation, from another epoch. Read more
	Hagia Sophia as Symbol and Hostage of Actual Politics	Mon, 12.10.2020	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Ayşe ÇağlarAlexey Lidov	Hagia Sophia as Symbol and Hostage of Actual Politics Mon, 12.10.2020 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Ayşe ÇağlarAlexey Lidov Series: Seminars and Colloquia On 10 July 2020, by a decree of the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the basilica of Hagia Sophia – the central monument of the Byzantine Empire and the entire Orthodox world – was turned from a museum into a mosque. The conversion attracted worldwide attention and the leaders of the US, the EU and Russia, as well as most international institutions, appealed to Erdoğan not to go ahead with the plan. However, all the warnings were ignored and the first festive Muslim service was held on 24 July, with the country’s leadership in attendance. In this talk, various aspects of the conversion of Hagia Sophia, including political, religious, cultural and art-historical issues of this most significant event, were discussed. Read more
Hagia Sophia as Symbol and Hostage of Actual Politics Mon, 12.10.2020 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Ayşe ÇağlarAlexey Lidov Series: Seminars and Colloquia On 10 July 2020, by a decree of the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the basilica of Hagia Sophia – the central monument of the Byzantine Empire and the entire Orthodox world – was turned from a museum into a mosque. The conversion attracted worldwide attention and the leaders of the US, the EU and Russia, as well as most international institutions, appealed to Erdoğan not to go ahead with the plan. However, all the warnings were ignored and the first festive Muslim service was held on 24 July, with the country’s leadership in attendance. In this talk, various aspects of the conversion of Hagia Sophia, including political, religious, cultural and art-historical issues of this most significant event, were discussed. Read more
	The Compatriots	Mon, 28.09.2020	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena AntonovaIrina Borogan, Andrei Soldatov	The Compatriots Mon, 28.09.2020 Speakers: Clemena AntonovaIrina Borogan, Andrei Soldatov Series: Seminars and Colloquia The Russian diaspora is the third-largest in the world. The Russians fled the country in troves for more than one hundred years. First the Tsar’s crazy politics towards Jews, then the Revolution and Civil War, the Second World War and anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union forced millions to emigrate.In the 90-s, emigration was in the spotlight of society because the borders got opened for the first time in many decades. People started moving in both directions – many of them were leaving the country, but some of the emigrants came back to Russia to capture the new opportunities. Read more
The Compatriots Mon, 28.09.2020 Speakers: Clemena AntonovaIrina Borogan, Andrei Soldatov Series: Seminars and Colloquia The Russian diaspora is the third-largest in the world. The Russians fled the country in troves for more than one hundred years. First the Tsar’s crazy politics towards Jews, then the Revolution and Civil War, the Second World War and anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union forced millions to emigrate.In the 90-s, emigration was in the spotlight of society because the borders got opened for the first time in many decades. People started moving in both directions – many of them were leaving the country, but some of the emigrants came back to Russia to capture the new opportunities. Read more
	Religious Perspectives on Global Solidarity in the Era of Global Crises	Mon, 29.06.2020	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Ludger Hagedorn	Religious Perspectives on Global Solidarity in the Era of Global Crises Mon, 29.06.2020 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia All three global crises of recent times – the financial crisis of 2008, the refugee crisis, and now the coronavirus crisis – have been, among other things, tests of solidarity. But what is it that decides in a concrete situation, whether solidarity is extended to those in need or not? Especially interesting are those cases, when people feel forced to make difficult choices between solidarity to one group versus solidarity to another. The talk tried to distinguish between two concepts of solidarity, one that could be called civic solidarity (to one’s family, friends, compatriots, etc.) and another one offering a broader sense of global solidarity (to all human beings as such). Read more
Religious Perspectives on Global Solidarity in the Era of Global Crises Mon, 29.06.2020 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia All three global crises of recent times – the financial crisis of 2008, the refugee crisis, and now the coronavirus crisis – have been, among other things, tests of solidarity. But what is it that decides in a concrete situation, whether solidarity is extended to those in need or not? Especially interesting are those cases, when people feel forced to make difficult choices between solidarity to one group versus solidarity to another. The talk tried to distinguish between two concepts of solidarity, one that could be called civic solidarity (to one’s family, friends, compatriots, etc.) and another one offering a broader sense of global solidarity (to all human beings as such). Read more