Events / Misha Glenny

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers	Register
	The German Peasants' War 1525	Wed, 24.09.2025	Festivals	Misha GlennyLyndal Roper	register here	The German Peasants' War 1525 Wed, 24.09.2025 Speakers: Misha GlennyLyndal Roper Series: Festivals At the Vienna Humanities Festival 2025, historian Lyndal Roper revisits the German Peasants’ War of 1525, long dismissed or politically misrepresented, to reveal its deeper historical significance. Drawing on extensive archival research, she explores how the revolt reflected the political agency of a neglected class inspired by Luther’s teachings and how it ultimately marked a turning point in Luther’s own political stance. Read more
The German Peasants' War 1525 Wed, 24.09.2025 Speakers: Misha GlennyLyndal Roper Series: Festivals At the Vienna Humanities Festival 2025, historian Lyndal Roper revisits the German Peasants’ War of 1525, long dismissed or politically misrepresented, to reveal its deeper historical significance. Drawing on extensive archival research, she explores how the revolt reflected the political agency of a neglected class inspired by Luther’s teachings and how it ultimately marked a turning point in Luther’s own political stance. Read more
	Streaming Illiberalism: Alternative Digital Ecosystems and Democratic Erosion in Central and Eastern Europe	Mon, 22.09.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Misha Glenny Václav Štětka		Streaming Illiberalism: Alternative Digital Ecosystems and Democratic Erosion in Central and Eastern Europe Mon, 22.09.2025 Speakers: Misha Glenny Václav Štětka Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellow's Colloquium Václav Štětka addresses the growing prominence of right-wing media ecosystems built around online influencers and amplified by platforms like TikTok and YouTube. The presentation examines how this environment will affect democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on the Czech Republic ahead of the 2025 elections, and explores the disruptive role of global digital platforms through the lens of platform capitalism. Read more
Streaming Illiberalism: Alternative Digital Ecosystems and Democratic Erosion in Central and Eastern Europe Mon, 22.09.2025 Speakers: Misha Glenny Václav Štětka Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellow's Colloquium Václav Štětka addresses the growing prominence of right-wing media ecosystems built around online influencers and amplified by platforms like TikTok and YouTube. The presentation examines how this environment will affect democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on the Czech Republic ahead of the 2025 elections, and explores the disruptive role of global digital platforms through the lens of platform capitalism. Read more
	The World That Drone Wars Made: War Economies and the Remaking of Political Order	Mon, 30.06.2025	Lecture	Misha Glenny Taras Fedirko		The World That Drone Wars Made: War Economies and the Remaking of Political Order Mon, 30.06.2025 Speakers: Misha Glenny Taras Fedirko Series: Lecture Wars have made the world we live in—from nation-states and tax systems to international law and intergovernmental organisations—through war economies: the political, material, and moral arrangements for organising labour and resources for political violence, amid the resurgence of war and genocide. This talk explored the emerging global economies of drone warfare and how they rely on and transform local social orders. Drawing on ethnographic research during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Taras Fedirko examined how new war economies emerged, endured, and reshaped political and moral orders in their wake. Read more
The World That Drone Wars Made: War Economies and the Remaking of Political Order Mon, 30.06.2025 Speakers: Misha Glenny Taras Fedirko Series: Lecture Wars have made the world we live in—from nation-states and tax systems to international law and intergovernmental organisations—through war economies: the political, material, and moral arrangements for organising labour and resources for political violence, amid the resurgence of war and genocide. This talk explored the emerging global economies of drone warfare and how they rely on and transform local social orders. Drawing on ethnographic research during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Taras Fedirko examined how new war economies emerged, endured, and reshaped political and moral orders in their wake. Read more
	New World Orders: Past, Present, and Future	Wed, 18.06.2025	Lecture	Misha GlennyMargaret MacMillan		New World Orders: Past, Present, and Future Wed, 18.06.2025 Speakers: Misha GlennyMargaret MacMillan Series: Lecture The Michalski Memorial Lecture was an annual tribute to Krzysztof Michalski, the founding rector of the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna), an outstanding philosopher and ardent advocate of intellectual exchange between East and West. In this lecture, the renowned Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan helped us understand our present situation by drawing upon historical examples of systemic crisis and the mechanisms through which world orders have evolved. Read more
New World Orders: Past, Present, and Future Wed, 18.06.2025 Speakers: Misha GlennyMargaret MacMillan Series: Lecture The Michalski Memorial Lecture was an annual tribute to Krzysztof Michalski, the founding rector of the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna), an outstanding philosopher and ardent advocate of intellectual exchange between East and West. In this lecture, the renowned Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan helped us understand our present situation by drawing upon historical examples of systemic crisis and the mechanisms through which world orders have evolved. Read more
	The Geopolitics of Digital Regulation	Mon, 02.06.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Misha Glenny Philip Schlesinger		The Geopolitics of Digital Regulation Mon, 02.06.2025 Speakers: Misha Glenny Philip Schlesinger Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Philip Schlesinger discussed the far-reaching transformation of the post-World War II media-political order, marked by the shift from “legacy media” to a digitalized and increasingly decentered landscape (“post-public sphere”). Read more
The Geopolitics of Digital Regulation Mon, 02.06.2025 Speakers: Misha Glenny Philip Schlesinger Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Philip Schlesinger discussed the far-reaching transformation of the post-World War II media-political order, marked by the shift from “legacy media” to a digitalized and increasingly decentered landscape (“post-public sphere”). Read more
	Europe After Trump	Sat, 24.05.2025	Festivals	Misha GlennyAnne Applebaum, Alastair Campbell, Edi Rama		Europe After Trump Sat, 24.05.2025 Speakers: Misha GlennyAnne Applebaum, Alastair Campbell, Edi Rama Series: Festivals What does the return of Trump to the U.S. presidency mean for Europe? In this Hay Festival panel discussion, IWM Rector Misha Glenny was joined by historian Anne Applebaum, campaigner and strategist Alastair Campbell, and Albanian prime minister Edi Rama to discuss how Europe might respond. Read more
Europe After Trump Sat, 24.05.2025 Speakers: Misha GlennyAnne Applebaum, Alastair Campbell, Edi Rama Series: Festivals What does the return of Trump to the U.S. presidency mean for Europe? In this Hay Festival panel discussion, IWM Rector Misha Glenny was joined by historian Anne Applebaum, campaigner and strategist Alastair Campbell, and Albanian prime minister Edi Rama to discuss how Europe might respond. Read more
	Geopolitics in 4D! Understanding the Subterranean and Orbital Dimensions of Political Struggles	Tue, 13.05.2025	Lecture	Julie Klinger Misha Glenny		Geopolitics in 4D! Understanding the Subterranean and Orbital Dimensions of Political Struggles Tue, 13.05.2025 Speakers: Julie Klinger Misha Glenny Series: Lecture Protests in the streets, policy-(un)making in offices, and radical changes in the relative freedom of movement of different groups of people are generally considered to be terrestrial affairs. Yet these are often directly and indirectly shaped by access to and power within space-based and space-linked technological systems. In this Monthly Lecture, Julie Klinger presented a framework and several illustrative examples for 4D geopolitics. Read more
Geopolitics in 4D! Understanding the Subterranean and Orbital Dimensions of Political Struggles Tue, 13.05.2025 Speakers: Julie Klinger Misha Glenny Series: Lecture Protests in the streets, policy-(un)making in offices, and radical changes in the relative freedom of movement of different groups of people are generally considered to be terrestrial affairs. Yet these are often directly and indirectly shaped by access to and power within space-based and space-linked technological systems. In this Monthly Lecture, Julie Klinger presented a framework and several illustrative examples for 4D geopolitics. Read more
	The End of Russian Hegemony: Changing Regional Orders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia	Mon, 05.05.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Misha Glenny Stefan Meister		The End of Russian Hegemony: Changing Regional Orders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia Mon, 05.05.2025 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 Mon, 05.05.2025 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
	PERLA: Vor und hinter dem Eisernen Vorhang	Mon, 28.04.2025	Visual and Performing Arts	Barbara Tóth Misha GlennySaša Makarová	TICKET KAUFEN	PERLA: Vor und hinter dem Eisernen Vorhang Mon, 28.04.2025 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 Mon, 28.04.2025 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
	The Global Right: A Challenge for Liberal Democracy	Sun, 27.04.2025	Panels and Discussions	Jan-Werner Müller Misha Glenny Soli ÖzelGerold Riedmann, Jagoda Marinić, Sylvie Kauffmann		The Global Right: A Challenge for Liberal Democracy Sun, 27.04.2025 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 Sun, 27.04.2025 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