Events / Ivan Krastev

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	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
	Beyond the Headlines: Current Structural Trends in Global Politics	Mon, 12.05.2025	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevJake Sullivan	Beyond the Headlines: Current Structural Trends in Global Politics Mon, 12.05.2025 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 Mon, 12.05.2025 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
	Can Germany Learn to Love Its Military Again?	Mon, 17.03.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Cameron Abadi Ivan Krastev	Can Germany Learn to Love Its Military Again? Mon, 17.03.2025 Speakers: Cameron Abadi Ivan Krastev Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Cameron Abadi traced the changes in Germany's military readiness and asked whether and how the German culture could become “re-bellicized” in parallel with the country's coming rearmament. Read more
Can Germany Learn to Love Its Military Again? Mon, 17.03.2025 Speakers: Cameron Abadi Ivan Krastev Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Cameron Abadi traced the changes in Germany's military readiness and asked whether and how the German culture could become “re-bellicized” in parallel with the country's coming rearmament. Read more
	Making Sense of an Unsettling World	Thu, 13.02.2025	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Krastev Ludger Hagedorn Timothy Snyder	Making Sense of an Unsettling World Thu, 13.02.2025 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Ludger Hagedorn Timothy Snyder Series: Panels and Discussions We have entered a world of uncertainty. As individuals and citizens, we at times feel powerless and vulnerable, and are left wondering whether the checks and balances that have sustained liberal democracies for decades are sufficient to meet the unprecedented challenges they face. Two great thinkers of our time, Ivan Krastev and Timothy Snyder, cast light on the forces driving these developments and discussed how safety, freedom, and democracy can be preserved. Read more
Making Sense of an Unsettling World Thu, 13.02.2025 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Ludger Hagedorn Timothy Snyder Series: Panels and Discussions We have entered a world of uncertainty. As individuals and citizens, we at times feel powerless and vulnerable, and are left wondering whether the checks and balances that have sustained liberal democracies for decades are sufficient to meet the unprecedented challenges they face. Two great thinkers of our time, Ivan Krastev and Timothy Snyder, cast light on the forces driving these developments and discussed how safety, freedom, and democracy can be preserved. Read more
	Navigating Contradictions: Europe in an Ambivalent World	Mon, 02.12.2024	Lecture	Ivan Krastev Ivan Vejvoda Nathalie Tocci	Navigating Contradictions: Europe in an Ambivalent World Mon, 02.12.2024 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Ivan Vejvoda Nathalie Tocci Series: Lecture Since the turn of the century, Europe and the world have undergone successive stages of closure. This does not mean that Europe now lives in a closed world, but rather in one in which openness and closure coexist. Against this backdrop, Europe must learn to navigate these contradictions by protecting its security, economy and democracy, while remaining engaged with the wider world. Read more
Navigating Contradictions: Europe in an Ambivalent World Mon, 02.12.2024 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Ivan Vejvoda Nathalie Tocci Series: Lecture Since the turn of the century, Europe and the world have undergone successive stages of closure. This does not mean that Europe now lives in a closed world, but rather in one in which openness and closure coexist. Against this backdrop, Europe must learn to navigate these contradictions by protecting its security, economy and democracy, while remaining engaged with the wider world. Read more
	Can We Create a Better World Order?	Tue, 05.11.2024	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Krastev Stephen Walt	Can We Create a Better World Order? Tue, 05.11.2024 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Stephen Walt Series: Panels and Discussions The Geopolitical Talks are a series of public debates with foreign policy experts and former politicians initiated by IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev in 2018. This time, he was in conversation with Stephen Walt, Professor of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School and, most recently, a fellow at the IWM. Read more
Can We Create a Better World Order? Tue, 05.11.2024 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Stephen Walt Series: Panels and Discussions The Geopolitical Talks are a series of public debates with foreign policy experts and former politicians initiated by IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev in 2018. This time, he was in conversation with Stephen Walt, Professor of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School and, most recently, a fellow at the IWM. Read more
	MQ Talks: Philipp Blom in Conversation with Ivan Krastev	Tue, 22.10.2024	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Krastev Philipp Blom	MQ Talks: Philipp Blom in Conversation with Ivan Krastev Tue, 22.10.2024 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Philipp Blom Series: Panels and Discussions There is a widespread feeling that the early 21st century, our own time, is torn between two world orders, one in decay, the other not yet established, or not yet understood. Philipp Blom was in conversation with IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev about the social, cultural, and political tensions that could end democracy and usher in autocracy, and what can be done to strengthen social cohesion in times of crisis. Read more
MQ Talks: Philipp Blom in Conversation with Ivan Krastev Tue, 22.10.2024 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Philipp Blom Series: Panels and Discussions There is a widespread feeling that the early 21st century, our own time, is torn between two world orders, one in decay, the other not yet established, or not yet understood. Philipp Blom was in conversation with IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev about the social, cultural, and political tensions that could end democracy and usher in autocracy, and what can be done to strengthen social cohesion in times of crisis. Read more