Events / Ivan Krastev

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	A Black Box in Dark Times: Russian Public Opinion in the Midst of Despotism and War	Mon, 19.09.2022	Seminars and Colloquia	Ivan Krastev Kirill Rogov	A Black Box in Dark Times: Russian Public Opinion in the Midst of Despotism and War Mon, 19.09.2022 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Kirill Rogov Series: Seminars and Colloquia While not doing too well on the battlefield, Vladimir Putin is taking advantage of the weak resistance to his military venture at home. This allows him to avoid responsibility for failures and wage a protracted war of attrition in Ukraine. But what is behind the poll numbers demonstrating massive support for the war in Russia? Are they relevant, and how should we interpret them? Do they have the same meaning as polls conducted in conditions of political pluralism and freedom of opinion? An analysis of long-term trends in the dynamics of Putin's popularity allows Kirill Rogov to reveal some of the mechanisms of "support inflation" under the authoritarian regime and the role of wars in these dynamics. Read more
A Black Box in Dark Times: Russian Public Opinion in the Midst of Despotism and War Mon, 19.09.2022 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Kirill Rogov Series: Seminars and Colloquia While not doing too well on the battlefield, Vladimir Putin is taking advantage of the weak resistance to his military venture at home. This allows him to avoid responsibility for failures and wage a protracted war of attrition in Ukraine. But what is behind the poll numbers demonstrating massive support for the war in Russia? Are they relevant, and how should we interpret them? Do they have the same meaning as polls conducted in conditions of political pluralism and freedom of opinion? An analysis of long-term trends in the dynamics of Putin's popularity allows Kirill Rogov to reveal some of the mechanisms of "support inflation" under the authoritarian regime and the role of wars in these dynamics. Read more
	After Europe	Mon, 27.11.2017	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevChristian Ultsch	After Europe Mon, 27.11.2017 Speakers: Ivan KrastevChristian Ultsch Series: Panels and Discussions Can democratic institutions be transformed to serve exclusionary ends? Why has the ongoing refugee crisis transformed the politics of Central and Eastern European states—despite the fact that these countries host virtually no migrants? Read more
After Europe Mon, 27.11.2017 Speakers: Ivan KrastevChristian Ultsch Series: Panels and Discussions Can democratic institutions be transformed to serve exclusionary ends? Why has the ongoing refugee crisis transformed the politics of Central and Eastern European states—despite the fact that these countries host virtually no migrants? Read more
	American Diplomacy in a Disordered World	Thu, 19.09.2019	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevWilliam Burns	American Diplomacy in a Disordered World Thu, 19.09.2019 Speakers: Ivan KrastevWilliam Burns Series: Panels and Discussions In the fifth event of the series “Geopolitical Talks” IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev talked with Ambassador William J. Burns, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about America’s changing role in the world and the purpose of American diplomacy. Read more
American Diplomacy in a Disordered World Thu, 19.09.2019 Speakers: Ivan KrastevWilliam Burns Series: Panels and Discussions In the fifth event of the series “Geopolitical Talks” IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev talked with Ambassador William J. Burns, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about America’s changing role in the world and the purpose of American diplomacy. Read more
	Between Dog and Wolf	Tue, 08.05.2012	Panels and Discussions	Irina Prokhorova Ivan KrastevMichael Laczynski	Between Dog and Wolf Tue, 08.05.2012 Speakers: Irina Prokhorova Ivan KrastevMichael Laczynski Series: Panels and Discussions As Russia emerges from its season of elections and protests, frustrations and hopes, the real question is not what the next government will do, but where Russian society is heading to. Read more

	Capitalism, Alone	Thu, 15.04.2021	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Krastev Shalini RanderiaBranko Milanovic	Capitalism, Alone Thu, 15.04.2021 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Shalini RanderiaBranko Milanovic Series: Panels and Discussions We are all capitalists now. For the first time in human history, the globe is dominated by one economic system. In Capitalism, Alone, leading economist Branko Milanović explains the reasons for this decisive historical shift since the days of feudalism and, later, communism. Surveying the varieties of capitalism, he asks: How did capitalism become the dominant system in all parts of the world? And what needs to change for capitalism to deliver a more equitable future? Read more
Capitalism, Alone Thu, 15.04.2021 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Shalini RanderiaBranko Milanovic Series: Panels and Discussions We are all capitalists now. For the first time in human history, the globe is dominated by one economic system. In Capitalism, Alone, leading economist Branko Milanović explains the reasons for this decisive historical shift since the days of feudalism and, later, communism. Surveying the varieties of capitalism, he asks: How did capitalism become the dominant system in all parts of the world? And what needs to change for capitalism to deliver a more equitable future? Read more
	Democracy and Demography	Tue, 17.05.2022	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevRainer Münz	Democracy and Demography Tue, 17.05.2022 Speakers: Ivan KrastevRainer Münz Series: Panels and Discussions The interactions between demographic structures and democracy are often overlooked, but they work two ways. On the one hand, the demographic composition of societies and demographic change have implications for the way elected governments address issues, allocate fiscal resources and represent interests of their constituencies. Demographic ageing obviously has an impact. The same is true for settled as well as emerging diasporas. On the other hand, democratically elected governments backed by a parliamentary majority can influence part of their polity via citizenship and naturalization policies as well as inclusive or exclusive electoral regimes targeting specific demographically defined groups. Gerrymandering in the process of redesigning electoral districts is just one of several examples. The discussion between Rainer Münz and Ivan Krastev explored such interactions and discussed their implications for the future of democracies. Read more
Democracy and Demography Tue, 17.05.2022 Speakers: Ivan KrastevRainer Münz Series: Panels and Discussions The interactions between demographic structures and democracy are often overlooked, but they work two ways. On the one hand, the demographic composition of societies and demographic change have implications for the way elected governments address issues, allocate fiscal resources and represent interests of their constituencies. Demographic ageing obviously has an impact. The same is true for settled as well as emerging diasporas. On the other hand, democratically elected governments backed by a parliamentary majority can influence part of their polity via citizenship and naturalization policies as well as inclusive or exclusive electoral regimes targeting specific demographically defined groups. Gerrymandering in the process of redesigning electoral districts is just one of several examples. The discussion between Rainer Münz and Ivan Krastev explored such interactions and discussed their implications for the future of democracies. Read more
	Democracy Is (No!) Fiction	Mon, 13.01.2020	Lecture	Ivan Krastev	Democracy Is (No!) Fiction Mon, 13.01.2020 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Series: Lecture Kick-off Event of the Jean Monnet Project “From Fictional to Functioning Democracy Developing Concepts and Strategies for an Inclusive and Participatory Europe” (FIFUDEM) Read more

	Dilemmas of Post-liberalism	Tue, 08.05.2018	Panels and Discussions	David F Goodhart Ivan KrastevChristian Ultsch	Dilemmas of Post-liberalism Tue, 08.05.2018 Speakers: David F Goodhart Ivan KrastevChristian Ultsch Series: Panels and Discussions Why do we change our mind about political positions? In his Financial Times article “Why I left my liberal London tribe”, the British public intellectual David Goodhart reflects upon his own trajectory of ideological shift. Read more
Dilemmas of Post-liberalism Tue, 08.05.2018 Speakers: David F Goodhart Ivan KrastevChristian Ultsch Series: Panels and Discussions Why do we change our mind about political positions? In his Financial Times article “Why I left my liberal London tribe”, the British public intellectual David Goodhart reflects upon his own trajectory of ideological shift. Read more
	Escaping the Trap of Radicalism	Thu, 24.11.2016	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevLubomir Zaoralek, Christian Ultsch	Escaping the Trap of Radicalism Thu, 24.11.2016 Speakers: Ivan KrastevLubomir Zaoralek, Christian Ultsch Series: Panels and Discussions This Political Salon addressed the issue of radicalism in the context of European modernity as well as in light of the current crises engulfing the European Union. Read more

	Europa, USA: Was ändert sich mit Trump?	Sun, 05.03.2017	Panels and Discussions	Alison Smale Ivan Krastev Judy DempseyRobert Dornhelm, Jim Kolbe, Alexandra Föderl-Schmid	Europa, USA: Was ändert sich mit Trump? Sun, 05.03.2017 Speakers: Alison Smale Ivan Krastev Judy DempseyRobert Dornhelm, Jim Kolbe, Alexandra Föderl-Schmid Series: Panels and Discussions Der neue US-Präsident Donald Trump wird eine andere Außenpolitik vertreten als Barack Obama. Es ist zu erwarten, dass die USA ihre bisherige Rolle als „Weltpolizei“ nicht mehr in dem Maße wie bisher ausüben wollen. Das hat Auswirkungen auf die Bündnispartner, nicht nur in der Nato. Was haben die Europäer von Trump zu erwarten? Read more
Europa, USA: Was ändert sich mit Trump? Sun, 05.03.2017 Speakers: Alison Smale Ivan Krastev Judy DempseyRobert Dornhelm, Jim Kolbe, Alexandra Föderl-Schmid Series: Panels and Discussions Der neue US-Präsident Donald Trump wird eine andere Außenpolitik vertreten als Barack Obama. Es ist zu erwarten, dass die USA ihre bisherige Rolle als „Weltpolizei“ nicht mehr in dem Maße wie bisher ausüben wollen. Das hat Auswirkungen auf die Bündnispartner, nicht nur in der Nato. Was haben die Europäer von Trump zu erwarten? Read more