Events / Program: Milena Jesenská Fellowship for Journalists

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	How to Be a Climate Change Journalist in Ukraine and Why Environmental Storytelling Can Help Spread Important Ideas	Mon, 14.09.2020	Seminars and Colloquia	Ludger Hagedorn Mariana Verbovska	How to Be a Climate Change Journalist in Ukraine and Why Environmental Storytelling Can Help Spread Important Ideas Mon, 14.09.2020 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Mariana Verbovska Series: Seminars and Colloquia Since Ukraine is an agrarian country, the importance of knowledge about climate change cannot be overestimated. In fact, today we already have regions where we harvest potatoes and corn twice a year, and regions where grapes and peaches ripen, which have not even been cultivated before. It is very important to talk not only about climate change as a global catastrophe, but also about the new challenges and opportunities that come with it. Read more
How to Be a Climate Change Journalist in Ukraine and Why Environmental Storytelling Can Help Spread Important Ideas Mon, 14.09.2020 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Mariana Verbovska Series: Seminars and Colloquia Since Ukraine is an agrarian country, the importance of knowledge about climate change cannot be overestimated. In fact, today we already have regions where we harvest potatoes and corn twice a year, and regions where grapes and peaches ripen, which have not even been cultivated before. It is very important to talk not only about climate change as a global catastrophe, but also about the new challenges and opportunities that come with it. Read more
	Becoming ....	Mon, 10.02.2020	Seminars and Colloquia	Ayşe Çağlar Lucy Ashton	Becoming .... Mon, 10.02.2020 Speakers: Ayşe Çağlar Lucy Ashton Series: Seminars and Colloquia Embraced, helped, distrusted, rejected – the refugees of 2015/16 have endured a vicious cycle of popular opinion. In Austria, young Afghans often carry the worst reputation. Nearly five years on, many are still in the asylum process while claims from other nationalities have long since been finalised. Meanwhile, the rejection rate for Afghan claims has almost doubled and Austria has begun deportations to Kabul. In the midst of this prolonged uncertainty, asylum seekers are expected to intergrate from Day 1. Read more
Becoming .... Mon, 10.02.2020 Speakers: Ayşe Çağlar Lucy Ashton Series: Seminars and Colloquia Embraced, helped, distrusted, rejected – the refugees of 2015/16 have endured a vicious cycle of popular opinion. In Austria, young Afghans often carry the worst reputation. Nearly five years on, many are still in the asylum process while claims from other nationalities have long since been finalised. Meanwhile, the rejection rate for Afghan claims has almost doubled and Austria has begun deportations to Kabul. In the midst of this prolonged uncertainty, asylum seekers are expected to intergrate from Day 1. Read more
	European Elections 2019: The Day After	Mon, 27.05.2019	Seminars and Colloquia	Marina Lalovic	European Elections 2019: The Day After Mon, 27.05.2019 Speakers: Marina Lalovic Series: Seminars and Colloquia European elections represent the biggest electoral contest in Europe. But since the first votes in 1979, turnout in European parliament elections has been declining ever since. Could anything be different this time? One of the most important tests for the future of the EU seems to be the next European elections. These are the first elections without the participation of the United Kingdom, even though neither that’s clear so far. On the other hand, it is necessary to put the spotlight on how the rising populism shakes up these elections. Less than two months after an alleged Brexit day (March 29), in May 2019, these last elections were those most politically exploited by European leaders. So far, one may identify three possible scenarios: a decisive victory for anti-EU parties, unexpected gains for the pro-EU parties and the third one could be a scenario that confusedly mixes the two. Regardless of who is going to win, the upcoming European elections are going to reshape both the reality and the perception of the current EU. Read more
European Elections 2019: The Day After Mon, 27.05.2019 Speakers: Marina Lalovic Series: Seminars and Colloquia European elections represent the biggest electoral contest in Europe. But since the first votes in 1979, turnout in European parliament elections has been declining ever since. Could anything be different this time? One of the most important tests for the future of the EU seems to be the next European elections. These are the first elections without the participation of the United Kingdom, even though neither that’s clear so far. On the other hand, it is necessary to put the spotlight on how the rising populism shakes up these elections. Less than two months after an alleged Brexit day (March 29), in May 2019, these last elections were those most politically exploited by European leaders. So far, one may identify three possible scenarios: a decisive victory for anti-EU parties, unexpected gains for the pro-EU parties and the third one could be a scenario that confusedly mixes the two. Regardless of who is going to win, the upcoming European elections are going to reshape both the reality and the perception of the current EU. Read more
	Democracy and Conspiracy	Mon, 25.02.2019	Seminars and Colloquia	Tobias Haberkorn	Democracy and Conspiracy Mon, 25.02.2019 Speakers: Tobias Haberkorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia Drawing on research about conspiracy theories and their communities, this talk aimed to elucidate a set of dilemmas that democratic societies find themselves in: The democratic quest for transparency, technocratic excellence, critique, certainty and control may well have undermined the foundations of democracy itself. While it is desirable to restore confidence in democratic institutions, we also have to ask ourselves if a society could be built on sustained mistrust. Read more
Democracy and Conspiracy Mon, 25.02.2019 Speakers: Tobias Haberkorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia Drawing on research about conspiracy theories and their communities, this talk aimed to elucidate a set of dilemmas that democratic societies find themselves in: The democratic quest for transparency, technocratic excellence, critique, certainty and control may well have undermined the foundations of democracy itself. While it is desirable to restore confidence in democratic institutions, we also have to ask ourselves if a society could be built on sustained mistrust. Read more
	Pflegerinnen: Migrant Women in Domestic Care	Mon, 21.01.2019	Seminars and Colloquia	Diana Mesesan	Pflegerinnen: Migrant Women in Domestic Care Mon, 21.01.2019 Speakers: Diana Mesesan Series: Seminars and Colloquia New forms of solidarity have emerged among Eastern European migrants working in domestic care in Western countries. Far from their families and often working in isolated places, these women rely a lot on social media. Read more
Pflegerinnen: Migrant Women in Domestic Care Mon, 21.01.2019 Speakers: Diana Mesesan Series: Seminars and Colloquia New forms of solidarity have emerged among Eastern European migrants working in domestic care in Western countries. Far from their families and often working in isolated places, these women rely a lot on social media. Read more