Upcoming Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers	Register
	Stolen Childhoods: Russia’s Abduction of Ukrainian Children	Mon, 19.01.2026, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Olesya Khromeychuk Taras Fedirko		Stolen Childhoods: Russia’s Abduction of Ukrainian Children Fellows' Colloquium with Olesya Khromeychuk Mon, 19.01.2026, 16:00 Speakers: Olesya Khromeychuk Taras Fedirko Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this colloquium, IWM Lesia Ukraїnka Visiting Fellow Olesya Khromeychuk will examine one of the most disturbing crimes of Russia’s war against Ukraine: the systematic abduction of Ukrainian children. Read more
Stolen Childhoods: Russia’s Abduction of Ukrainian Children Fellows' Colloquium with Olesya Khromeychuk Mon, 19.01.2026, 16:00 Speakers: Olesya Khromeychuk Taras Fedirko Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this colloquium, IWM Lesia Ukraїnka Visiting Fellow Olesya Khromeychuk will examine one of the most disturbing crimes of Russia’s war against Ukraine: the systematic abduction of Ukrainian children. Read more
	Sites of Statelessness	Tue, 20.01.2026, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Paolo Novak Ranabir Samaddar Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury Ayşe ÇağlarYuri Kazepov	REGISTER HERE	Sites of Statelessness Laws, Cities, Seas Tue, 20.01.2026, 18:00 Speakers: Paolo Novak Ranabir Samaddar Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury Ayşe ÇağlarYuri Kazepov Series: Panels and Discussions This discussion addresses the distinctive dynamics of the different sites in the production of statelessness, considers their impact as critical, and does not merely treat them as a backdrop. The speakers argue that these different sites evoke distinct histories and repertoires and also offer different possibilities of alignment with emerging problematics. Read more
Sites of Statelessness Laws, Cities, Seas Tue, 20.01.2026, 18:00 Speakers: Paolo Novak Ranabir Samaddar Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury Ayşe ÇağlarYuri Kazepov Series: Panels and Discussions This discussion addresses the distinctive dynamics of the different sites in the production of statelessness, considers their impact as critical, and does not merely treat them as a backdrop. The speakers argue that these different sites evoke distinct histories and repertoires and also offer different possibilities of alignment with emerging problematics. Read more
	Buildings Communicate: Reading the European Migration Crisis Through Architecture	Mon, 26.01.2026, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Paolo Novak Ayşe Çağlar		Buildings Communicate: Reading the European Migration Crisis Through Architecture Fellows' Colloquium with Paolo Novak Mon, 26.01.2026, 16:00 Speakers: Paolo Novak Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia This talk by Paolo Novak investigates what the buildings of asylum infrastructure communicate about crisis. It traces the institutional mechanisms that have turned ordinary structures into spaces of accommodation, listens to the stories of those who live within them, and unearths the histories of the communities that surround them. Read more
Buildings Communicate: Reading the European Migration Crisis Through Architecture Fellows' Colloquium with Paolo Novak Mon, 26.01.2026, 16:00 Speakers: Paolo Novak Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia This talk by Paolo Novak investigates what the buildings of asylum infrastructure communicate about crisis. It traces the institutional mechanisms that have turned ordinary structures into spaces of accommodation, listens to the stories of those who live within them, and unearths the histories of the communities that surround them. Read more
	Rethinking the Order-Building Principles of Chinese and European Civilizations in the AI Era	Fri, 30.01.2026, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevYongle Zhang	REGISTER HERE	Rethinking the Order-Building Principles of Chinese and European Civilizations in the AI Era Ivan Krastev and Zhang Yongle in Conversation Fri, 30.01.2026, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevYongle Zhang Series: Panels and Discussions The civilization of China’s pre-Qin era resembled that of Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. China’s post-Qin political tradition of ‘grand unification’ was deemed the root cause of the ‘stagnation’ of Chinese civilization. As humanity enters the AI era, to what extent will the divergent order-building principles of Europe and China shape their respective trajectories in the future? Read more
Rethinking the Order-Building Principles of Chinese and European Civilizations in the AI Era Ivan Krastev and Zhang Yongle in Conversation Fri, 30.01.2026, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevYongle Zhang Series: Panels and Discussions The civilization of China’s pre-Qin era resembled that of Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. China’s post-Qin political tradition of ‘grand unification’ was deemed the root cause of the ‘stagnation’ of Chinese civilization. As humanity enters the AI era, to what extent will the divergent order-building principles of Europe and China shape their respective trajectories in the future? Read more
	China oder USA	Wed, 11.02.2026, 19:00	Lecture	Helga Nowotny Misha GlennyVeronica Kaup-Hasler, Anita Eichinger		China oder USA Wer hat die technologische Vorherrschaft? Wed, 11.02.2026, 19:00 Speakers: Helga Nowotny Misha GlennyVeronica Kaup-Hasler, Anita Eichinger Series: Lecture Die USA und China befinden sich in einem intensiven Wettbewerb um die Vorherrschaft in allen Hightech-Branchen. Misha Glenny und Helga Nowotny diskutieren darüber, wer das Rennen gewinnen wird und was das für Europa bedeutet. Read more
China oder USA Wer hat die technologische Vorherrschaft? Wed, 11.02.2026, 19:00 Speakers: Helga Nowotny Misha GlennyVeronica Kaup-Hasler, Anita Eichinger Series: Lecture Die USA und China befinden sich in einem intensiven Wettbewerb um die Vorherrschaft in allen Hightech-Branchen. Misha Glenny und Helga Nowotny diskutieren darüber, wer das Rennen gewinnen wird und was das für Europa bedeutet. Read more
	Crashkurs in Molotowcocktails	Wed, 18.02.2026, 19:00	Panels and Discussions	Stefaniya PtashnykHalyna Kruk, Cornelius Hell		Crashkurs in Molotowcocktails Lesung und Gespräch mit Halyna Kruk Wed, 18.02.2026, 19:00 Speakers: Stefaniya PtashnykHalyna Kruk, Cornelius Hell Series: Panels and Discussions In ihren Gedichten widmet sich die vielfach ausgezeichnete Autorin Halyna Kruk der „wachsenden Bedrohung des Friedens“ und findet „eine lyrische Sprache für den Einbruch von Krieg und Gewalt in das Leben der Menschen“ (edition.foto.TAPETA). Gespräch über das Buch und die Übersetzung mit der Autorin und ihrer Übersetzerin Stefaniya Ptashnyk. Read more
Crashkurs in Molotowcocktails Lesung und Gespräch mit Halyna Kruk Wed, 18.02.2026, 19:00 Speakers: Stefaniya PtashnykHalyna Kruk, Cornelius Hell Series: Panels and Discussions In ihren Gedichten widmet sich die vielfach ausgezeichnete Autorin Halyna Kruk der „wachsenden Bedrohung des Friedens“ und findet „eine lyrische Sprache für den Einbruch von Krieg und Gewalt in das Leben der Menschen“ (edition.foto.TAPETA). Gespräch über das Buch und die Übersetzung mit der Autorin und ihrer Übersetzerin Stefaniya Ptashnyk. Read more