Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Beyond the Leader: Looking at Grassroots Reasons for the Rise of Illiberalism	Wed, 11.09.2024, 08:00	Lecture	Ludger Hagedorn Marlene Laruelle	Beyond the Leader: Looking at Grassroots Reasons for the Rise of Illiberalism Wed, 11.09.2024, 08:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Marlene Laruelle Series: Lecture As Europe and the United States prepare themselves to see a rise of far-right and illiberal parties gaining a large share of the votes at the June and November 2024 elections, Marlene Laruelle explores the grassroots reasons for this rise of illiberalism. Read more
Beyond the Leader: Looking at Grassroots Reasons for the Rise of Illiberalism Wed, 11.09.2024, 08:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Marlene Laruelle Series: Lecture As Europe and the United States prepare themselves to see a rise of far-right and illiberal parties gaining a large share of the votes at the June and November 2024 elections, Marlene Laruelle explores the grassroots reasons for this rise of illiberalism. Read more
	A Speech to Europe 2024: "Shadows of History, Spectres of the Present: The Middle East War and Europe’s Challenge"	Sun, 01.09.2024, 12:00 - Tue, 03.09.2024, 11:36	Lecture	Omri Boehm	A Speech to Europe 2024: "Shadows of History, Spectres of the Present: The Middle East War and Europe’s Challenge" Part of Wiener Festwochen Sun, 01.09.2024, 12:00 - Tue, 03.09.2024, 11:36 Speakers: Omri Boehm Series: Lecture In the third "Speech to Europe", following historian Timothy Snyder and human rights activist Oleksandra Matviichuk, philosopher Omri Boehm will address the pressing questions of why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict poses a threat to European identity and how a constitutional crisis in the European Union can be averted. Read more
A Speech to Europe 2024: "Shadows of History, Spectres of the Present: The Middle East War and Europe’s Challenge" Part of Wiener Festwochen Sun, 01.09.2024, 12:00 - Tue, 03.09.2024, 11:36 Speakers: Omri Boehm Series: Lecture In the third "Speech to Europe", following historian Timothy Snyder and human rights activist Oleksandra Matviichuk, philosopher Omri Boehm will address the pressing questions of why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict poses a threat to European identity and how a constitutional crisis in the European Union can be averted. Read more
	The Long Shadow of a Sinister Past. A Never-Ending Story	Wed, 28.08.2024, 13:30	Lecture	Martin Pollack	The Long Shadow of a Sinister Past. A Never-Ending Story Krysztof Michalski Memorial Lecture Wed, 28.08.2024, 13:30 Speakers: Martin Pollack Series: Lecture This year’s Krysztof Michalski Memorial Lecture will be held by Martin Pollack. He offers a personal view on Austria’s enthusiastic participation in the rise of the murderous National Socialist regime and its lasting influence on politics and society. Read more
The Long Shadow of a Sinister Past. A Never-Ending Story Krysztof Michalski Memorial Lecture Wed, 28.08.2024, 13:30 Speakers: Martin Pollack Series: Lecture This year’s Krysztof Michalski Memorial Lecture will be held by Martin Pollack. He offers a personal view on Austria’s enthusiastic participation in the rise of the murderous National Socialist regime and its lasting influence on politics and society. Read more
	Spring Fellows' Conference 2024	Thu, 16.05.2024, 14:15 - Fri, 17.05.2024, 17:00	Conferences and Workshops		Spring Fellows' Conference 2024 Thu, 16.05.2024, 14:15 - Fri, 17.05.2024, 17:00 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops A staple of intellectual life at the IWM since its early days, the biannual conference provides an opportunity for early-career visiting researchers from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds to present their work and exchange ideas in a collegial atmosphere. Visiting and Permanent Fellows, alumni and scholars from Viennese institutions act as commentators and discussants. Read more
Spring Fellows' Conference 2024 Thu, 16.05.2024, 14:15 - Fri, 17.05.2024, 17:00 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops A staple of intellectual life at the IWM since its early days, the biannual conference provides an opportunity for early-career visiting researchers from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds to present their work and exchange ideas in a collegial atmosphere. Visiting and Permanent Fellows, alumni and scholars from Viennese institutions act as commentators and discussants. Read more
	Symposium: Storms and Networks	Tue, 07.05.2024, 10:30	Conferences and Workshops	Konstantin AkinshaMiroslav Halak, Katia Denysova, Maryna Drobotiuk, Olena Kashuba-Volvach	Symposium: Storms and Networks In the Eye of the Storm Tue, 07.05.2024, 10:30 Speakers: Konstantin AkinshaMiroslav Halak, Katia Denysova, Maryna Drobotiuk, Olena Kashuba-Volvach Series: Conferences and Workshops From 1900 onward, pivotal influences shaping the trajectory of modern art emanated from diverse Central-South-Eastern European regions. The challenge lies in defining the scope of this interconnected and evolving modernity within the broader cultural context. Read more
Symposium: Storms and Networks In the Eye of the Storm Tue, 07.05.2024, 10:30 Speakers: Konstantin AkinshaMiroslav Halak, Katia Denysova, Maryna Drobotiuk, Olena Kashuba-Volvach Series: Conferences and Workshops From 1900 onward, pivotal influences shaping the trajectory of modern art emanated from diverse Central-South-Eastern European regions. The challenge lies in defining the scope of this interconnected and evolving modernity within the broader cultural context. Read more
	Exhibition "In the Eye of the Storm"	Tue, 07.05.2024, 09:00	Exhibition	Konstantin AkinshaKatia Denysova, Miroslav Halak, Olena Kashuba-Volvach	Exhibition "In the Eye of the Storm" Tour with the Curators Tue, 07.05.2024, 09:00 Speakers: Konstantin AkinshaKatia Denysova, Miroslav Halak, Olena Kashuba-Volvach Series: Exhibition The exhibition "In the Eye of the Storm" at the Lower Belvedere will be led by the curatorial team. Read more

	„Der bestirnte Himmel über mir.“ Omri Boehm & Daniel Kehlmann sprechen über Kant	Mon, 06.05.2024, 20:00	Panels and Discussions	Ludger HagedornOmri Boehm, Daniel Kehlmann	„Der bestirnte Himmel über mir.“ Omri Boehm & Daniel Kehlmann sprechen über Kant Mon, 06.05.2024, 20:00 Speakers: Ludger HagedornOmri Boehm, Daniel Kehlmann Series: Panels and Discussions Im „Kantjahr“ 2024, dreihundert Jahre nach dessen Geburt im ostpreußischen Königsberg, trafen mit Daniel Kehlmann und Omri Boehm zwei der aufregendsten Denker unserer Gegenwart zusammen, um über die Aktualität Kants zu sprechen. Read more
„Der bestirnte Himmel über mir.“ Omri Boehm & Daniel Kehlmann sprechen über Kant Mon, 06.05.2024, 20:00 Speakers: Ludger HagedornOmri Boehm, Daniel Kehlmann Series: Panels and Discussions Im „Kantjahr“ 2024, dreihundert Jahre nach dessen Geburt im ostpreußischen Königsberg, trafen mit Daniel Kehlmann und Omri Boehm zwei der aufregendsten Denker unserer Gegenwart zusammen, um über die Aktualität Kants zu sprechen. Read more
	What We Gather	Mon, 29.04.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Iryna Zamuruieva Mariia Shynkarenko	What We Gather Mon, 29.04.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Iryna Zamuruieva Mariia Shynkarenko Series: Seminars and Colloquia At the colloquium, Iryna Zamuruieva shared the strands of her research and creative work, where she works and thinks with certain plants. She is attempting to analyze the political ecology of land relations in Ukraine, developing methodologies rooted in Ukrainian intellectual thought and theories. Read more
What We Gather Mon, 29.04.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Iryna Zamuruieva Mariia Shynkarenko Series: Seminars and Colloquia At the colloquium, Iryna Zamuruieva shared the strands of her research and creative work, where she works and thinks with certain plants. She is attempting to analyze the political ecology of land relations in Ukraine, developing methodologies rooted in Ukrainian intellectual thought and theories. Read more
	Biden or Trump? The US Elections and Their Impact on Europe	Sun, 28.04.2024, 11:00	Panels and Discussions	Marlene Laruelle Misha GlennyKim Darroch, Mark Medish, Eva Nowotny	Biden or Trump? The US Elections and Their Impact on Europe Debating Europe Sun, 28.04.2024, 11:00 Speakers: Marlene Laruelle Misha GlennyKim Darroch, Mark Medish, Eva Nowotny Series: Panels and Discussions As America prepares to elect its next president, Europeans look on nervously at this battle of the gerontocrats, Joe Biden and Donald Trump. April’s Debating Europe event at the Burgtheater brought together leading policymakers and scholars from America and Europe to assess the prospects for the election and the impact of its possible outcomes on Europe, Ukraine and the Middle East. Read more
Biden or Trump? The US Elections and Their Impact on Europe Debating Europe Sun, 28.04.2024, 11:00 Speakers: Marlene Laruelle Misha GlennyKim Darroch, Mark Medish, Eva Nowotny Series: Panels and Discussions As America prepares to elect its next president, Europeans look on nervously at this battle of the gerontocrats, Joe Biden and Donald Trump. April’s Debating Europe event at the Burgtheater brought together leading policymakers and scholars from America and Europe to assess the prospects for the election and the impact of its possible outcomes on Europe, Ukraine and the Middle East. Read more
	Garrison Colony and Soviet Atomgrad	Fri, 26.04.2024, 15:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Mariia ShynkarenkoSvitlana Matviyenko	Garrison Colony and Soviet Atomgrad Fri, 26.04.2024, 15:00 Speakers: Mariia ShynkarenkoSvitlana Matviyenko Series: Seminars and Colloquia The colloquium discussed several types of colonies typical for Soviet modernity, including the notions of internal and external colonization, to ponder and problematize their applicability to Soviet practice. We specifically focused on three different Ukrainian atomic cities, or “plutopia” (Brown) – Pripyat, Chornobyl, and Slavutych, the pre- and post-accident satellites of the nuclear power plant. Read more
Garrison Colony and Soviet Atomgrad Fri, 26.04.2024, 15:00 Speakers: Mariia ShynkarenkoSvitlana Matviyenko Series: Seminars and Colloquia The colloquium discussed several types of colonies typical for Soviet modernity, including the notions of internal and external colonization, to ponder and problematize their applicability to Soviet practice. We specifically focused on three different Ukrainian atomic cities, or “plutopia” (Brown) – Pripyat, Chornobyl, and Slavutych, the pre- and post-accident satellites of the nuclear power plant. Read more

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