Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Non-Territorial Autonomy and National Minorities in Interwar Europe	Mon, 20.02.2023, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Börries Kuzmany Katherine Younger Marina Germane	Non-Territorial Autonomy and National Minorities in Interwar Europe Mon, 20.02.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Börries Kuzmany Katherine Younger Marina Germane Series: Seminars and Colloquia This talk examined the concept of non-territorial autonomy (NTA) as a common ideological platform shared by numerous ethnic minorities in interwar Europe, with a particular focus on Jews and Germans. Through a reflection upon the advantages and pitfalls of NTA, Marina Germane explored the limits to minorities’ cooperation in a world of nation-states. Read more
Non-Territorial Autonomy and National Minorities in Interwar Europe Mon, 20.02.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Börries Kuzmany Katherine Younger Marina Germane Series: Seminars and Colloquia This talk examined the concept of non-territorial autonomy (NTA) as a common ideological platform shared by numerous ethnic minorities in interwar Europe, with a particular focus on Jews and Germans. Through a reflection upon the advantages and pitfalls of NTA, Marina Germane explored the limits to minorities’ cooperation in a world of nation-states. Read more
	End of the Near Abroad	Fri, 17.02.2023, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Vejvoda Thomas de Waal	End of the Near Abroad Fri, 17.02.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Thomas de Waal Series: Panels and Discussions Europe’s Futures Fellow Thomas de Waal spoke about how the Russo-Ukrainian War has ended the concepts of “the Near Abroad” and the “post-Soviet space” and what this means in the longer term for Russia’s own cohesion, state identity and relations with its neighbours. Read more
End of the Near Abroad Fri, 17.02.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Thomas de Waal Series: Panels and Discussions Europe’s Futures Fellow Thomas de Waal spoke about how the Russo-Ukrainian War has ended the concepts of “the Near Abroad” and the “post-Soviet space” and what this means in the longer term for Russia’s own cohesion, state identity and relations with its neighbours. Read more
	Geopolitical Talks: The Role of Sanctions in US Foreign Policy	Thu, 16.02.2023, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Krastev Misha GlennyJames O'Brien	Geopolitical Talks: The Role of Sanctions in US Foreign Policy Thu, 16.02.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Misha GlennyJames O'Brien Series: Panels and Discussions In this Geopolitical Talk, Ambassador James O’Brien, Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination at the U.S. Department of State, discussed the role of sanctions in US foreign policy with IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev. Read more
Geopolitical Talks: The Role of Sanctions in US Foreign Policy Thu, 16.02.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Misha GlennyJames O'Brien Series: Panels and Discussions In this Geopolitical Talk, Ambassador James O’Brien, Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination at the U.S. Department of State, discussed the role of sanctions in US foreign policy with IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev. Read more
	Europe’s Migrants and Refugees: Integrating into European Societies	Tue, 14.02.2023, 09:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan VejvodaDaniela Kraus, Mirjana Tomic	Europe’s Migrants and Refugees: Integrating into European Societies Tue, 14.02.2023, 09:00 Speakers: Ivan VejvodaDaniela Kraus, Mirjana Tomic Series: Panels and Discussions What are the criteria for becoming an integrated migrant/refugee? Realities and perceptions, lessons and debates in Sweden, Italy, Austria, France, and Germany. Read more
Europe’s Migrants and Refugees: Integrating into European Societies Tue, 14.02.2023, 09:00 Speakers: Ivan VejvodaDaniela Kraus, Mirjana Tomic Series: Panels and Discussions What are the criteria for becoming an integrated migrant/refugee? Realities and perceptions, lessons and debates in Sweden, Italy, Austria, France, and Germany. Read more
	Krzysztof Michalski In Memoriam	Mon, 13.02.2023, 18:30	Social and Networking Events	Agnieszka Pasieka James Dodd Klaus Nellen Marci Shore Piotr Kubasiak Timothy Snyder Ludger HagedornMonika Szmigiel-Turlej	Krzysztof Michalski In Memoriam Mon, 13.02.2023, 18:30 Speakers: Agnieszka Pasieka James Dodd Klaus Nellen Marci Shore Piotr Kubasiak Timothy Snyder Ludger HagedornMonika Szmigiel-Turlej Series: Social and Networking Events Im Februar 2023 ist der 10. Todestag von Krzysztof Michalski, weltgewandter Philosoph, charismatische Persönlichkeit mit Organisationstalent und, nicht zuletzt, Gründer und langjähriger Rektor des IWM. Freunde und Wegbegleiter, die ihn kannten, schätzten und bisweilen kritisierten, erinnerten an eine herausragende Person der polnischen und österreichischen Zeitgeschichte, an einen Brückenbauer mit großen Verdiensten für Europa Ost und West. Read more
Krzysztof Michalski In Memoriam Mon, 13.02.2023, 18:30 Speakers: Agnieszka Pasieka James Dodd Klaus Nellen Marci Shore Piotr Kubasiak Timothy Snyder Ludger HagedornMonika Szmigiel-Turlej Series: Social and Networking Events Im Februar 2023 ist der 10. Todestag von Krzysztof Michalski, weltgewandter Philosoph, charismatische Persönlichkeit mit Organisationstalent und, nicht zuletzt, Gründer und langjähriger Rektor des IWM. Freunde und Wegbegleiter, die ihn kannten, schätzten und bisweilen kritisierten, erinnerten an eine herausragende Person der polnischen und österreichischen Zeitgeschichte, an einen Brückenbauer mit großen Verdiensten für Europa Ost und West. Read more
	Enver Hoxha: Biography of a Balkan Tyrant	Mon, 13.02.2023, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Nikolai Antoniadis Robert Austin Misha Glenny	Enver Hoxha: Biography of a Balkan Tyrant Mon, 13.02.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Nikolai Antoniadis Robert Austin Misha Glenny Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows Colloquium, Robert C. Austin presented his research on Albania’s Enver Hoxha (1908-1985), who is likely the least understood of the twentieth century’s communist dictators that took power in the aftermath of the Second World War in Europe. Hoxha was also one of the most violent, ruthless, and repressive communist leaders. Albanians could easily claim that they endured the worst type of communist rule: Hoxha’s form of (violent) communism was without parallel in Europe. Read more
Enver Hoxha: Biography of a Balkan Tyrant Mon, 13.02.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Nikolai Antoniadis Robert Austin Misha Glenny Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows Colloquium, Robert C. Austin presented his research on Albania’s Enver Hoxha (1908-1985), who is likely the least understood of the twentieth century’s communist dictators that took power in the aftermath of the Second World War in Europe. Hoxha was also one of the most violent, ruthless, and repressive communist leaders. Albanians could easily claim that they endured the worst type of communist rule: Hoxha’s form of (violent) communism was without parallel in Europe. Read more
	“Arrival” Infrastructures of the Displaced from Ukraine in Vienna	Thu, 09.02.2023, 17:00	Panels and Discussions	Ayşe ÇağlarDavid Himler-Preukschat, Nina Andresen, Tanja Maier, Nataliia Kolchanova, Saskia Schwaiger	“Arrival” Infrastructures of the Displaced from Ukraine in Vienna Thu, 09.02.2023, 17:00 Speakers: Ayşe ÇağlarDavid Himler-Preukschat, Nina Andresen, Tanja Maier, Nataliia Kolchanova, Saskia Schwaiger Series: Panels and Discussions Reviewing the outcomes of the research, the IWM organized a panel discussion with different stakeholders from the city, NGOs, civil initiatives, and people from Ukraine to present key findings and discuss the most salient questions about ‘arrival infrastructures’ in Vienna. Read more
“Arrival” Infrastructures of the Displaced from Ukraine in Vienna Thu, 09.02.2023, 17:00 Speakers: Ayşe ÇağlarDavid Himler-Preukschat, Nina Andresen, Tanja Maier, Nataliia Kolchanova, Saskia Schwaiger Series: Panels and Discussions Reviewing the outcomes of the research, the IWM organized a panel discussion with different stakeholders from the city, NGOs, civil initiatives, and people from Ukraine to present key findings and discuss the most salient questions about ‘arrival infrastructures’ in Vienna. Read more
	Bearing Witness to War	Wed, 08.02.2023, 18:30	Exhibition	Katherine Younger Timothy Snyder Volodymyr Yermolenko	Bearing Witness to War Documenting Ukraine Wed, 08.02.2023, 18:30 Speakers: Katherine Younger Timothy Snyder Volodymyr Yermolenko Series: Exhibition With 200 projects now funded by the Documenting Ukraine program, this event was designed to highlight the work of the Documenting Ukraine grantees and present early results from the program. It was an opportunity for grantees and round table participants to network with the wider IWM community. The evening brought together a variety of interested publics, including those who influence opinion and craft policy, to foster a greater understanding of both the program and the work of those it supports, who are bearing witness to war. The evening also included the opening of a preview exhibition of art and photography from Documenting Ukraine projects. From eight artists working in different media, the exhibition is a preview of a larger exhibition to take place later in 2023. Read more
Bearing Witness to War Documenting Ukraine Wed, 08.02.2023, 18:30 Speakers: Katherine Younger Timothy Snyder Volodymyr Yermolenko Series: Exhibition With 200 projects now funded by the Documenting Ukraine program, this event was designed to highlight the work of the Documenting Ukraine grantees and present early results from the program. It was an opportunity for grantees and round table participants to network with the wider IWM community. The evening brought together a variety of interested publics, including those who influence opinion and craft policy, to foster a greater understanding of both the program and the work of those it supports, who are bearing witness to war. The evening also included the opening of a preview exhibition of art and photography from Documenting Ukraine projects. From eight artists working in different media, the exhibition is a preview of a larger exhibition to take place later in 2023. Read more
	Who Tells Ukraine’s Story and How Should it be Told?	Wed, 08.02.2023, 13:30	Panels and Discussions	Katherine Younger Nataliya Gumenyuk Misha GlennyAnna Ilchenko, Bohdana Neborak, Oksana Sarkisova, Sasha Dovzhyk, Svitlana Oslavska, Tetyana Ogarkova, Volodymyr Yermolenko, Cathrin Kahlweit	Who Tells Ukraine’s Story and How Should it be Told? Documenting Ukraine: Bearing Witness to War Wed, 08.02.2023, 13:30 Speakers: Katherine Younger Nataliya Gumenyuk Misha GlennyAnna Ilchenko, Bohdana Neborak, Oksana Sarkisova, Sasha Dovzhyk, Svitlana Oslavska, Tetyana Ogarkova, Volodymyr Yermolenko, Cathrin Kahlweit Series: Panels and Discussions This round table was part of the two-day event Documenting Ukraine: Bearing Witness to War. With easily available technologies that give access to audiences of millions, coupled with changes in attitudes to trusted news sources, there has been a disruption of traditional models of war reporting and who is able to tell the stories of war. Despite persistent gatekeeping, how reporting on war works and who it empowers and leaves out has been transformed. This round table considered the changing media landscape as it pertains to the Russo-Ukrainian War. In the first session, the focus was on new approaches to storytelling and the technologies that make them possible; the second session concentrated on questions of authorship, agency, and representation. Read more
Who Tells Ukraine’s Story and How Should it be Told? Documenting Ukraine: Bearing Witness to War Wed, 08.02.2023, 13:30 Speakers: Katherine Younger Nataliya Gumenyuk Misha GlennyAnna Ilchenko, Bohdana Neborak, Oksana Sarkisova, Sasha Dovzhyk, Svitlana Oslavska, Tetyana Ogarkova, Volodymyr Yermolenko, Cathrin Kahlweit Series: Panels and Discussions This round table was part of the two-day event Documenting Ukraine: Bearing Witness to War. With easily available technologies that give access to audiences of millions, coupled with changes in attitudes to trusted news sources, there has been a disruption of traditional models of war reporting and who is able to tell the stories of war. Despite persistent gatekeeping, how reporting on war works and who it empowers and leaves out has been transformed. This round table considered the changing media landscape as it pertains to the Russo-Ukrainian War. In the first session, the focus was on new approaches to storytelling and the technologies that make them possible; the second session concentrated on questions of authorship, agency, and representation. Read more
	Recording the Present for the Sake of the Future	Wed, 08.02.2023, 09:30	Panels and Discussions	Katherine Younger Sofiya DyakMaksym Demydenko, Sebastian Majstorovic, Stephen Naron, Winfried Garscha	Recording the Present for the Sake of the Future Documenting Ukraine: Bearing Witness to War Wed, 08.02.2023, 09:30 Speakers: Katherine Younger Sofiya DyakMaksym Demydenko, Sebastian Majstorovic, Stephen Naron, Winfried Garscha Series: Panels and Discussions The round table on the morning of February 7 brought together scholars, archive specialists, and preservation experts who discussed the challenges and opportunities and exchanged best practice examples of preservation and archive building during war. They reflected on the importance of balancing the exigencies of the present moment with the need to build secure and lasting collections, the ethics of inclusion and exclusion, and questions of access and interpretation. Seeking to learn from and build upon other archival initiatives that document experiences of war, this session considered the technical, intellectual, and ethical guiding principles that should govern how to manage building archives under extreme time pressure and extreme circumstances. Discussants considered ways of defining the purpose and scope of collections, who does the collecting, and what resources are needed to make collecting possible. Other questions explored included identifying whom a particular archive is intended to serve and managing access and rights. Read more
Recording the Present for the Sake of the Future Documenting Ukraine: Bearing Witness to War Wed, 08.02.2023, 09:30 Speakers: Katherine Younger Sofiya DyakMaksym Demydenko, Sebastian Majstorovic, Stephen Naron, Winfried Garscha Series: Panels and Discussions The round table on the morning of February 7 brought together scholars, archive specialists, and preservation experts who discussed the challenges and opportunities and exchanged best practice examples of preservation and archive building during war. They reflected on the importance of balancing the exigencies of the present moment with the need to build secure and lasting collections, the ethics of inclusion and exclusion, and questions of access and interpretation. Seeking to learn from and build upon other archival initiatives that document experiences of war, this session considered the technical, intellectual, and ethical guiding principles that should govern how to manage building archives under extreme time pressure and extreme circumstances. Discussants considered ways of defining the purpose and scope of collections, who does the collecting, and what resources are needed to make collecting possible. Other questions explored included identifying whom a particular archive is intended to serve and managing access and rights. Read more

Past Events

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