Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Diktatur des Heimischen. Zur Phänomenologie einer „radikalen Politik“ in Polen	Tue, 15.02.2022, 18:00	Lecture	Andrzej Gniazdowski Ludger Hagedorn	Diktatur des Heimischen. Zur Phänomenologie einer „radikalen Politik“ in Polen Tue, 15.02.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Andrzej Gniazdowski Ludger Hagedorn Series: Lecture Die Politik der polnischen Regierung, die nach Ansicht vieler seit 2015 gegen Regeln der konstitutionellen Demokratie verstößt, wird häufig als ein Beispiel für den sich global durchsetzenden Populismus bzw. als „Verlockung des Autoritären“ (Applebaum 2021) interpretiert. Daneben finden sich Erklärungsmuster, welche die gegenwärtigen Tendenzen in Polen stärker lokal als Erbe einer spezifisch mittel-osteuropäischen, eher ethnisch als politisch konnotierten Idee der Nation begreifen. Als Versuch, über beide Ansätze hinauszugehen, analysierte der Vortrag von Andrzej Gniazdowski diese Tendenzen in einem sowohl historisch als auch theoretisch breiteren Kontext. Read more
Diktatur des Heimischen. Zur Phänomenologie einer „radikalen Politik“ in Polen Tue, 15.02.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Andrzej Gniazdowski Ludger Hagedorn Series: Lecture Die Politik der polnischen Regierung, die nach Ansicht vieler seit 2015 gegen Regeln der konstitutionellen Demokratie verstößt, wird häufig als ein Beispiel für den sich global durchsetzenden Populismus bzw. als „Verlockung des Autoritären“ (Applebaum 2021) interpretiert. Daneben finden sich Erklärungsmuster, welche die gegenwärtigen Tendenzen in Polen stärker lokal als Erbe einer spezifisch mittel-osteuropäischen, eher ethnisch als politisch konnotierten Idee der Nation begreifen. Als Versuch, über beide Ansätze hinauszugehen, analysierte der Vortrag von Andrzej Gniazdowski diese Tendenzen in einem sowohl historisch als auch theoretisch breiteren Kontext. Read more
	Framing (State) Fragility	Mon, 14.02.2022, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Keith Krause Sebastian Haug	Framing (State) Fragility The Construction of Imaginary Global Spaces Mon, 14.02.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Keith Krause Sebastian Haug Series: Seminars and Colloquia The concept of “state failure,” launched in the early 1990s, and its current incarnation as "state fragility," rapidly became an accepted way to frame interventionary policies and practices of major multilateral actors such as the World Bank and the OECD. This talk will trace the genesis and evolution of the state fragility discourse, focusing on the way in which different organizations and actors have shaped the concept to their particular interests. The interaction of expert knowledge-creation and data with multilateral security and development policies also highlights how certain forms of "knowing the world" have been privileged in the constitution of this field of global public policy. The implications of these indicators for security governance and development assistance policies have been profound, in the Global South and beyond. Read more
Framing (State) Fragility The Construction of Imaginary Global Spaces Mon, 14.02.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Keith Krause Sebastian Haug Series: Seminars and Colloquia The concept of “state failure,” launched in the early 1990s, and its current incarnation as "state fragility," rapidly became an accepted way to frame interventionary policies and practices of major multilateral actors such as the World Bank and the OECD. This talk will trace the genesis and evolution of the state fragility discourse, focusing on the way in which different organizations and actors have shaped the concept to their particular interests. The interaction of expert knowledge-creation and data with multilateral security and development policies also highlights how certain forms of "knowing the world" have been privileged in the constitution of this field of global public policy. The implications of these indicators for security governance and development assistance policies have been profound, in the Global South and beyond. Read more
	Wo sind die Grenzen unserer Freiheit?	Sun, 13.02.2022, 11:00	Panels and Discussions	Wolfgang MerkelDorothee von Laer, Katharina Rogenhofer, Eric Frey, Veit Dengler	Wo sind die Grenzen unserer Freiheit? Europa im Diskurs Sun, 13.02.2022, 11:00 Speakers: Wolfgang MerkelDorothee von Laer, Katharina Rogenhofer, Eric Frey, Veit Dengler Series: Panels and Discussions Die Corona-Pandemie stellt Politik und Gesellschaft in aller Welt vor die Frage, wie sehr individuelle Freiheiten im allgemeinen Interesse eingeschränkt werden dürfen. Die Impfpflicht verschärft diese Debatte noch weiter. Aber auch in der Klimakrise werden von Einzelnen oft schmerzhafte Einschnitte im persönlichen Lebensstil gefordert. Wie lässt sich das mit den Prinzipien einer liberalen Gesellschaft vereinbaren? Darüber diskutiert eine hochrangige Runde im Wiener Burgtheater am Sonntag, den 13. Februar, unter der Leitung von "Der Standard"-Redakteur Eric Frey. Read more
Wo sind die Grenzen unserer Freiheit? Europa im Diskurs Sun, 13.02.2022, 11:00 Speakers: Wolfgang MerkelDorothee von Laer, Katharina Rogenhofer, Eric Frey, Veit Dengler Series: Panels and Discussions Die Corona-Pandemie stellt Politik und Gesellschaft in aller Welt vor die Frage, wie sehr individuelle Freiheiten im allgemeinen Interesse eingeschränkt werden dürfen. Die Impfpflicht verschärft diese Debatte noch weiter. Aber auch in der Klimakrise werden von Einzelnen oft schmerzhafte Einschnitte im persönlichen Lebensstil gefordert. Wie lässt sich das mit den Prinzipien einer liberalen Gesellschaft vereinbaren? Darüber diskutiert eine hochrangige Runde im Wiener Burgtheater am Sonntag, den 13. Februar, unter der Leitung von "Der Standard"-Redakteur Eric Frey. Read more
	Digitized Migrants	Mon, 07.02.2022, 09:00	Conferences and Workshops		Digitized Migrants Preparatory Meeting of the Europe-Asia Research Platform on Forced Migration Mon, 07.02.2022, 09:00 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops The two Global Compacts for protection of refugees and migrants have advocated the increased use of digital technologies to enhance the protection, welfare, and development of refugees and migrants. Read more
Digitized Migrants Preparatory Meeting of the Europe-Asia Research Platform on Forced Migration Mon, 07.02.2022, 09:00 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops The two Global Compacts for protection of refugees and migrants have advocated the increased use of digital technologies to enhance the protection, welfare, and development of refugees and migrants. Read more
	Radka Denemarková: Stunden aus Blei	Thu, 03.02.2022, 19:00	Lecture	Ludger HagedornRadka Denemarková	Radka Denemarková: Stunden aus Blei Präsentation der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe des Romans Thu, 03.02.2022, 19:00 Speakers: Ludger HagedornRadka Denemarková Series: Lecture Eine der erfolgreichsten und meistübersetzten tschechischen Autor*innen, Radka Denemarková, stellt in der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Literatur die deutschsprachige Ausgabe des Romans "Stunden aus Blei" vor. Dieser Roman, für den sie 2019 den tschechischen Magnesia Litera Preis in der Kategorie Buch des Jahres erhielt, erschien Anfang Jänner 2022 bei Hoffmann und Campe in der deutschen Übersetzung von Eva Profousová. Ludger Hagedorn (IWM) wird mit der Autorin ein Gespräch führen. Die Veranstaltung findet auf Deutsch statt. Read more
Radka Denemarková: Stunden aus Blei Präsentation der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe des Romans Thu, 03.02.2022, 19:00 Speakers: Ludger HagedornRadka Denemarková Series: Lecture Eine der erfolgreichsten und meistübersetzten tschechischen Autor*innen, Radka Denemarková, stellt in der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Literatur die deutschsprachige Ausgabe des Romans "Stunden aus Blei" vor. Dieser Roman, für den sie 2019 den tschechischen Magnesia Litera Preis in der Kategorie Buch des Jahres erhielt, erschien Anfang Jänner 2022 bei Hoffmann und Campe in der deutschen Übersetzung von Eva Profousová. Ludger Hagedorn (IWM) wird mit der Autorin ein Gespräch führen. Die Veranstaltung findet auf Deutsch statt. Read more
	Everybody is so much now for democracy…	Mon, 31.01.2022, 17:30	Exhibition		Everybody is so much now for democracy… IWM’s landmark 1990 conference "Central Europe on its Way to Democracy" Mon, 31.01.2022, 17:30 Speakers: Series: Exhibition In 1990, IWM organized the landmark conference Central Europe on the Way to Democracy, bringing together leading intellectuals and politicians from across Europe, North America and the Soviet Union to discuss Europe’s future prospects at a time of dramatic change. It was a remarkable event that drew great media attention and international visibility, organized in the premises of Vienna’s Palais Schwarzenberg. And it was a milestone in the history of IWM, crystallizing its mission of offering a space for discussions that transcend “any ideology, church, bureaucracy, or political party,” as founding rector Krzysztof Michalski put it in one of his interventions at the conference. As the first of several activities planned for the 40th anniversary of IWM in 2022, the Institute will feature an in-house exhibition on the many faces and facets of this conference. Throughout the three day-event in June and July 1990, Viennese photographer Renate Apostel took black-and-white photos of its prominent guests, capturing panel discussions as well as informal conversations. Some of her most remarkable portraits and atmospheric photographic observations will be on display along the staircases throughout the IWM building. All photos are handmade prints on baryte paper, developed from the original negatives by Viennese photo artist Andrej Kasik. Read more
Everybody is so much now for democracy… IWM’s landmark 1990 conference "Central Europe on its Way to Democracy" Mon, 31.01.2022, 17:30 Speakers: Series: Exhibition In 1990, IWM organized the landmark conference Central Europe on the Way to Democracy, bringing together leading intellectuals and politicians from across Europe, North America and the Soviet Union to discuss Europe’s future prospects at a time of dramatic change. It was a remarkable event that drew great media attention and international visibility, organized in the premises of Vienna’s Palais Schwarzenberg. And it was a milestone in the history of IWM, crystallizing its mission of offering a space for discussions that transcend “any ideology, church, bureaucracy, or political party,” as founding rector Krzysztof Michalski put it in one of his interventions at the conference. As the first of several activities planned for the 40th anniversary of IWM in 2022, the Institute will feature an in-house exhibition on the many faces and facets of this conference. Throughout the three day-event in June and July 1990, Viennese photographer Renate Apostel took black-and-white photos of its prominent guests, capturing panel discussions as well as informal conversations. Some of her most remarkable portraits and atmospheric photographic observations will be on display along the staircases throughout the IWM building. All photos are handmade prints on baryte paper, developed from the original negatives by Viennese photo artist Andrej Kasik. Read more
	The Crisis of Liberal Democracy Today. Is Meritocracy to Blame?	Mon, 31.01.2022, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Ruzha Smilova Ivan Krastev	The Crisis of Liberal Democracy Today. Is Meritocracy to Blame? Mon, 31.01.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Ruzha Smilova Ivan Krastev Series: Seminars and Colloquia The crisis of liberal democracy hardly makes the news today: so often has its imminent death been announced. Yet over the last 15 years organizations responsible for monitoring freedom and democracy in the world have reported a trend of globally declining quality of democracy. Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, the pace of this trend has accelerated. Different hypotheses for what went wrong have been advanced. Read more
The Crisis of Liberal Democracy Today. Is Meritocracy to Blame? Mon, 31.01.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Ruzha Smilova Ivan Krastev Series: Seminars and Colloquia The crisis of liberal democracy hardly makes the news today: so often has its imminent death been announced. Yet over the last 15 years organizations responsible for monitoring freedom and democracy in the world have reported a trend of globally declining quality of democracy. Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, the pace of this trend has accelerated. Different hypotheses for what went wrong have been advanced. Read more
	North Macedonia As A Test-Case For Europe’s Credibility	Wed, 26.01.2022, 11:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Vejvoda Ruzha Smilova Zoran NechevNikola Dimitrov	North Macedonia As A Test-Case For Europe’s Credibility Europe's Futures Panel Discussion Wed, 26.01.2022, 11:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Ruzha Smilova Zoran NechevNikola Dimitrov Series: Panels and Discussions North Macedonia - after the historic Prespa Agreement reached with Greece in June 2018 - has been blocked from moving forward on its EU accession path from October 2019 by France and since last year by Bulgaria. Albania's EU fate is coupled to that of North Macedonia. This issue has a broader significance for the EU enlargement policy as well as for the credibility of the EU as a peace project and for its declared geostrategic goals. Read more
North Macedonia As A Test-Case For Europe’s Credibility Europe's Futures Panel Discussion Wed, 26.01.2022, 11:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Ruzha Smilova Zoran NechevNikola Dimitrov Series: Panels and Discussions North Macedonia - after the historic Prespa Agreement reached with Greece in June 2018 - has been blocked from moving forward on its EU accession path from October 2019 by France and since last year by Bulgaria. Albania's EU fate is coupled to that of North Macedonia. This issue has a broader significance for the EU enlargement policy as well as for the credibility of the EU as a peace project and for its declared geostrategic goals. Read more
	Shifting Sands: The Lure of “Alignments a la Carte” and the True Meaning of “America is Back”	Tue, 25.01.2022, 18:00	Lecture	Soli Özel Ivan Krastev	Shifting Sands: The Lure of “Alignments a la Carte” and the True Meaning of “America is Back” Tue, 25.01.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Soli Özel Ivan Krastev Series: Lecture Because the Trump administration was such a harrowing experience for most European countries, for the EU itself and many others around the world the election of Joe Biden resulted in a deep sigh of relief. In power, Biden moved fast domestically and talked the good talk towards allies in various platforms. Yet, nearly ten months into his term Biden’s policies suggest a surprising degree of continuity with his immediate predecessor. He is also finally putting more substance into President Obama’s “pivot to Asia” strategy. In an age when the United States turns its attention and most of its resources to competing with China and containing Beijing’s ambition, what is Europe to do? In light of the American nonchalance about European allies, is the “strategic autonomy” championed by President Macron of France the way out? Should Europeans really choose between China and the US as Washington clearly wants them to? Would German disdain for claiming strategic leadership and the Europeans’ own complacency turn Europe into a geopolitical void? The new era in international relations is full of surprises and fluidity. Nimble political reflexes and strategic will are of utmost importance. Will the EU deploy them where it can and must? Read more
Shifting Sands: The Lure of “Alignments a la Carte” and the True Meaning of “America is Back” Tue, 25.01.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Soli Özel Ivan Krastev Series: Lecture Because the Trump administration was such a harrowing experience for most European countries, for the EU itself and many others around the world the election of Joe Biden resulted in a deep sigh of relief. In power, Biden moved fast domestically and talked the good talk towards allies in various platforms. Yet, nearly ten months into his term Biden’s policies suggest a surprising degree of continuity with his immediate predecessor. He is also finally putting more substance into President Obama’s “pivot to Asia” strategy. In an age when the United States turns its attention and most of its resources to competing with China and containing Beijing’s ambition, what is Europe to do? In light of the American nonchalance about European allies, is the “strategic autonomy” championed by President Macron of France the way out? Should Europeans really choose between China and the US as Washington clearly wants them to? Would German disdain for claiming strategic leadership and the Europeans’ own complacency turn Europe into a geopolitical void? The new era in international relations is full of surprises and fluidity. Nimble political reflexes and strategic will are of utmost importance. Will the EU deploy them where it can and must? Read more
	Governing through Contradictions.	Tue, 18.01.2022, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Ayşe Çağlar Ulrike Flader	Governing through Contradictions. Soft Authoritarianism and the Affective Management of the Opposition in Turkey Tue, 18.01.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Ayşe Çağlar Ulrike Flader Series: Seminars and Colloquia Turkey is currently governed by a regime which blurs the line between authoritarian and democratic rule. While some authors tend to interpret this state as a moment of transition towards full authoritarianism, this paper argues that we should rather understand the coevalness of democratic and non-democratic practices as a deliberate and “cunning” mode of government, which we call soft authoritarian. Read more
Governing through Contradictions. Soft Authoritarianism and the Affective Management of the Opposition in Turkey Tue, 18.01.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Ayşe Çağlar Ulrike Flader Series: Seminars and Colloquia Turkey is currently governed by a regime which blurs the line between authoritarian and democratic rule. While some authors tend to interpret this state as a moment of transition towards full authoritarianism, this paper argues that we should rather understand the coevalness of democratic and non-democratic practices as a deliberate and “cunning” mode of government, which we call soft authoritarian. Read more

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