Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Autumn Fellows' Conference 2023	Wed, 29.11.2023, 09:00	Conferences and Workshops	Anastasiia Omelianiuk Börries Kuzmany George Metakides Hana Kopecka Jan Farfal Jan Musil Johana Wyss Kinga Siewior Liz Calhoun Ludger Hagedorn Mikhail Minakov Misha Glenny Natalia Volvach Olesya Yaremchuk Slobodan Markovich Stanisław Boridczenko Stefan Voicu Ayşe ÇağlarBrigitta Busch, Anna Dobrosovestnova	Autumn Fellows' Conference 2023 Wed, 29.11.2023, 09:00 Speakers: Anastasiia Omelianiuk Börries Kuzmany George Metakides Hana Kopecka Jan Farfal Jan Musil Johana Wyss Kinga Siewior Liz Calhoun Ludger Hagedorn Mikhail Minakov Misha Glenny Natalia Volvach Olesya Yaremchuk Slobodan Markovich Stanisław Boridczenko Stefan Voicu Ayşe ÇağlarBrigitta Busch, Anna Dobrosovestnova 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
Autumn Fellows' Conference 2023 Wed, 29.11.2023, 09:00 Speakers: Anastasiia Omelianiuk Börries Kuzmany George Metakides Hana Kopecka Jan Farfal Jan Musil Johana Wyss Kinga Siewior Liz Calhoun Ludger Hagedorn Mikhail Minakov Misha Glenny Natalia Volvach Olesya Yaremchuk Slobodan Markovich Stanisław Boridczenko Stefan Voicu Ayşe ÇağlarBrigitta Busch, Anna Dobrosovestnova 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
	Decolonizing Slavic Studies	Tue, 28.11.2023, 16:00	Lecture	Daryna KorkachEwa Thompson	Decolonizing Slavic Studies Tue, 28.11.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Daryna KorkachEwa Thompson Series: Lecture Ewa Thompson´s lecture dealt with the insights first articulated in that book: why Russian colonialism has not been noticed until recently, how the teaching of Russian literature and history in the West has been influenced by colonialist distortions present in Russian literature, and the role of Western universities and research centres in promoting a colonialist version of Russian history. Read more
Decolonizing Slavic Studies Tue, 28.11.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Daryna KorkachEwa Thompson Series: Lecture Ewa Thompson´s lecture dealt with the insights first articulated in that book: why Russian colonialism has not been noticed until recently, how the teaching of Russian literature and history in the West has been influenced by colonialist distortions present in Russian literature, and the role of Western universities and research centres in promoting a colonialist version of Russian history. Read more
	Deserved. Economic Memories After the Fall of the Iron Curtain	Mon, 27.11.2023, 18:00	Other	Misha Glenny Philipp TherTill Hilmar, Dorit Geva, Anna Durnová, Anna-Marie Kroupová	Deserved. Economic Memories After the Fall of the Iron Curtain Book Presentation and Discussion Mon, 27.11.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Philipp TherTill Hilmar, Dorit Geva, Anna Durnová, Anna-Marie Kroupová Series: Other After the fall of the Iron Curtain, people across the former socialist world saw their lives transformed. In just a few years, labor markets were completely disrupted, and the meanings attached to work were drastically altered. How did people who found themselves living under state socialism one day and capitalist democracy the next adjust to the changing social order and its new system of values? Read more
Deserved. Economic Memories After the Fall of the Iron Curtain Book Presentation and Discussion Mon, 27.11.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Philipp TherTill Hilmar, Dorit Geva, Anna Durnová, Anna-Marie Kroupová Series: Other After the fall of the Iron Curtain, people across the former socialist world saw their lives transformed. In just a few years, labor markets were completely disrupted, and the meanings attached to work were drastically altered. How did people who found themselves living under state socialism one day and capitalist democracy the next adjust to the changing social order and its new system of values? Read more
	Migration – Rechtspopulismus – Autoritarismus	Thu, 23.11.2023, 18:00 - Fri, 24.11.2023, 17:30	Conferences and Workshops	Misha GlennyFrank Wolff, Hannes Swoboda, Jannis Panagiotidis	Migration – Rechtspopulismus – Autoritarismus Herausforderungen für die offene Gesellschaft Thu, 23.11.2023, 18:00 - Fri, 24.11.2023, 17:30 Speakers: Misha GlennyFrank Wolff, Hannes Swoboda, Jannis Panagiotidis Series: Conferences and Workshops In dieser Tagung wollten wir uns in Vorträgen und einer Podiumsdiskussion den verschiedenen Facetten des Nexus von Migration und Autoritarismus annähern – verbunden mit der Frage, inwieweit die Gestaltung der Migrationspolitik, im Spannungsfeld zwischen offener Gesellschaft und autoritären Tendenzen, den Charakter einer Gesellschaft beeinflusst. Read more
Migration – Rechtspopulismus – Autoritarismus Herausforderungen für die offene Gesellschaft Thu, 23.11.2023, 18:00 - Fri, 24.11.2023, 17:30 Speakers: Misha GlennyFrank Wolff, Hannes Swoboda, Jannis Panagiotidis Series: Conferences and Workshops In dieser Tagung wollten wir uns in Vorträgen und einer Podiumsdiskussion den verschiedenen Facetten des Nexus von Migration und Autoritarismus annähern – verbunden mit der Frage, inwieweit die Gestaltung der Migrationspolitik, im Spannungsfeld zwischen offener Gesellschaft und autoritären Tendenzen, den Charakter einer Gesellschaft beeinflusst. Read more
	The Global South and the Future of World Order	Wed, 22.11.2023, 19:00	Lecture	Philipp BlomOliver Stuenkel	The Global South and the Future of World Order Philipp Blom in Conversation With Oliver Stuenkel Wed, 22.11.2023, 19:00 Speakers: Philipp BlomOliver Stuenkel Series: Lecture The discussion series Dialogues for Tomorrow critically examines the present from multiple perspectives in order to create a better understanding of tomorrow. Together with the Bruno Kreisky Forum and the IWM, the University of Applied Arts Vienna hosts experts from different disciplines to discuss future challenges. Read more
The Global South and the Future of World Order Philipp Blom in Conversation With Oliver Stuenkel Wed, 22.11.2023, 19:00 Speakers: Philipp BlomOliver Stuenkel Series: Lecture The discussion series Dialogues for Tomorrow critically examines the present from multiple perspectives in order to create a better understanding of tomorrow. Together with the Bruno Kreisky Forum and the IWM, the University of Applied Arts Vienna hosts experts from different disciplines to discuss future challenges. Read more
	Democratic and Autocratic Outcomes of the Post-Soviet Political Development (1991–2022)	Tue, 21.11.2023, 18:00	Lecture	Mikhail Minakov Misha Glenny	Democratic and Autocratic Outcomes of the Post-Soviet Political Development (1991–2022) Tue, 21.11.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Mikhail Minakov Misha Glenny Series: Lecture Mikhail Minakov compared the outcomes of post-Soviet political development across four country cases: Estonia (a stable democracy with strong Western influence), Russia (a short-lived democracy turned aggressive autocracy with competing external influences), Ukraine (an unstable democracy with competing external influences), and Uzbekistan (a stable autocracy with a minimum of external influences). Read more
Democratic and Autocratic Outcomes of the Post-Soviet Political Development (1991–2022) Tue, 21.11.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Mikhail Minakov Misha Glenny Series: Lecture Mikhail Minakov compared the outcomes of post-Soviet political development across four country cases: Estonia (a stable democracy with strong Western influence), Russia (a short-lived democracy turned aggressive autocracy with competing external influences), Ukraine (an unstable democracy with competing external influences), and Uzbekistan (a stable autocracy with a minimum of external influences). Read more
	Russia’s and China’s Presence in the Western Balkans: Perceptions vs Realities	Mon, 20.11.2023, 09:00	Panels and Discussions	Dimitar Bechev Ivan Vejvoda Valbona ZeneliSaša Mirković, Milica Uvalić, Mirjana Tomić, Daniela Kraus	Russia’s and China’s Presence in the Western Balkans: Perceptions vs Realities Focus on Serbia and Kosovo Mon, 20.11.2023, 09:00 Speakers: Dimitar Bechev Ivan Vejvoda Valbona ZeneliSaša Mirković, Milica Uvalić, Mirjana Tomić, Daniela Kraus Series: Panels and Discussions A panel discussion on "Russia’s and China’s Presence in the Western Balkans" as part of the event series "European Contexts". Read more
Russia’s and China’s Presence in the Western Balkans: Perceptions vs Realities Focus on Serbia and Kosovo Mon, 20.11.2023, 09:00 Speakers: Dimitar Bechev Ivan Vejvoda Valbona ZeneliSaša Mirković, Milica Uvalić, Mirjana Tomić, Daniela Kraus Series: Panels and Discussions A panel discussion on "Russia’s and China’s Presence in the Western Balkans" as part of the event series "European Contexts". Read more
	Passion for Ukraine	Sun, 19.11.2023, 11:00	Visual and Performing Arts	Lena Belkina, Oleksandra Saienko, Leah Batstone, Helmut Jasbar	Passion for Ukraine Charity Concert with Lena Belkina Sun, 19.11.2023, 11:00 Speakers: Lena Belkina, Oleksandra Saienko, Leah Batstone, Helmut Jasbar Series: Visual and Performing Arts Matinee with a concert by Lena Belkina and a panel discussion with musicologist Leah Batstone. The matinee was organized in cooperation with the Ehrbar Saal in Vienna. Read more
Passion for Ukraine Charity Concert with Lena Belkina Sun, 19.11.2023, 11:00 Speakers: Lena Belkina, Oleksandra Saienko, Leah Batstone, Helmut Jasbar Series: Visual and Performing Arts Matinee with a concert by Lena Belkina and a panel discussion with musicologist Leah Batstone. The matinee was organized in cooperation with the Ehrbar Saal in Vienna. Read more
	Can Machines Save the World?	Thu, 16.11.2023, 09:00 - Fri, 17.11.2023, 19:00	Conferences and Workshops	Allison Stanger Edward Lee George Metakides Hannes Werthner Helga Nowotny Ludger HagedornAnita Eichinger, Erich Prem, Ivona Brandic, Felix Creutzig, Stavros Makris, Cristiano Codagnone, Thomas Bugnyar, Thomas Haigh, Joseph Sifakis, Julia Neidhardt, Gerti Kappel, Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Michael Wiesmüller, Stefan Woltran	Can Machines Save the World? The Digital Humanism Fellowship Conference Thu, 16.11.2023, 09:00 - Fri, 17.11.2023, 19:00 Speakers: Allison Stanger Edward Lee George Metakides Hannes Werthner Helga Nowotny Ludger HagedornAnita Eichinger, Erich Prem, Ivona Brandic, Felix Creutzig, Stavros Makris, Cristiano Codagnone, Thomas Bugnyar, Thomas Haigh, Joseph Sifakis, Julia Neidhardt, Gerti Kappel, Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Michael Wiesmüller, Stefan Woltran Series: Conferences and Workshops When it comes to the impact of machines, robots, and Artificial Intelligence, commentators easily adopt a doom-and-gloom perspective. This conference asked, rather provocatively, Can Machines Save the World? Read more
Can Machines Save the World? The Digital Humanism Fellowship Conference Thu, 16.11.2023, 09:00 - Fri, 17.11.2023, 19:00 Speakers: Allison Stanger Edward Lee George Metakides Hannes Werthner Helga Nowotny Ludger HagedornAnita Eichinger, Erich Prem, Ivona Brandic, Felix Creutzig, Stavros Makris, Cristiano Codagnone, Thomas Bugnyar, Thomas Haigh, Joseph Sifakis, Julia Neidhardt, Gerti Kappel, Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Michael Wiesmüller, Stefan Woltran Series: Conferences and Workshops When it comes to the impact of machines, robots, and Artificial Intelligence, commentators easily adopt a doom-and-gloom perspective. This conference asked, rather provocatively, Can Machines Save the World? Read more
	What Did Russia Build Within—the Digital Gulag or the Cyberpunk?	Mon, 13.11.2023, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Andrei Zakharov Clemena Antonova Kirill Rogov	What Did Russia Build Within—the Digital Gulag or the Cyberpunk? Mon, 13.11.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Andrei Zakharov Clemena Antonova Kirill Rogov Series: Seminars and Colloquia After the full-scale invasion the Kremlin is pushing Russia closer to the digital Gulag, where the state controls every part of a human's life. But the cyberpunk, where the state has no monopoly access to digital data, nor any control over citizens sharing it, still dominates. How can this happen? How does the digital Gulag help the Kremlin to control society, and how does cyberpunk help those who still try to oppose Putin? Will Russia become a fully fledged digital Gulag state amd if so, when? Read more
What Did Russia Build Within—the Digital Gulag or the Cyberpunk? Mon, 13.11.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Andrei Zakharov Clemena Antonova Kirill Rogov Series: Seminars and Colloquia After the full-scale invasion the Kremlin is pushing Russia closer to the digital Gulag, where the state controls every part of a human's life. But the cyberpunk, where the state has no monopoly access to digital data, nor any control over citizens sharing it, still dominates. How can this happen? How does the digital Gulag help the Kremlin to control society, and how does cyberpunk help those who still try to oppose Putin? Will Russia become a fully fledged digital Gulag state amd if so, when? Read more

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