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Bringing together leading thinkers to reflect on the state and future of liberalism and democracy. Partnership of @IWM_Vienna & @erstefoundation.
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Joined September 2019
🗣️ On 12 November, the IWM hosted its annual Autumn Fellows’ Conference, a day of intellectual exchange among early-career researchers and established scholars. It explored themes like prospects in digital humanism, critique in times of crisis, and the human face of political
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Wir freuen uns, @SchurzMartin als Redner der kommenden Monthly Lecture zu begrüßen! Basierend auf sozialpsychologischen Ansätzen und Überlegungen Sigmund Freuds spürt der Ökonom und Psychotherapeut dem Zusammenhang zwischen Vermögenskonzentration, Endlichkeit und
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🗨️ ‘The past is never dead. It’s not even past.’ In an engrossing conversation, IWM Rector @MishaGlenny and historian @glgerstle discuss racial nationalism, the American Civil War, and the US Constitution. 👉 Read a transcript of their talk from this year's Vienna Humanities
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Wie steht es um Europas Verteidigungspolitik? Darüber diskutiert in der nächsten Ausgabe von ‚Europa im Diskurs‘ am kommenden Sonntag unter anderem die Strategieberaterin und Publizistin Petra Erler.‘ 👉 Tickets können über die Website des Burgtheaters erworben werden:
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Am 9. November geht Europa im Diskurs in die nächste Runde! Über Österreichs und Europas Verteidigungspolitik sowie Möglichkeiten der Friedenssicherung diskutieren Petra Erler, Markus Reisner und Ursula Plassnik, moderiert von Petra Stuiber. In Kooperation mit @burgtheater,
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📣 We are proud to announce a new cohort of @EuropesFutures fellows! The liberal order is in crisis, and #Europe stands at its fault line. Building on the program's legacy, the 2025/26 fellows will explore how #liberalism might be rethought and renewed amid today's illiberal
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America first oder unwahrscheinlicher Friedensstifter? 🎙️IWM-Rektor @MishaGlenny war bei @RaimundLoew zu Gast, um über Donald Trumps Außenpolitik zu diskutieren: https://t.co/4JYK296Ri3
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Der US-Präsident erhielt viel Lob und Dank für seinen Gaza-Friedensplan – aber hält der Deal, was er verspricht? - Folge #1496
Es diskutieren mit Raimund Löw die Außenpolitikexpert:innen Misha Glenny (@IWM_Vienna), @RobTreichler (Profil), @IngridGashi (Kurier) und Eric Frey (Standard). https://t.co/XS0b5El8sI
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The recording of yesterday's first lecture is now available online! ➡️
What if, instead of asking what gender identity is, we asked what the category “gender identity” does—and how it shapes people, policies, and discourses? Find out in the first Lecture in Human Sciences with @wrbucla next Tuesday, in cooperation with @univienna. 👉
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The EU was complicit in the war in Gaza. Trump’s plan can’t be an excuse to dodge responsibility now. My piece @guardian
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Tiptoeing around Israel has cost Europe its credibility. It must exert meaningful pressure to ensure the horrors we have seen never happen again, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
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A few seats are left for tomorrow's first Lecture in Human Sciences! Join us at the University of Vienna's Sky Lounge at 18:30👇
What if, instead of asking what gender identity is, we asked what the category “gender identity” does—and how it shapes people, policies, and discourses? Find out in the first Lecture in Human Sciences with @wrbucla next Tuesday, in cooperation with @univienna. 👉
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🌍 As the IWM–@UWMadison conference on Europe’s scramble for critical raw materials wraps up today, we want to thank all participating experts from across the globe, who have explored how to secure sustainable, resilient supply chains amid geopolitical uncertainty, broaching
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We have some spots left for tonight's lecture! Join Marta Bucholc and Ludger Hagedorn at our library this evening👇
Join us for our upcoming lecture with Marta Bucholc! In her talk, the sociologist examines how nationalism in post-transitional societies reshapes debates on family, sexuality, and reproduction—often restricting rights once seen as part of democratic progress. ➡️
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We mourn the loss of Claus Offe, a luminous scholar, generous friend, and cherished member of the IWM community: https://t.co/zlayGES9Eu
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Our colleague @IVejvoda reflects in this blog post on today’s rise of authoritarianism, drawing on his experience in former Yugoslavia and reminding us: only by knowing history can we avoid repeating it. 👉 https://t.co/ctxUYStVDa
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History is filled with dark times and with the struggles for freedom against tyranny. The struggle for freedom and rights never abates. The right of people to define their own destiny and live in...
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Desinformation gefährdet die Demokratie – doch auch ein vermeintlich fehlerfreier Informationsraum macht sie nicht automatisch wehrhafter. Welche Erwartungen muss politische Kommunikation heute erfüllen? Im Gespräch mit Frederik Studemann, Literary Editor der @FT, erörtert
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🗣️ Gerät freie Meinung zunehmend unter Druck? Auf dem #VHF25 diskutieren Politologe @Yascha_Mounk und Falter-Journalistin @tessaszy, wie die gegenwärtige Debattenlandschaft droht, zwischen „woke“ und „anti-woke“ zerrieben zu werden. 👉 https://t.co/We0DauIqfb
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Why are illiberal & far-right movements gaining ground in Europe & the U.S.? In one of this week's most popular YouTube videos, Marlène Laruelle goes beyond politics & populism to uncover the deeper cultural shifts fueling this rise. 🎥 Rewatch her lecture here:
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⚔️ Der Deutsche Bauernkrieg von 1525 war kein bloßer Nebenschauplatz der Reformation. Im Eröffnungsvortrag des diesjährigen #VHF beleuchtet Historikerin Lyndal Roper (@UniofOxford) die wahre Tragweite dieses Aufstands, gefolgt von einem Gespräch mit IWM-Rektor @MishaGlenny. ➡️
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Moldova’s Twin Battles: Russia from Abroad, Proxies and Fragmentation at Home | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace @OanaPope @EuropesFutures
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Moldova’s upcoming parliamentary election will mark the next face-off between Brussels and Moscow in the EU’s neighborhood. If Chișinău holds the pro-EU line, it will show that even a small democracy...
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