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We are living in a time defined by rapid and profound transformation. But what impact is this sweeping change having on our psychological well-being, both individually and collectively?
📺 Rewatch Victor Blüml & @hzeavin.bsky.social as they examine our societies' mental health at the #VHF25:
📺 Rewatch Victor Blüml & @hzeavin.bsky.social as they examine our societies' mental health at the #VHF25:
VICTOR BLÜML & HANNA ZEAVIN - ON EDGE: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF AN UNSETTLED WORLD
VICTOR BLÜML & HANNA ZEAVIN IN CONVERSATION WITH LEONARD BENARDO
SONNTAG, 28.09.2025 / 18h30
AKADEMIE DER BILDENDEN KÜNSTE WIEN, AULA
Whether we view recent sociopolitical, technological,…
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February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
We are living in a time defined by rapid and profound transformation. But what impact is this sweeping change having on our psychological well-being, both individually and collectively?
📺 Rewatch Victor Blüml & @hzeavin.bsky.social as they examine our societies' mental health at the #VHF25:
📺 Rewatch Victor Blüml & @hzeavin.bsky.social as they examine our societies' mental health at the #VHF25:
A theorist of American authoritarianism—read the latest piece by IWM Digital Humanism Fellow James Rosenberg on Curtis Yarvin for Eurozine here:
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February 5, 2026 at 12:42 PM
A theorist of American authoritarianism—read the latest piece by IWM Digital Humanism Fellow James Rosenberg on Curtis Yarvin for Eurozine here:
📰 www.eurozine.com/a-theorist-o...
📰 www.eurozine.com/a-theorist-o...
Democracies worldwide face populism, attacks on truth, and tech-driven division. What to do?
👉 Join @verajourova.bsky.social, Amb. Jiří Šitler, Misha Glenny & Anna Durnova (@ifswien.bsky.social) at the CZ Embassy on 19 February for an evening charting paths forward: www.iwm.at/event/democr...
👉 Join @verajourova.bsky.social, Amb. Jiří Šitler, Misha Glenny & Anna Durnova (@ifswien.bsky.social) at the CZ Embassy on 19 February for an evening charting paths forward: www.iwm.at/event/democr...
February 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Democracies worldwide face populism, attacks on truth, and tech-driven division. What to do?
👉 Join @verajourova.bsky.social, Amb. Jiří Šitler, Misha Glenny & Anna Durnova (@ifswien.bsky.social) at the CZ Embassy on 19 February for an evening charting paths forward: www.iwm.at/event/democr...
👉 Join @verajourova.bsky.social, Amb. Jiří Šitler, Misha Glenny & Anna Durnova (@ifswien.bsky.social) at the CZ Embassy on 19 February for an evening charting paths forward: www.iwm.at/event/democr...
How do past revolutions live on institutionally and culturally: in political thought, state institutions, literary traditions, and popular culture?
💬 Join us next Thursday for a discussion co-hosted with UHGI, with Yaroslav Hrytsak and Nataliya Kibita, moderated by Taras Fedirko: buff.ly/GyllfDz
💬 Join us next Thursday for a discussion co-hosted with UHGI, with Yaroslav Hrytsak and Nataliya Kibita, moderated by Taras Fedirko: buff.ly/GyllfDz
February 3, 2026 at 12:09 PM
How do past revolutions live on institutionally and culturally: in political thought, state institutions, literary traditions, and popular culture?
💬 Join us next Thursday for a discussion co-hosted with UHGI, with Yaroslav Hrytsak and Nataliya Kibita, moderated by Taras Fedirko: buff.ly/GyllfDz
💬 Join us next Thursday for a discussion co-hosted with UHGI, with Yaroslav Hrytsak and Nataliya Kibita, moderated by Taras Fedirko: buff.ly/GyllfDz
This February, 8 visiting fellows join the IWM to explore questions around AI, history, identity, justice, and politics. Welcome, @manuelaboatca.bsky.social, Georgi Georgiev, Nigel Inkster, @verajourova.bsky.social, Sašo Ordanoski, Emilia Sieczka, Michael Stewart & Hanna Yankuta!
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👉 buff.ly/lubrs30
February 2, 2026 at 11:20 AM
This February, 8 visiting fellows join the IWM to explore questions around AI, history, identity, justice, and politics. Welcome, @manuelaboatca.bsky.social, Georgi Georgiev, Nigel Inkster, @verajourova.bsky.social, Sašo Ordanoski, Emilia Sieczka, Michael Stewart & Hanna Yankuta!
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👉 buff.ly/lubrs30
What does 'world order' really mean in a time when traditional international systems are failing? And could a truly planetary order focused on ecological survival and radically renewed global governance be the future we need?
🌏️ Find out in our next Monthly Lecture with Nils Gilman: buff.ly/l4TAWNG
🌏️ Find out in our next Monthly Lecture with Nils Gilman: buff.ly/l4TAWNG
January 28, 2026 at 1:05 PM
What does 'world order' really mean in a time when traditional international systems are failing? And could a truly planetary order focused on ecological survival and radically renewed global governance be the future we need?
🌏️ Find out in our next Monthly Lecture with Nils Gilman: buff.ly/l4TAWNG
🌏️ Find out in our next Monthly Lecture with Nils Gilman: buff.ly/l4TAWNG
The gig economy in developing countries sells immediate work and delivers dependencies. Are there tools for turning digital platforms into channels for genuine inclusive growth?
🗞️ In the latest IWMpost issue, Ivan Napoli takes a closer look at platform-based work in Africa: buff.ly/PIKVkBM
🗞️ In the latest IWMpost issue, Ivan Napoli takes a closer look at platform-based work in Africa: buff.ly/PIKVkBM
January 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM
The gig economy in developing countries sells immediate work and delivers dependencies. Are there tools for turning digital platforms into channels for genuine inclusive growth?
🗞️ In the latest IWMpost issue, Ivan Napoli takes a closer look at platform-based work in Africa: buff.ly/PIKVkBM
🗞️ In the latest IWMpost issue, Ivan Napoli takes a closer look at platform-based work in Africa: buff.ly/PIKVkBM
In last Sunday's edition of our Debating Europe series, four leading experts on the politics of digitalization discussed the rise of the Tech Bros and their quest for power and influence.
👉 You can rewatch the debate here: buff.ly/3hVAnPl
In coop. w/ BURG, @erstestiftung.org, and @derstandard.at
👉 You can rewatch the debate here: buff.ly/3hVAnPl
In coop. w/ BURG, @erstestiftung.org, and @derstandard.at
What Do the Tech Bros Really Want: Money, Power, or Total Information Awareness?
Debating Europe
What Do the Tech Bros Really Want: Money, Power, or Total Information Awareness?
18 January 2026, 11:00 CET
Burgtheater Vienna
At Donald Trump’s second inauguration as president,…
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January 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
In last Sunday's edition of our Debating Europe series, four leading experts on the politics of digitalization discussed the rise of the Tech Bros and their quest for power and influence.
👉 You can rewatch the debate here: buff.ly/3hVAnPl
In coop. w/ BURG, @erstestiftung.org, and @derstandard.at
👉 You can rewatch the debate here: buff.ly/3hVAnPl
In coop. w/ BURG, @erstestiftung.org, and @derstandard.at
The IWM is pleased to announce the inauguration of the Karel Schwarzenberg Fellowship, established in memory of the eminent Czech-Austrian statesman, and proudly welcomes @verajourova.bsky.social (formerly VP @ec.europa.eu, now @unikarlova.cuni.cz) as the inaugural fellow.
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➡️ buff.ly/KFJBVk2
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The IWM is pleased to announce the inauguration of the Karel Schwarzenberg Fellowship, established in memory of the eminent Czech-Austrian statesman, and proudly welcomes @verajourova.bsky.social (formerly VP @ec.europa.eu, now @unikarlova.cuni.cz) as the inaugural fellow.
➡️ buff.ly/KFJBVk2
➡️ buff.ly/KFJBVk2
The rules-based global order is breaking down, and it will not simply return, argues IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev in yesterday's ORF Eco Spezial episode about the economic effects of Donald Trump's presidency.
📺 Watch the full interview with @michaelmhofer.bsky.social here:
📺 Watch the full interview with @michaelmhofer.bsky.social here:
The World Won’t Go Back: Why Europe Is Losing Power | Ivan Krastev Full Interview | ECO 20.01.2026
The rules-based global order is breaking down – and it will not simply return. In an interview with ORF journalist Michael Mayrhofer, political scientist Ivan Krastev explains why Donald Trump is not…
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January 21, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The rules-based global order is breaking down, and it will not simply return, argues IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev in yesterday's ORF Eco Spezial episode about the economic effects of Donald Trump's presidency.
📺 Watch the full interview with @michaelmhofer.bsky.social here:
📺 Watch the full interview with @michaelmhofer.bsky.social here:
Join us for our upcoming Europe’s Futures event with Yongle Zhang (@pku1898.bsky.social) and Ivan Krastev on 30 January to find out what European and Chinese order-building traditions mean for the future trajectories of these civilizations in the age of AI.
🤝 @erstestiftung.org
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🤝 @erstestiftung.org
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January 21, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Join us for our upcoming Europe’s Futures event with Yongle Zhang (@pku1898.bsky.social) and Ivan Krastev on 30 January to find out what European and Chinese order-building traditions mean for the future trajectories of these civilizations in the age of AI.
🤝 @erstestiftung.org
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🤝 @erstestiftung.org
👉 buff.ly/yirIx3n
Across the continent, racialized thinkers have been reclaiming intellectual space. From the Négritude movement to the Romnja Feminist Library, their projects have redefined what counts as knowledge and who can produce it.
📰 Read more in our latest IWMpost issue: buff.ly/paKNfum
📰 Read more in our latest IWMpost issue: buff.ly/paKNfum
January 20, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Across the continent, racialized thinkers have been reclaiming intellectual space. From the Négritude movement to the Romnja Feminist Library, their projects have redefined what counts as knowledge and who can produce it.
📰 Read more in our latest IWMpost issue: buff.ly/paKNfum
📰 Read more in our latest IWMpost issue: buff.ly/paKNfum
We have reached 1,000 followers! 🎊
Since we joined Bluesky a little over a year ago, our account has grown considerably. We want to take a moment to thank our community for following along, sharing, and engaging with the IWM's ideas. Here's to what lies ahead!
Since we joined Bluesky a little over a year ago, our account has grown considerably. We want to take a moment to thank our community for following along, sharing, and engaging with the IWM's ideas. Here's to what lies ahead!
January 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
We have reached 1,000 followers! 🎊
Since we joined Bluesky a little over a year ago, our account has grown considerably. We want to take a moment to thank our community for following along, sharing, and engaging with the IWM's ideas. Here's to what lies ahead!
Since we joined Bluesky a little over a year ago, our account has grown considerably. We want to take a moment to thank our community for following along, sharing, and engaging with the IWM's ideas. Here's to what lies ahead!
📣 Call for Applications — IWM Rector
The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna invites distinguished candidates to apply for the position of Rector. This is a unique opportunity to head one of the world’s leading research institutes in the humanities and social sciences.
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The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna invites distinguished candidates to apply for the position of Rector. This is a unique opportunity to head one of the world’s leading research institutes in the humanities and social sciences.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
📣 Call for Applications — IWM Rector
The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna invites distinguished candidates to apply for the position of Rector. This is a unique opportunity to head one of the world’s leading research institutes in the humanities and social sciences.
➡️ buff.ly/PVIrCiX
The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna invites distinguished candidates to apply for the position of Rector. This is a unique opportunity to head one of the world’s leading research institutes in the humanities and social sciences.
➡️ buff.ly/PVIrCiX
Karl Mannheim identified generalized suspicion as the source of the intellectual and political crisis of his time. Today, a similar crisis of trust seems to threaten our societies.
🗞️ Read more from Guest of the Institute Yannis Ktenas in the latest IWMpost issue: www.iwm.at/publication/...
🗞️ Read more from Guest of the Institute Yannis Ktenas in the latest IWMpost issue: www.iwm.at/publication/...
January 14, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Karl Mannheim identified generalized suspicion as the source of the intellectual and political crisis of his time. Today, a similar crisis of trust seems to threaten our societies.
🗞️ Read more from Guest of the Institute Yannis Ktenas in the latest IWMpost issue: www.iwm.at/publication/...
🗞️ Read more from Guest of the Institute Yannis Ktenas in the latest IWMpost issue: www.iwm.at/publication/...
How do citizenship policies, border regimes, and immigrant labor economies produce statelessness today? Why do these different “sites of statelessness” matter? And which histories and repertoires do they evoke?
📚 Join our book presentation next Tuesday evening: www.iwm.at/event/sites-...
📚 Join our book presentation next Tuesday evening: www.iwm.at/event/sites-...
January 13, 2026 at 9:45 AM
How do citizenship policies, border regimes, and immigrant labor economies produce statelessness today? Why do these different “sites of statelessness” matter? And which histories and repertoires do they evoke?
📚 Join our book presentation next Tuesday evening: www.iwm.at/event/sites-...
📚 Join our book presentation next Tuesday evening: www.iwm.at/event/sites-...
Der US-Militäreinsatz in Venezuela erinnert an mehrere Präzedenzfälle und ist ein Warnsignal für den autoritären Abwärtstrend in den USA – IWM Permanent Fellow @timothysnyder.bsky.social auf @derstandard.at (via @projectsyndicate.bsky.social): www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Trumps "Militäroperation" beschleunigt den autoritären Abwärtstrend
Die Entführung von Nicolás Maduro ist ein Signal: Der „Krieg gegen Drogen” des US-Präsidenten könnte zur Schaffung eines umfassenderen inneren Sicherheitsapparats genutzt werden. Die…
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January 12, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Der US-Militäreinsatz in Venezuela erinnert an mehrere Präzedenzfälle und ist ein Warnsignal für den autoritären Abwärtstrend in den USA – IWM Permanent Fellow @timothysnyder.bsky.social auf @derstandard.at (via @projectsyndicate.bsky.social): www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Wie steht es um China in der Ära Trump und wie könnte der US-amerikanisch-chinesische Tech-Krieg verlaufen? Diese und viele Fragen mehr erörtern SZ-Korrespondent Kai Strittmatter und @raimundloew.bsky.social vom @falter.at in einem unserer beliebtesten Videos der Woche: youtu.be/Yog1VKExJfc?...
KAI STRITTMATTER - CHINA: ZUKUNFT DER WELTPOLITIK?
KAI STRITTMATTER IM GESPRÄCH MIT RAIMUND LÖW
SAMSTAG / SATURDAY, 27.09.2025 / 17h00
AKADEMIE DER BILDENDEN KÜNSTE WIEN, SITZUNGSSAAL
Xi Jinping hat als unangefochtener Führer der Kommunistischen…
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January 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Wie steht es um China in der Ära Trump und wie könnte der US-amerikanisch-chinesische Tech-Krieg verlaufen? Diese und viele Fragen mehr erörtern SZ-Korrespondent Kai Strittmatter und @raimundloew.bsky.social vom @falter.at in einem unserer beliebtesten Videos der Woche: youtu.be/Yog1VKExJfc?...
📣 Call for applications: Józef Tischner Fellowship 2026-27
In honor of its founding president, the IWM awards four-month junior visiting fellowships to early-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences who are Polish citizens or reside in Poland
➡️ More info & to apply: buff.ly/ux32YbU
In honor of its founding president, the IWM awards four-month junior visiting fellowships to early-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences who are Polish citizens or reside in Poland
➡️ More info & to apply: buff.ly/ux32YbU
January 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
📣 Call for applications: Józef Tischner Fellowship 2026-27
In honor of its founding president, the IWM awards four-month junior visiting fellowships to early-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences who are Polish citizens or reside in Poland
➡️ More info & to apply: buff.ly/ux32YbU
In honor of its founding president, the IWM awards four-month junior visiting fellowships to early-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences who are Polish citizens or reside in Poland
➡️ More info & to apply: buff.ly/ux32YbU
On 18 January, the next edition of our Debating Europe series will examine the rise of the tech bros and Silicon Valley's influence on US politics and beyond. Our first panelist is @marietjeschaake.bsky.social.
🎫 Tickets & more info: buff.ly/Y3EsneY
🤝 BURG, @erstestiftung.org, @derstandard.at
🎫 Tickets & more info: buff.ly/Y3EsneY
🤝 BURG, @erstestiftung.org, @derstandard.at
January 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
On 18 January, the next edition of our Debating Europe series will examine the rise of the tech bros and Silicon Valley's influence on US politics and beyond. Our first panelist is @marietjeschaake.bsky.social.
🎫 Tickets & more info: buff.ly/Y3EsneY
🤝 BURG, @erstestiftung.org, @derstandard.at
🎫 Tickets & more info: buff.ly/Y3EsneY
🤝 BURG, @erstestiftung.org, @derstandard.at
📣 Call for applications: Jerzy Giedroyc Fellowship 2026-27
Do you work on relations between Poland and Ukraine, Lithuania, or Belarus? Does your research touch on the legacy of Jerzy Giedroyc and/or Kultura? Apply by 10 February for a four-month stay at the IWM: www.iwm.at/program/jerz...
Do you work on relations between Poland and Ukraine, Lithuania, or Belarus? Does your research touch on the legacy of Jerzy Giedroyc and/or Kultura? Apply by 10 February for a four-month stay at the IWM: www.iwm.at/program/jerz...
January 8, 2026 at 11:17 AM
📣 Call for applications: Jerzy Giedroyc Fellowship 2026-27
Do you work on relations between Poland and Ukraine, Lithuania, or Belarus? Does your research touch on the legacy of Jerzy Giedroyc and/or Kultura? Apply by 10 February for a four-month stay at the IWM: www.iwm.at/program/jerz...
Do you work on relations between Poland and Ukraine, Lithuania, or Belarus? Does your research touch on the legacy of Jerzy Giedroyc and/or Kultura? Apply by 10 February for a four-month stay at the IWM: www.iwm.at/program/jerz...
We kick off 2026 by welcoming six new visiting fellows to the Institute. In the coming months, they will work on topics ranging from planetary realism to non-figurative art and European economic (dis)unity.
👉 Learn more about their projects here: www.iwm.at/news/the-iwm...
👉 Learn more about their projects here: www.iwm.at/news/the-iwm...
January 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
We kick off 2026 by welcoming six new visiting fellows to the Institute. In the coming months, they will work on topics ranging from planetary realism to non-figurative art and European economic (dis)unity.
👉 Learn more about their projects here: www.iwm.at/news/the-iwm...
👉 Learn more about their projects here: www.iwm.at/news/the-iwm...
Anlässlich des 70. Geburtstags von Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier diskutiert IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev heute beim Symposium „Demokratie als Auftrag“ mit Historiker Norbert Frei darüber, wie Demokratie verteidigt werden kann.
📺 Live ab 18 Uhr: www.youtube.com/live/U6rNDGC...
📺 Live ab 18 Uhr: www.youtube.com/live/U6rNDGC...
Symposium "Demokratie als Auftrag"
Symposium zum 70. Geburtstag von Bundespräsident Frank-Walter SteinmeierMit einer Festrede von Jens Stoltenberg (Finanzminister des Königreichs Norwegen und ...
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January 7, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Anlässlich des 70. Geburtstags von Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier diskutiert IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev heute beim Symposium „Demokratie als Auftrag“ mit Historiker Norbert Frei darüber, wie Demokratie verteidigt werden kann.
📺 Live ab 18 Uhr: www.youtube.com/live/U6rNDGC...
📺 Live ab 18 Uhr: www.youtube.com/live/U6rNDGC...
In two weeks, join us for the next edition of Debating Europe on the Tech Bros and their quest for money, power, and political influence. A cooperation of BURG, @erstestiftung.org, @iwm.at, and @derstandard.at.
👉 More information & tickets: www.iwm.at/event/what-d...
👉 More information & tickets: www.iwm.at/event/what-d...
January 5, 2026 at 9:02 AM
In two weeks, join us for the next edition of Debating Europe on the Tech Bros and their quest for money, power, and political influence. A cooperation of BURG, @erstestiftung.org, @iwm.at, and @derstandard.at.
👉 More information & tickets: www.iwm.at/event/what-d...
👉 More information & tickets: www.iwm.at/event/what-d...
How does Spain reckon with a dictatorship that was never fully confronted? In one of our most popular videos this week, historian Julián Casanova speaks with Judit Carrera about Franco’s legacy and why Spain still struggles to face this traumatic past.
📺 Rewatch their #VHF25 talk:
📺 Rewatch their #VHF25 talk:
JULIÁN CASANOVA - FRANCO, A 20TH CENTURY DICTATOR
JULIÁN CASANOVA IN CONVERSATION WITH JUDIT CARRERA
SONNTAG / SUNDAY, 28.09.2025 / 11h00
AKADEMIE DER BILDENDEN KÜNSTE WIEN, AULA
No single individual conditioned the contemporary history of Spain…
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January 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
How does Spain reckon with a dictatorship that was never fully confronted? In one of our most popular videos this week, historian Julián Casanova speaks with Judit Carrera about Franco’s legacy and why Spain still struggles to face this traumatic past.
📺 Rewatch their #VHF25 talk:
📺 Rewatch their #VHF25 talk: