Events
NOVEMBER
Thursday
6 PM
12 November 2026
History, Education and Science
Exhibition opening: HIER KREISKY!
with Rudolf Scholten, Gerhard Zeiler, Maria Mesner, Eva Menasse
Bruno Kreisky Special
Registration
Wednesday
7 PM
18 November 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
THE (UNSEEN) POWER OF THE COMMONS IN REINVENTING DEMOCRACY
with Hendrik Wagenaar, Sonia Bussu and David Bollier
Panel discussion
Registration
Thursday
7 PM
19 November 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
ISRAELI-ARAB RELATIONS: THE IMPACT OF THE ISRAELI Knesset AND THE US MID-TERM ELECTIONS
Gudrun Harrer in conversation with Anna Jacobs, Daniel Levy, Omar H. Rahman
ONLINE
Registration
Tuesday
7 PM
24 November 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
THE AMERICAN WAKE-UP CALL
Private: Helfried Carl in conversation with Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook
Panel discussion
Registration
Tuesday
7 PM
24 November 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
A warning from Afghanistan for every woman
Solmaz Khorsand in conversation with Zahra Joya
Thursday
7 PM
26 November 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
THE GLORY AND MISERY OF THE CONSERVATIVES
Robert Misik in conversation with Roger de Weck
Panel discussion
Registration
Monday
4.30 pm
30 November 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
Through Each Other’s Eyes: Belonging and Encounter in Europe
with Eleonora Mura, Hannah Larn, Shireen Shihabi, Imam Khasif Janjuna
Panel discussion
Registration
Monday
7 PM
30 November 2026
BABY ELEPHANT AND COMMON SENSE
Cathrin Kahlweit in conversation with Ruth Wodak, Markus Rheindorf, Barbara Prainsack
DECEMBER
Tuesday
7 PM
1 December 2026
Wednesday
4 pm
2 December 2026
Conflict prevention and peacebuilding
What are the prospects for Israeli-Palestinian relations in the wake of the Israeli elections?
with Michael Landesmann, Sabine Kroissenbrunner, Cegiz Günay, Anat Ofek, Aida Toumi-Suleiman, Sameh Hallaq
Panel discussion
Registration
Wednesday
6:30 PM
2 December 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
Rising Gold Prices: What Lies Behind the Shine?
with Karin Küblböck, Matthieu Bolay, Hannah Owusu-Koranteng, Dan Sanaren, Sophia Stanger,
Panel discussion
Registration
Thursday
7 PM
3 December 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
Red lines
Robert Misik in conversation with Susanne Baer
Panel discussion
Registration
Friday
6 PM
4 December 2026
Tuesday
7 PM
15 December 2026
Work, Economy and Social Affairs
ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMIC POLICY
Robert Misik in conversation with Markus Marterbauer, Isabella Weber
Panel discussion
Registration
PAST EVENTS
Thursday
5 PM
5 November 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
ISRAEL AFTER THE VOTE: UNDERSTANDING THE ELECTION RESULTS AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
with Moran Stern, Tal Schneider, Thair Abu Ras, Amir Tibon
ONLINE
The event
Wednesday
6 PM
4 November 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
ARI RATH PRIZE FOR CRITICAL JOURNALISM
with Alexandra Föderl-Schmid, Ferdiand Lacina, Hans Rauscher, Heide Schmidt, Renata Schmidtkunz
Bruno Kreisky Special
The event
Tuesday
7 PM
3 November 2026
History, Education and Science
***CANCELLED***WHAT WEIMAR HAS IN COMMON WITH THE AFD – AND WHAT IT DOESN’T
Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Katja Hoyer
Panel discussion
The event
Tuesday
6 PM
3 November 2026
History, Education and Science
MONEY ALONE IS NOT A SCHOOL SUBJECT
with Professor Nicole Ackermann
Bruno Kreisky Special
The event
Monday
7 PM
2 November 2026
THE KEY WOULD STILL FIT
Cathrin Kahlweit in conversation with Irina Scherbakowa
Panel discussion
The event
Thursday
7 PM
29 October 2026
History, Education and Science
Toxic masculinity narratives as a gateway to extremism? Radicalisation between self-improvement and ideology
Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Julia Ebner, Andreas Peham
Panel discussion
The event
Wednesday
7 PM
28 October 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
OMAN'S MOMENT? HORMUZ DIPLOMACY AND THE SEARCH FOR A NEW REGIONAL ORDER
Gudrun Harrer in conversation with James Worrall, Yousuf Al Bulushi
ONLINE
The event
Saturday
5.30 pm
24 October 2026
Work, Economy and Social Affairs
PLEASE NOTE: EVENT CANCELLED – CARE&ACTION SYMPOSIUM. Who against whom?
with Ali Dönmez, Jelena Gučanin, Sara Hassan, Anna Leder and Sophie Reisinger
Panel discussion
The event
Thursday
6:30 PM
22 October 2026
History, Education and Science
21st Bruno Kreisky Awards Ceremony for Services to Human Rights
with Michael Ludwig, Oliver Rathkolb, Ewald Nowotny, Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, Marijana Grandits, Michael Schrenk, Harald Katzmair
Bruno Kreisky Special
The event
Wednesday
7 PM
21 October 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
Famine 2027: The Weaponisation of Starvation and Humanitarian Failures in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East
Irene Horejs in conversation with Alex de Waal
Lecture
The event
Wednesday
6 PM
21 October 2026
Conflict prevention and peacebuilding
THE FUTURE IS PEACE
Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Aziz Abu Sarah, Maoz Inon
Panel discussion
The event
Monday
7 PM
19 October 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
Free trade as a driver of Africa’s economic integration?
with H.E. Wamkele Mene, Cynthia E. Gnassingbe-Essonam and Leena Koni Hoffmann
Panel discussion
The event
Thursday
7 PM
15 October 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
WHAT AUTOCRATS FEAR
with Gregor Mayer in conversation with Florian Bieber, Peter Techet, Noljan Lole and Tanja Topić
Panel discussion
The event
Wednesday
7 PM
14 October 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
DANCE ON THE VOLCANO. Destructiveness in contemporary authoritarianism
Robert Misik in conversation with Vera King
Panel discussion
The event
Tuesday
5 PM
13 October 2026
Monday
7 PM
12 October 2026
Shaping Turkey’s Democratic Future – Episode 2: THE BATTLE FOR TURKEY’S OPPOSITION
with Cengiz Günay, Berk Esen and Görkem Yaz
Tuesday
7 PM
6 October 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
EDUCATION IN CRUELTY. The Mass Psychology of the New Fascism
Robert Misik in conversation with Ilkim Erdost, Markus Brunner, Eva Zeglovits, Wolfgang Schröder
Panel discussion
The event
Monday
7 PM
5 October 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
Realignment in America. How the 2026 Mid-term Elections are Shaping the Future
Raimund Löw in conversation with Cas Mudde, Erin Kristin Jenne, Reinhard Heinisch
Panel discussion
The event
Thursday
7 PM
1 October 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
BRAVER NEW WORLD. Bravely into the future
Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with John Kampfner
Panel discussion
The event
Wednesday
7 PM
30 September 2026
DIPLOMAT AND WHISTLEBLOWER: AN EVENING IN MEMORY OF AMBASSADOR HERBERT AMRY
with René Amry, Tobias Lang, Wolfgang Petritsch, Thomas Riegler, Margit Schmidt