Events
SEPTEMBER
Monday
7 PM
7 September 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
Political »classics« of the New Right. Anti-democratic thinkers from the Weimar Republic
Robert Misik in conversation with Armin Pfhal-Traughber
Panel discussion
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Thursday
7 PM
10 September 2026
Tuesday
7 PM
22 September 2026
History, Education and Science
A Training School for Elephants. Colonialism, its Enduring Legacies and what we need to do about it
Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Sophy Roberts
Panel discussion
Registration
Wednesday
7 PM
23 September 2026
HOW TO BECOME A DICTATOR IN 30 DAYS. On manipulation, power and why democracy needs our attention.
with Blue Elephant, Daniela Kanoun
Monday
7 PM
28 September 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED?
Cathrin Kahlweit in conversation with Götz Aly
Panel discussion
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OCTOBER
Thursday
7 PM
1 October 2026
Tuesday
6 PM
13 October 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
Intercultural Achievement Award 2026
Bruno Kreisky Special
Registration
Monday
7 PM
19 October 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
Free trade as a driver of Africa’s economic integration?
Irene Horejs in conversation with H.E. Wamkele Mene, Ambassador Valerie Rugene, Robert Kappel and Leena Koni Hoffmann
Panel discussion
Registration
PAST EVENTS
Tuesday
6:30 PM
14 July 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
*CANCELLATION* EGYPT, THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE AND STABILITY OR NEW CONFLICTS AHEAD?
Raimund Löw in conversation with H.E. Badr Abdelatty
Wednesday
6 PM
1 July 2026
BRUNO KREISKY PRIZE FOR POLITICAL LITERATURE 2025
with Doris Bures, Sonja Kato, Sabine Kroissenbrunner, Markus Marterbauer, Martin Prinz, Oliver Jens Schmitt, Hannes Swoboda, Jung und Jung Publishers
Specials
The event
Monday
7 PM
29 Jun 2026
*** CANCELLED *** DANCING ON THE VOLCANO. Destructiveness in contemporary authoritarianism
Robert Misik in conversation with Vera King
Thursday
7 PM
25 Jun 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
CHINA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: CHALLENGES, DYNAMICS AND MULTILATERALISM IN A TRANSFORMING LANDSCAPE
Raimund Löw in conversation with Liu Feitao, Xie Bo, Thomas Eder, Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik, Yang Bowen, Daniel Fuchs, Oliver Radtke, Bu Shaohua
Panel discussion
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Tuesday
7 PM
23 Jun 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
IN THE INTELLECTUAL CIVIL WAR? Thought, ideologies and intellectual history of the radical right
Robert Misik in conversation with Volker Weiß, Gabriela Greilinger
Panel discussion
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Thursday
7 PM
18 Jun 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
SLANG, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA OF THE NEW RIGHT
Cathrin Kahlweit in conversation with Natascha Strobl, Kira Ayyadi
Panel discussion
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Tuesday
7 PM
16 Jun 2026
IN MEMORY OF THOMAS NOWOTNY: THE SOCIAL DEMOCRACY PROJECT
with Heinz Fischer, Muna Duzdar, Eric Frey, Isabel Frey, Wolfgang Petritsch, Mati Randow, Markus Wagner
Bruno Kreisky Special
The event
Monday
7 PM
15 Jun 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
HOW TO CHALLENGE DONALD TRUMP. Democratic Strategies and the Global Dimension of U.S. Politics
Raimund Löw in conversation with Eric Frey, Rieke Havertz, Beto O'Rourke, Ishaan Tharoor
Panel discussion
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Friday
6 PM
12 Jun 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
THE FUTURE THAT NEVER CAME
Philipp Blom in conversation with Mikhail Zygar
Bruno Kreisky Special
The event
Thursday
7 PM
11 Jun 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
THE GLOBAL RIGHT
Robert Misik in conversation with Marcel Lewandowsky
Panel discussion
The event
Monday
7 PM
08 Jun 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
EXTRACTION. The Frontiers of Green Capitalism
Irene Horejs in conversation with Thea Riofrancos, Simela Papatheophilou
Panel discussion
The event
Monday
6 PM
08 Jun 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
SECOND WIND. SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION
Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Amb. Rupert Weinmann, Yurii Vitrenko, Oleksandr Irkhin, Masha Kondakova, Gena Gazin
Cinema
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Monday
7 PM
01 Jun 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
THE STRENGTH OF THE RIGHT VERSUS THE RIGHT OF THE STRONGER
Robert Misik in conversation with Wolfgang Kaleck, Muna Duzdar
Panel discussion
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Wednesday
7 PM
27 May 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
THE GEN Z ON THE RIGHT COURSE: SOCIAL MEDIA, SEDUCTION AND YOUTH CULTURE
Robert Misik in conversation with Rafid Kabir, Antonie Rietzschel
Panel discussion
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Tuesday
7 PM
26 May 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society
with Hendrik Wagenaar, Barbara Prainsack, Donna Andrews
Panel discussion
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Monday
7 PM
18 May 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
A FRAGILE SYRIA IN THE SHADOW OF REGIONAL UPHEAVAL
Gudrun Harrer in conversation with Rabie Nasser, Meliha Benli Altunışık, Abdullah al-Jabassini, Reem Turkmani
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FULLY BOOKED
Wednesday
8 PM
13 May 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
PALESTINE’ 36. Screening and Panel Discussion
Viola Raheb in conversation with Amr Hamzawy, Oraib Rantawi, Annemarie Jacir
Cinema
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Tuesday
7 PM
12 May 2026
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
The Courage to be Disagreeable. A Guide to Political Defiance.
Robert Misik in conversation with Monika Mokre, Matthias Meisner
Panel discussion
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Monday
7 PM
11 May 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
HOW PEACE WAS MADE IN THE 1960’S - AN INSPIRATION FOR NOW?
with Thant Myint-U, Ulrike Lunacek
Panel discussion
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Friday
6 PM
8 May 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
ALL MY SISTERS. Screening and Panel Discussion
Solmaz Khorsand in conversation with Negin Rezaie, Alexandra Skorykh, Ruth Katz
Cinema
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