Past events

4 May 2018, 14:00-16:00

The Power of Economists within the State

CEMES Global Trilogy, spring 2018 . Johan Christensen (Leiden University) presents his book followed by discussions. An 'Author meet critics' debate.

3 May 2018, 11:00-12:00

Making an Illiberal Democracy: The Polish Case

Open keynote lecture by professor Leszek Koczanowicz, University of Wroclaw, Poland.
Arranged by CEMES and TORS

20 Apr. 2018, 14:00-16:00

Global Transformations of Time in the Nineteenth Century

Public guest lecture by Sebastian Conrad (Freie Universität Berlin), author of What is Global History?

13 Apr. 2018, 10:15-15:30

Ecology, Sustainability and Materiality

New Research Perspectives in Cultural and Literary studies.

6 Apr. 2018, 13:00-15:00

The Bible and the Quran

The Bible and the Quran Seminar addresses the complex relations between the Islamic Quran and the Jewish and Christian Bible. 

5 Apr. 2018, 10:00-11:30

The 'Crisis of Liberalism': Reflections from Latvia, the Place Where History Never Ended

Open Lecture by Dr. Dace Dzenovska, Center on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS), University of Oxford, followed by a Q&A session. Arranged by CEMES Student Forum and AMIS.

14 Mar. 2018, 13:00-15:00

Internationalism in the Age of Nationalism

CEMES Global Trilogy, spring 2018. Glenda Sluga (University of Sydney) presents her book. 'Author meet critics' - debate meeting.

9 Feb. 2018, 13:00-14:30

New trends in commissioning and financing audiovisual content in Europe

Panel discussion on the future of video entertainment services on demand and the fragmentation of the audiences.

30 Jan. - 31 Jan. 2018

Archives That Matter

 Symposium discussing best practice for mass-digitisation of archival records, ensuring distribution and ease of access

18 Dec. 2017, 9:00-16:00

Landscapes, communities and cultural heritage

Open seminar aiming to build a new research agenda of exploring the potential of redundant church buildings in the regeneration of rural landscapes

8 Dec. 2017, 14:00-17:00

Christian Human Rights

'Author meets Critics' debate with Samuel Moyn. Arranged by Centre for Modern European Studies.

29 Nov. 2017, 14:30-18:00

Competing Visions of World Order After 1945

'Author Meets Critics' debate with Dr. Or Rosenboim and Prof. A. G. Hopkins, arranged by Centre for Modern European Studies (CEMES).

28 Nov. 2017, 14:30-15:45

From Populism to non-democratic hybrid regimes in Central and Eastern Europe

Roundtable discussion: How and why does (not) the EU react to the formation of non-democratic hybrid regimes in the Central and Eastern Europe region? What role does Russia play?  Participants from CEMES; Miklos Sukosd and Hans Jörg Trenz (Moderator).

24 Nov. 2017, 13:00-16:00

The Hegemony of Growth

'Author meets Critics' debate with Matthias Schmelzer. Arranged by Centre for Modern European Studies (CEMES).

16 Nov. 2017, 14:00-15:00

Bringing the History of International Law into the Mainstream

Seminar with Marco Duranti, who will discuss the methodological innovations of his new book, The Conservative Human Rights Revolution.

15 Nov. 2017, 16:15-18:00

Love as a Human Freedom

Author Meets Critics event, discussing Paul A. Kottman's book Love as Human Freedom.

15 Nov. 2017, 10:00-14:00

Migration discourse in Scandinavia and East-Central Europe: oppositions or continua?

Workshop/public seminar on Contentious debates across borders.

1 Nov. 2017

PhD Workshop on researching arts and culture in the global postwar era: Europe in a global perspective

PhD Workshop on researching arts and culture in the global postwar era: Europe in a global perspective. Louisiana 1. November, 2017

5 Oct. 2017, 16:00-18:00

Fiction as thought experiment?

Guest lecture by Professor Dr. Christiane Schildknecht (University of Lucerne).

28 Sept. 2017, 13:00-16:00

Awkward Europeans?

'Author Meets Critics' debate with Malin Stegmann McCallion and Anders Wivel, arranged by Centre for Modern European Studies (CEMES).