Cultural Approaches to Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe

Till van Rahden
Karolina Wigura
Ruth Wodak
Ivan Vejvoda
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 18:00 CEST
SPITTELAUER LÄNDE 3, IWM Library, VIENNA, 1090
The panelists will speak about how democracy is acted out in everyday life and local relationships with special emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe.
What kinds of democratic culture have emerged in the region historically and more recently?
What are the cultural and social preconditions of democracy as a system of government?
These and other questions will be discussed on the podium by a group of experts in the field:
Till van Rahden, Professor of History, University of Montreal; IWM Fellow
Karolina Wigura, Kultura Liberalna, Warsaw; Zentrum Liberale Moderne, Berlin; Associate Professor at the University of Warsaw; Europe's Futures Fellow
Ruth Wodak, Em. Professor, Lancaster University and University of Vienna
Ivan Vejvoda, IWM Permanent Fellow and Head of the Europe’s Futures Project, will moderate the panel.