Online IPW Lecture by Natalia Mamonova: Populism, neoliberalism and sustainable alternatives in rural Europe

Natalia Mamonova (Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Stockholm) held her IPW Lecture on 19 November 2020. Moderation by Christina Plank.

Abstract:

Right-wing populism has gained ground in Europe in recent years, with the greatest support among rural communities. Yet the European countryside remains largely overlooked in debates on the current political crisis and the ways out of it. In this lecture, Dr. Natalia Mamonova will discuss the key factors that influence rural support for regressive political forces in Europe, paying especial attention to the processes in Central and Eastern Europe. She will engage with the agrarian studies literature to demonstrate the impact of neoliberal capitalism in the European countryside, revealing its social, economic and environmental costs. She argues that the countryside provides not only a breeding ground for right-wing populism, it also may offer progressive solutions in the form of emancipatory rural politics.

An event within the IPW Lectures, an international lecture series of the Department for Political Science, University of Vienna.


Online IPW Lecture: Kim Moeller - The Economic Sociology of Illicit Drug Markets

Abstract:

lllicit drug distribution has been analyzed since at least the late 1960s but only little research has examined the “market” aspects, the exchange of drugs for money under competition. While economists have formally modelled drug markets as an abstract whole, criminologists have mainly researched individual street-level marketplaces. There is currently no criminological theory of illicit drug markets. This lecture examines drug markets through the perspectives of institutional- and network-oriented economic sociology. Some of the key questions concern how credits are possible without the market devolving into violence, and why is there so much variation in prices across countries and distribution layers. Economic sociology extends insights from behavioral economics with more emphasis on trust, social relations, embeddedness. This perspective can connect macro and micro levels of analysis and integrate the economic and criminological research in a coherent framework.

Kim Moeller is associate professor at the Department of Criminology, Malmö University, Sweden. His research interests concern illicit drug markets, including the higher-level distribution by organised crime groups, street-level markets, and national control policies. Recently his work has focused on online sales on cryptomarkets and social media, with a particular focus on fentanyl analogs. He has published in the journals Criminology, Journal of Crime and Delinquency, Justice Quarterly, and International Journal of Drug Policy.

An event within the IPW Lectures, an international lecture series of the Department for Political Science, University of Vienna, in cooperation with FWF - Der Wissenschaftsfonds.


Women in Peace & Security Roundtable with Saskia Stachowitsch among others

Organised by King's College London

Lecturers

    •    Soumita Basu, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the South Asian University, New Delhi.
    •    Jamie J. Hagen, Lecturer in international relations at Queen’s University Belfast.
    •    Dr Aiko Holvikivi, Research Officer at the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security.
    •    Cynthia Petrigh, International expert in support to societies in transition.
    •    Swarna Rajagopalan, Political scientist and founding member of the Women’s Regional Network.
    •    Saskia Stachowitsch, Professor of International Politics at the University of Vienna.

Moderation

    •    Dr Amanda Chisholm, Senior Lecturer in Security Studies at the King’s College London.
    •    Dr Andrea Ellener, Lecturer in Defence Studies at the King’s College London.

 

Recording of the discussion
https://media.kcl.ac.uk/media/t/1_v2hlocus

Abstract

This autumn marks the 20th anniversary since the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). A huge milestone, it finally promised mainstream attention to women’s perspectives on and experiences of war, peace and security which women’s rights activists had been pursuing for over a century.


Lecture: Risk analysis as political. How gender and race matter in the constitution of crisis in EU border management

Organised by the Amsterdam Centre for European Studies – ACES.
Lecturer: Saskia Stachowitsch (IPW, University of Vienna | oiip)
Moderation: Rocco Bellanova (University of Amsterdam)
27. Oktober 2020, 12:00 – 13:00 pm


Opening panel of the international conference "Degrowth. Strategies for social-ecological transformation"

Ulrich Brand spoke at the opening panel of the international conference "Degrowth. Strategies for social-ecological transformation" in front of almost 1,000 live participants.


Find further panel discussions and graphic recordings here: YouTube Channel Degrowth Conference 2020


Video: IPW Lecture by Bert Preiss - And the Walls Remain the Same?“ Local conflict in Northern Ireland in light of Brexit, the Irish border issue and disruptive power sharing

On 15 May 2020 Bert Preiss gave his IPW Lecture on „And the Walls Remain the Same?“ Local conflict in Northern Ireland in light of Brexit, the Irish border issue and disruptive power sharing. Due to the Covid-19 situation the lecture took place online.

Lecturer: Bert Preiss (Department of Political Science, University of Vienna)
Discussant: Neil Jarman (Head of Policy and Research, Peace Direct, London)
Moderation: Anna Preiser (Department of Political Science, University of Vienna)

Abstract: The Belfast Peace Agreement on Good Friday 1998 marked the official end to three decades of armed conflict between the Protestant/Unionist/Loyalist and Catholic/Republican/ Nationalist communities in Northern Ireland. However, as shown, the efforts to local conflict transformation have born only limited fruit so far. In Belfast and other urban areas, sectarian tensions and violence still flare between deprived working-class interface communities, who remain divided by numerous ‘peace walls’. In light of Brexit, the Irish border issue and disruptive power-sharing in Northern Ireland the progress in local peacebuilding seems to have stalled. This might even jeopardize the overall peace process. Within this context, the speaker will present the results of his largely empirical research on the nature and causes of conflicts at the interface. Moreover, an attempt is made to provide an outlook for peace in Northern Ireland, which includes recent developments related to the Corona crisis, and to highlight potential lessons for other conflict-ridden, divided societies.

Preiss, Bert. Conflict at the Interface: Local Community Divisions and Hegemonic Forces in Northern Ireland. Foreword by Neil Jarman. Vienna/Berlin: LIT Verlag, 2019. Order: www.lit-verlag.de/publikationen/politikwissenschaft/73377/conflict-at-the-interface

Dr. Bert Preiss is Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies and International Politics at the Department of Political Science, University of Vienna and Lecturer and Research Associate at the Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz. He has recently published the book Conflict at the Interface: Local Community Divisions and Hegemonic Forces in Northern Ireland (LIT 2019). Other publications include the co-edited volume Democracy in Crisis: The Dynamics of Civil Protest and Civil Resistance (LIT 2013).

Dr. Neil Jarman is the Head of Policy and Research at Peace Direct, a London based international peacebuilding charity. Previously he was the Director of the Institute for Conflict Research, Belfast. He is chair of the Expert Panel on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly at the Warsaw-based Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, part of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.  He holds a PhD in Anthropology and is an Honorary Professor of Practice at Queen’s University, Belfast.

Anna Preiser is a University Assistant in the field of International Politics and Development at the Department of Political Science, University of Vienna. Her research focuses on resource policy and mining in Peru.

An event as part of the IPW Lectures, an international lecture series of theDepartment of Political Science, University of Vienna.


Barbara Prainsack at TRT Worlds "Roundtable" on "Precision Medicine: Healthcare revolution?"

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you.

On Wednesday 20th November 2019, the topic of the roundtable was "Precision Medicine: Healthcare revolution?". Besides Barbara Prainsack, Joyce Harper (University College London), Catherine Joynson (Nuffield Council on Bioethics) and Patrick Short (Sano Genetics) partook on the discussion.


Recording of Ulrich Brand's Lecture in the context of the lecture series Climate Change and Climate Crisis. Interdisciplinary Perspectives.

As part of the lecture series Climate Change and Climate Crisis. Interdisciplinary Perspectives, organized by the Institut Wiener Kreis, Ulrich Brand held a talk on "Why do SDGs fail (so far)? - The Imperial Mode of Living as Major Obstacle for Adequate Climate Politics."


Barbara Prainsack has been interviewed by CNN

Barbara Prainsack has been interviewed by CNN on the ban of facial recognition in San Fransisco.


Interview with Ulrich Brand on the topic crisis and globalisation

The interview has been broadcasted in georgian television in mid august.